Patent ID: 11909433
Assignee: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B  G | IPC B  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method of operating a movable support for orienting and positioning a portable computing device in a vehicle, the method comprising:
supporting the portable computing device with the movable support;
receiving status data based on a status of the vehicle with a controller;
determining a target orientation of the portable computing device based on the status data with the controller, the target orientation including one of a portrait screen orientation and a landscape screen orientation;
determining a target angular position of the portable computing device based on the status data, the target angular position including one of a driver-oriented position and a passenger-oriented position; and
using the controller to move the movable support to position the portable computing device in the target orientation and the target angular position.