Electronic devices configured for adapting refresh behavior

LJ Kerofsky, SG Deshpande - US Patent 9,064,449, 2015 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND Electronic devices have become smaller and more power ful in order to
meet consumer needs and to improve portabil ity and convenience. Consumers have …

Distribution of application windows in a computing device display

JM Bauer - US Patent 7,036,089, 2006 - Google Patents
The invention relates generally to computing devices and, more particularly, to graphical
user interfaces that run on computing devices. Computing devices, such as desktop …

Light sensor windows for electronic devices

Z Jia, CS Erickson, JJ Dudley, K Nakajima… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND This relates generally to electronic devices, and, more particularly, to light
sensor windows in electronic devices. Electronic devices such as cellular telephones often …

Video out interface for electronic device

TS Boda, B Stiglitz, HS Sheikh - US Patent 10,048,725, 2018 - Google Patents
An electronic device is provided having a video out mode for providing output to an external
display coupled to the electronic device. The electronic device may automatically detect …

Flexible electronic devices

JC Franklin, SA Myers, BM Rappoport… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
Flexible electronic devices may be provided. A flexible electronic device may include a
flexible display, a flexible housing and one or more flexible internal components configured …

Electronic device having pivotably connected sides with selectable displays

MJ Lombardi, J Gorsica, AM Pierce - US Patent 10,506,170, 2019 - Google Patents
An electronic device has an imaging device (such as a still camera or video camera) and is
capable of displaying a viewfinder on one side or multiple sides of the device. The device …

Audio user interface for computing devices

DK Naik - US Patent 7,779,357, 2010 - Google Patents
An audio user interface that generates audio prompts that help a user interact with a user
interface of a computing device is disclosed. The audio prompts can provide audio …

Depth management for displayed graphical elements

A Carlhian, G Borios - US Patent App. 12/857,912, 2012 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND 0001. Using an electronic device, a user can direct the device to display
different types of content. For example, a user can direct the device to operate an application …

User interface navigation

JR Delker, JM Everson, WK Lee, JK Whitney - US Patent 9,015,620, 2015 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND A computer or electronic device user may use various navigation devices to
traverse through menu items and pages displayed by an interface screen to locate specific …

Initiating update operations

G Thapar, J Li, S Ramlan - US Patent 9,405,526, 2016 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND Computing devices typically include various functional ities that can be
updated from time to time. For example, operating systems, applications, device drivers …