Convertible clamshell to slate device
US9678534B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 17, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/1662
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a clamshell-slate hybrid may act as either a clamshell or slate computing device. The clamshell-slate hybrid 202 may selectively set an activation state of a vestigial key set 426 of a keyboard 424 on a key side 422 of a keyboard chassis 206 hinged along a top axis to a display chassis 204. The clamshell-slate hybrid 202 may retract the vestigial key set 426 based on an activation state. The clamshell-slate hybrid 202 may receive a user input in a touch screen display 354 on a display side 352 of the display chassis 204.
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