Portable electronic device control arm and related method
US7728814B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 12, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/233
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device and method for providing a control arm integral to a portable electronic device are disclosed. An exemplary device comprises a portable electronic device having a processor communicably coupled with a memory and a control arm, and an enclosure housing the memory and processor and defining a reference surface that defines a reference axis. The control arm has a deployed and a stowed configuration where the control arm length, as measured along the reference axis, is reduced in the stowed configuration.
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