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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020

Filed:

Sep. 07, 2018
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Blake R. Koelmel, Mountain View, CA (US);

Craig C. Leong, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/14 (2006.01); H05K 5/02 (2006.01); H05K 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/1446 (2013.01); G06F 1/1616 (2013.01); G06F 1/1626 (2013.01); G06F 1/1649 (2013.01); G06F 1/1683 (2013.01);
Abstract

Electronic computer systems are described. In particular embodiments, the electronic systems include a first electronic device having a first display and first computing resources and a second electronic device having a second display and second computing resources. The electronic systems also include a coupling element that is configured to mechanically couple and provide a communication path between the first electronic device and the second electronic device. In a coupled configuration, the first computing resources are available for use by the second electronic device via the communication path such that the first display is operable as a primary display capable of presenting visual content in accordance with the first and second computing resources, and the second display is operable as a secondary display that is capable of providing data for operation of the coupled configuration.


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