While SAP has made a big push into mobile software and device management with the acquisition of Sybase and a series of apps, it hasn’t made overt moves into the devices market. But this could change down the road, judging from a recently published patent application submitted by SAP.

The application, which was published late last month, describes a “foldable information worker mobile device” which can be reconfigured to work as a tablet, a laptop, a phone, an e-reader and other types of devices as an employee moves through a series of tasks.

Beyond the obvious advantage of combining multiple devices into one unit, it could improve software compatibility, lower data synchronization requirements and cut users’ “cognitive burden,” according to the application.

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