Ke hoʻomohala nei ʻo Microsoft i kahi hāmeʻa Surface me ka liʻiliʻi o ʻekolu mau pale. ʻO kēia ka hopena o nā loea Patently Apple ma ke kumu o kahi patent Microsoft i ʻike ʻia.
Wahi a ka poʻe loea ma Patently Apple, ua waiho ʻo Microsoft i kahi patent i Iune 2020 me ke keʻena patent o ke aupuni US, ka US Patent and Trademark Office, no kahi hāmeʻa foldable me ʻekolu panela. Ua hoʻolaha ʻia kēia patent i ka lehulehu.
ʻEkolu pale
ʻO kahi kikoʻī, ʻo ka patent i loaʻa i kēia manawa e pili ana i kahi 'mea hōʻike multi-panel' me ʻekolu mau pale a me ʻelua mau wahi me nā hinges. Ua ʻōlelo ka poʻe loea ma Patently Apple he mana hou kēia o ka Surface Duo o Microsoft i kēia manawa, akā me kahi pale ʻē aʻe e pelu ana i mua o ka hāmeʻa. Ua hāʻawi ʻia kēia mea hana i ka inoa hana 'Surface Trio' e nā loea paptent.
ʻEkolu mau pale ʻo ia hoʻi, ma waena o nā mea ʻē aʻe, e wehe mau ʻia kahi pale, ma kahi o ka mea pono e wehe mua ʻia. Me ka Surface Duo, ua hoʻoholo ʻia kēia pilikia me kahi 'glance bar' e hōʻike ana i nā kelepona komo a i ʻole nā leka ma kahi ʻāpana haiki ma ka ʻaoʻao hinge o ka hāmeʻa.
ʻO nā patent Microsoft ʻē aʻe
Ma waho aʻe o ka patent no ka 'Surface Trio' i manaʻo ʻia, ua waiho hou ʻo Microsoft i kahi patent hou. I kēia hihia e pili ana i kahi 'Orientation sensor' no ka mea i ʻike ʻia ʻo ia ka keyboard. Pono i loaʻa kēia hana ma ka Surface Neo ma mua. ʻO ka Surface Neo he papa foldable e pili ana i kahi hoʻololi Windows mana, Windows 10X.
Ke hoʻomohala nei ka Surface Neo a ʻaʻole maopopo i ka hiki ʻana o kēia hāmeʻa i ka mākeke.