Thanks to the fine folks at the USPO, we’ve just learned about a new patent filed by Sony which allows for two-way folding of devices, think the Sony Tablet P. Under this new patent which seems to target smartphones, touchscreen functionality would transfer from one screen to the next from the two screens which are connected via two rectangular casings that can be “rotated relatively in one of a first rotation direction and a second rotation direction orthogonal to each other.”

As usual, there isn’t a whole lot more information on this, nor is there any word if such a technology will ever even come to a device though a mixture of the Tablet P and PlayStation Vita with rear touchscreen does pose an interesting blend for smartphones.

Discuss:

Do you see yourself ever buying a flip phone or is the new standard a single screen phone?

[Via Engadget]