Compal Electronics filed 1 patent application in the Hardware category.
The application covers a convertible device design featuring a display positioned between two controller grips, allowing the screen to fold down for handheld gaming or flip open for laptop-style use. The Hardware includes automatic input routing that adapts based on the selected configuration.
Compal's single Hardware patent tackles the convertible device format by placing a pivoting display at the center of a controller frame. The screen rotates on its own axis between two grip sections, letting users fold it down into a handheld gaming configuration or flip it upward into a traditional laptop stance. The computing module tracks the display's physical orientation and automatically switches its input source accordingly, pulling control signals from the grip sections during game mode and from the main body when in productivity mode. This approach removes the need for manual mode switching by tying the control routing directly to the screen's position.
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