Display system and method of display for supporting multiple display modes

Abstract

The present invention is a display system that is comprised of a display, at least one background screen control sensor and a background screen control component. The display includes a display screen for operating in at least a first background screen mode and a second background screen mode. The at least one background control sensor for sensing interaction with the display. The background screen control component processes background control sensor data from the at least one sensor, wherein based on the background control sensor data a determination is made whether a background screen control condition has been met, wherein responsive to the determination that the background screen control condition has been met, the background of the display screen is changed.

1 . A display system comprising:
 a display, the display including a display screen for operating in at least a first background screen mode and a second background screen mode;   at least one background screen control sensor for sensing a physical user interaction with the display; and   a background screen control component for processing background control sensor data from the at least one background screen control sensor, wherein based on the background control sensor data, a determination is made as to whether a background screen control condition has been met, wherein responsive to the determination that the background screen control condition has been met, the background of the display screen is changed.   
     
     
         2 . The display system recited in  claim 1  wherein when the display is in the first background screen mode, the display screen displays an opaque background and the when the display is in the second background screen mode, the display screen displays a transparent background. 
     
     
         3 . The display system recited  1  wherein the interaction with the display is touching the back surface of the display screen. 
     
     
         4 . The display system recited  1  wherein the interaction with the display is placing an object within the capture region behind the back surface of the display screen. 
     
     
         5 . The display system recited in claim I wherein the display screen is movable to a first screen position and a second screen position. 
     
     
         6 . The display system recited in  claim 5  wherein the interaction with display is moving the display screen between the first screen position and the second screen position. 
     
     
         7 . A method executed on a processor, the method comprising the steps of:
 capturing background screen control sensor data from at least one sensor for sensing interaction with a display, the display including a display screen for operating in at least a first background screen mode and a second background screen mode: and   determining based on the captured background screen control sensor data whether a background screen control condition has been met, wherein responsive to the determination that the background screen control condition has been met, the background of the display screen is changed.   
     
     
         8 . The method recited ire  claim 7  wherein when the display is in the first background screen mode, the display screen displays an opaque background and the when the display is in the second background screen mode, the display screen displays a transparent background. 
     
     
         9 . The method recited  7  wherein the interaction with the display is touching the back surface of the display screen. 
     
     
         10 . The method recited  7  wherein the interaction with the display is placing an object within the capture region behind the back surface of the display screen. 
     
     
         11 . The method recited in  claim 7  wherein the display screen is movable to a first screen position and a second screen position. 
     
     
         12 . The method recited in  claim 7  wherein the interaction with display is moving the display screen between the first screen position and the second screen position. 
     
     
         13 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program instructions stored thereon for causing a computer system to perform a method, the method comprising the steps of:
 capturing background screen control sensor data from at least one sensor for sensing interaction with a display, the display including a display screen for operating in at least a first background screen mode and a second background screen mode; and   determining based on the captured background screen control sensor data whether a background screen control condition has been met, wherein responsive to the determination that the background screen control condition has been met, the background of the display screen is changed.   
     
     
         14 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium recited in  claim 13  wherein when the display is in the first background screen mode, the display screen displays an opaque background and the when the display is in the second background screen mode, the display screen displays a transparent background. 
     
     
         15 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium recited in  claim 13  wherein the display screen is movable to a first screen position and a second screen position, wherein the interaction with display is moving the display screen between the first screen position and the second screen position. 
     
     
         16 . A display system comprising:
 a display, the display including at least a display screen for operating in at least a first opaque background screen mode and a second transparent background screen mode; and   a background screen user interface control for controlling the background screen mode, wherein responsive to a user selection, the background screen changes to the selected background screen mode.