Electronic device and electronic apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9601079-B2
Application number	US-201615136994-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 25, 2016
Priority date	May 30, 2014
Publication date	Mar 21, 2017
Grant date	Mar 21, 2017

Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes a display device, a carrier structure, an electronic device, a sensing unit and a control unit. The carrier structure is electrically connected to the display device. The electronic device is selectively carried on the carrier structure and electrically connected to the display device through the carrier structure. A tilting angle of the electronic device changes with an actuation of the carrier structure. The electronic device has a first display surface. The display device has a second display surface. The sensing unit is disposed at the carrier structure or the electronic device and adapted for sensing the tilting angle. The control unit is disposed in the electronic device and electrically connected to the sensing unit. The control unit is adapted for determining a relationship between an image displayed by the first display surface and an image displayed by the second display surface according to the tilting angle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
a display device;
a carrier structure, electrically connected to the display device;
an electronic device, selectively carried on the carrier structure and electrically connected to the display device through the carrier structure, wherein a tilting angle of the electronic device changes with an actuation of the carrier structure, the electronic device has a first display surface, and the display device has a second display surface;
a sensing unit, disposed at one of the carrier structure and the electronic device and adapted for sensing the tilting angle of the electronic device; and
a control unit, disposed in the electronic device and electrically connected to the sensing unit, wherein the control unit is adapted for determining a relationship between an image displayed by the first display surface and an image displayed by the second display surface according to the tilting angle of the electronic device, so as to determine an operating mode of the electronic device corresponding to the display device.

2. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the display device comprises a display and a stand, the stand supports the display, and the carrier structure is connected with the stand.

3. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sensing unit is a dynamic sensing unit and disposed at the electronic device, and adapted for sensing the tilting angle of the electronic device.

4. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the carrier structure comprises a first component and a second component pivoted to each other, the electronic device is carried on the second component, and the tilting angle of the electronic device changes with a relative rotation of the first component and the second component.

5. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 4 , wherein a distance between a first position on the first component and a second position on the second component changes with the relative rotation of the first component and the second component, the sensing unit is a distance sensing unit and disposed at the first position or the second position, and adapted for sensing the distance between the first position and the second position.

6. An electronic device, selectively electrically connected to a display device, the electronic device comprising:
a first display surface, wherein the display device has a second display surface;
a connection detecting unit, adapted for detecting whether the electronic device is electrically connected to the display device;
a sensing unit, adapted for sensing a tilting angle of the electronic device; and
a control unit, electrically connected to the connection detecting unit and the sensing unit, wherein when the electronic device is electrically connected to the display device, the control unit is adapted for determining a relationship between an image displayed by the first display surface and an image displayed by the second display surface according to the tilting angle of the electronic device, so as to determine an operating mode of the electronic device corresponding to the display device.

7. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the control unit controls the first display surface to display an operating interface and the second display surface to display a mirror image or an extending image of the operating interface, according to the tilting angle of the electronic device.

8. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the control unit controls the first display surface to display a touch input interface and the second display surface to display an output image of the touch input interface, according to the tilting angle of the electronic device.

9. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the electronic device has a first image capturing unit, the first display surface and the first image capturing unit are located at a same side of the electronic device, and the control unit controls the first display surface to display an image captured by the first image capturing unit and the second display surface to display a remote image captured by a remote device, according to the tilting angle of the electronic device.

10. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the electronic device has a second image capturing unit, the first display surface and the second image capturing unit are located at two opposite sides of the electronic device respectively, and the control unit controls the first display surface to display an image captured by the second image capturing unit and the second display surface to display a remote image captured by a remote device, according to the tilting angle of the electronic device.

11. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein if the tilting angle of the electronic device is larger than a first angle and smaller than a second angle, then the control unit switches or maintains the electronic device to be in a first operating mode corresponding to the display device, if the tilting angle of the electronic device is smaller than the first angle, then the control unit switches or maintains the electronic device to be in a second operating mode corresponding to the display device, and if the tilting angle of the electronic device is larger than the second angle, then the control unit switches or maintains the electronic device to be in a third operating mode corresponding to the display device.

12. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein after the tilting angle of the electronic device is sensed, a confirm option is displayed on the electronic device and whether the confirm option is selected is determined, if the confirm option is selected, then the control unit determines an operating mode of the electronic device and the display device according to the tilting angle of the electronic device, and if the confirm option is not selected, then the control unit does not determine the operating mode of the electronic device and the display device according to the tilting angle of the electronic device.

Assignees

• Wistron Corp

Inventors

• Chen Shiuan-De
• Tsai Tsung-Hsien
• Hsu Chun-Peng
• Chen Hung-Li

Classifications

• G06F3/1423 Primary

  controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display · CPC title

• G06F2200/1612

  Flat panel monitor · CPC title

• G01C9/06

  Electric or photoelectric indication or reading means · CPC title

• G06F1/1694

  the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer · CPC title

• G06F1/1607

  Arrangements to support accessories mechanically attached to the display housing (G06F1/1603, G06F1/1605 take precedence) · CPC title