Microsoft filed a foldable dual display patent and installed it in a new Surface device

It is said that the Surface series developed by Microsoft is said to have become a leading player in pushing Microsoft to the top 5 PC makers in the United States , and has achieved great success. It is reported that the possibility of mounting "foldable dual display" on such Surface series has increased from the record of patent applications.

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Patent filings reveal new details about Microsoft's vision for a foldable, dual-screen Surface device - GeekWire
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The patent filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing is "a hinged device with two flexible displays" , with the center of two displays connected by a hinge. The appearance is similar to Microsoft's first notebook PC Surface Book , and bezels and cameras are like smartphones.

Kabir Siddiqui of the inventor who is mentioned in the document has been a person who appears in patent application documents related to the surface for a long time. In addition to the folding device this time, he was involved in the development of a kickstand and a camera to stand the obtuse open surface.

The patent filed this time is a sign that Microsoft is showing great interest in the construction of a surface device that Microsoft has put together many elements such as a smartphone, a tablet, and a notebook PC. A new surface device called "Andromeda (codenamed Andromeda)" is whispering that a pen type input device can be used besides being able to fold, and a lot of attention is paid to a new type device of the favorable Surface series There are situations where they are gathered.

Microsoft has greatly retreated from the smartphone market owing to the failure of Windows Phone but in the last couple of years it has turned into a strategy to create bold devices that will break the wall between PCs and smartphones. It is speculated that the foldable dual display device revealed this time is one of Microsoft's new offensive.

Microsoft has not commented on this patent application.