Microsoft has introduced its first foldable dual-screen system, or ought to I say units, on the Surface occasion. Microsoft’s Surface Neo and Duo are going to be launched subsequent 12 months and these new merchandise are anticipated to be just a little bit completely different from what we’ve seen on the Surface Event. In different phrases, Microsoft’s Surface Duo and Neo are anticipated to be higher than what it’s right this moment.
Adding assist for “Control logic” and gesture may very well be in Microsoft’s To-Do listing to enhance its upcoming dual-screen foldable system. In a brand new patent, which was printed by USPTO, Microsoft shed some mild on how the corporate is planning to enhance the consumer expertise of the foldable units.
Titled ‘DEVICE HAVING A SCREEN REGION ON A HINGE COUPLED BETWEEN OTHER SCREEN REGIONS,’ the patent primarily talks about two options — “Control logic,” and gesture assist.
The function of the Control logic is easy and fascinating. According to the patent, it may be used to render the right data on one or a number of areas of the display screen. Other essential capabilities embrace figuring out the state of the hinge and in addition to the amount controls, controlling the motion of UI parts, serving to customers with controlling a number of processes, and final however not least, detecting a gesture and direct it to a particular area of the display screen.
“In accordance with this example, the control logic may determine an interface element (e.g., a virtual bookmark) to be displayed on the third screen region. In another example, the control logic may determine a notification to be displayed on the third screen region,” the patent reads.
