Patent · US Expired

Lid-closed detector

US7428142B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 25, 2004
Grant dateSep 23, 2008
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Expiry dateJun 27, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F1/3203
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one exemplary embodiment, a portable computer having a display assembly coupled to a base assembly to alternate between a closed position and an open position. An input device disposed on the base assembly senses a contact with a portion of the display assembly to detect the display assembly in the closed position.

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