Patent ID: 8836611

Claim:
A device comprising: a first hinge coupled to a first panel and coupled to a second panel, wherein the first panel includes a first display surface and wherein the second panel includes a second display surface; a second hinge coupled to the second panel and coupled to a third panel that includes a third display surface; a sensor coupled to the first hinge to detect a relative orientation of the first panel to the second panel; and a processor responsive to the sensor to detect a device configuration, the processor configured to adjust a user interface displayed at the first display surface, the second display surface, and the third display surface based on the detected device configuration; wherein the processor is further configured to execute a software application having at least three predetermined operating modes corresponding to at least three predetermined device configurations, and wherein the processor is adapted to adjust an operating mode of the software application based on the detected device configuration when the detected device configuration is one of the at least three predetermined devices configurations.