Electronic devices having multiple modes of operation

• Main Author: Okuley, James M
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 19.03.2024
• Subjects: ACOUSTICS; CALCULATING; COMPUTING; CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; CONTROLLING; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; COUNTING; DEAF-AID SETS; DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRICITY; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; GENERATION; LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKEACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS ORELEMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; PHYSICS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS; REGULATING; SPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING; SPEECH RECOGNITION

Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for electronic devices having multiple modes of operation. An example electronic device disclosed herein includes a display having a first rigid plate coupled to a first portion of the display, a second rigid plate coupled to a second portion of the display, and a flexible plate coupled to a third portion of the display, the flexible plate positioned between the first rigid plate and the second rigid plate. The device further includes a drive to move the display between a first physical configuration, a second physical configuration and a third physical configuration.