Windows 10: New patent shows off Lenovo’s bendable and foldable 2-in-1 device

Lenovo is also said to be working on its own bendable or flexible display technology which appears to be far more advanced than anyone realised. Today, we discovered a new patent filing by Lenovo and it shows off an interesting device that bends with the help of a hinge mechanism.

First spotted by us, the patent titled “PORTABLE INFORMATION DEVICE” was filed by Lenovo in December 2017 and it was published by USPTO on July 12, 2018. Lenovo has been showing off prototypes rather than just being all talk and this patent shows off a device that bends half into a pocketable size or a form factor which is smaller than general tablets.

Whether the device is supposed to run Windows 10 or Android is still an unanswered question. In the patent drawings, it is noticeable that the device bends in and it looks like a booklet.

The patented Lenovo device uses a hinge for foldability as we haven’t reached a point where the screens can be bent perfectly flat like you would fold paper.


Image Courtesy: USPTO

In the background section of the patent invention, Lenovo writes that the current generation tablet PCs and smartphones feature a touch panel and they do not have a physical keyboard.

The patent background emphasises that devices such as tablets are quite helpful, but the users have experienced issues when carrying them. The patent proposes a portable information device that features a display which is configured so as to be foldable by the use of a flexible display and hinge.


Image Courtesy: USPTO

In the summary section, Lenovo has highlighted the aim of the device and how it would work.

“As a chassis of the above-described folding structure, a configuration of connecting adjacent edge portions between a pair of chassis members arranged side by side on the right side and the left side by a hinge mechanism is mentioned, for example. However, with this configuration, when the pair of chassis members is closed into a double-folded state, a gap is generated between edge portions on the hinge sides of the chassis members. Then, internal elements are exposed from the gap, which has posed problems in the appearance quality, durability, and the like of products,” the company explains.

The detailed description section explains that the device is bendable from the centre. That means a tablet-sized device could be folded half into a pocketable PC.


Image Courtesy: USPTO

In the above drawing, the dashed line area of the device represents a bending centre where the folding operation of the chassis comes into action.

As noted above, this patent was filed in 2017, so there is a chance that Lenovo is still considering a device with such a design. However, it’s important to note that patents don’t always turn into real products.

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New Printer Not Showing in Devices & Printers (But Does Show in Device Manager)

Now I have no printers and Devices and Printers at all, not even a banner (but it still shows in Device Manager).



I have uninstalled all the new Brother printer driver & utilities programs (again) and rebooted (again). I also turned off MS XPS print services from Programs and Features, just in case. In Device Manager, I clicked ‘Show hidden devices’ and found
three instances of the old printer plus the old Prolific Parallel – USB adapter cable (now returned & refunded). All these were ghosted out but I uninstalled all of them anyway.

I checked ‘spooling’ in ‘Services’ and this is set to ‘Automatic’ (and is ‘Running’).



These posts did not help:



1)

Windows 10 - Epson C88+ not showing in devices and printers



Let us try few of the below troubleshooting steps and check if it helps.

Step 1: Try to update the drivers for printer in Device Manager:

• Right click on Start button and select
  Device Manager.
• Expand Print queues, right click on the drivers and click on
  Update driver software.
• Restart the computer and check if the issue persists.

Step 2: If the device is not detected on your computer try to run Hardware and Devices troubleshooter.

Hardware and Devices troubleshooter checks for common problems and makes sure that any new device or hardware connected to your PC is installed correctly.

• Press Windows key from the keyboard, type
  Troubleshooting and select it.
• Click on view all option on the upper left corner of
  Troubleshooting window.
• Select the Hardware and Device options from the list.
  
• Click Next to run the Hardware and Device
  Troubleshooter

Step 3: I suggest you to run Printer troubleshooter and check if it helps.

• Press Windows + X, click on Control Panel, select
  Category and then select Large or Small icons.
• Click on Troubleshooting and click on
  View all in the left pane.
• Select Printer and follow on-screen instructions.

2)

https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/help/17420/windows-printer-problems

= ‘Fix printer problems’ on MS Support



I do not understand why I’m having so many problems but am desperate for help – please!

Chris