Prior art

To identify the most relevant prior art for US patent 11209863, I will search the USPTO database using the patent number directly. The USPTO's Patent Public Search tool is the authoritative source for this information.

Since I cannot directly interact with a live USPTO database in real-time, I will simulate the process by referencing the provided patent text, which includes "Prior art keywords" and "Prior art date," and then describe how one would proceed to analyze citations once retrieved. The patent document itself typically lists "References Cited" by the examiner.

Analysis of Prior Art (based on standard patent examination practice and the provided patent text):

In a typical patent document from the USPTO, a section titled "References Cited" (or similar) would list the prior art considered by the patent examiner during prosecution. To fulfill the request accurately, one would normally extract each cited patent from that section.

Given the information provided in the prompt, which states "Prior art keywords: segment, flexible, segments, component, display" and "Prior art date: 2010-08-10", these are general indicators and not specific patent citations.

To find the most relevant prior art for US patent 11209863, one would typically perform the following steps on the USPTO Patent Public Search portal:

1. Navigate to USPTO Patent Public Search: Access the advanced search interface.
2. Search by Patent Number: Enter "11209863" into the search query to retrieve the full patent document.
3. Locate "References Cited" Section: Within the retrieved patent document, identify the section listing prior art references (usually US patents, foreign patents, and non-patent literature).
4. Extract Information for Each Citation: For each reference listed:
   • Full Citation: Record the patent number, inventor(s), issue date, and assignee.
   • Publication/Filing Date: Note the earliest of these dates.
   • Brief Description: Briefly summarize the subject matter of the cited patent, focusing on how it relates to flexible displays, segmented displays, or reconfigurable computing devices. This would often involve quickly reviewing the abstract and key figures of the cited patent.
   • Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): Analyze how the elements of the cited prior art potentially meet each limitation of the independent claims (Claim 1, Claim 11, and Claim 12) of US11209863. A prior art reference "anticipates" a claim if it discloses every single element of that claim, arranged as claimed, before the priority date of the patent under analysis (August 10, 2010, for US11209863).

Without access to the actual "References Cited" section of US11209863, I cannot provide specific prior art citations and their detailed analysis.

However, based on the abstract and claims of US11209863, relevant prior art would likely involve:

• Patents disclosing multi-segment displays that fold or reconfigure.
• Devices using flexible display technology.
• Portable electronic devices (like phones and tablets) that can change form factors.
• Mechanisms for locking or aligning segments of a display, especially those involving magnets or sensors.
• Computing devices with a central processing unit and communication systems distributed or integrated within a segmented, reconfigurable housing.