Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hinged keyboard accessory having multiple installation modes for a tablet computing device
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Application No.: US16942622Application Date: 2020-07-29
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Publication No.: US11320869B2Publication Date: 2022-05-03
- Inventor: Paul X. Wang , Dinesh C. Mathew , Keith J. Hendren , Nicholas L. Qu
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
- Main IPC: G06F1/16
- IPC: G06F1/16 ; G06F3/0354 ; G06F3/0489 ; G06F3/0488

Abstract:
An accessory device for a tablet computing device may include a base portion having one or more input devices (e.g., keyboards, trackpads, touchscreen displays, and the like) for providing inputs to the tablet computing device. The accessory device may include a coupling mechanism for releasably coupling the base portion of the accessory device to a tablet computing device in multiple different installation modes. The coupling mechanism may include an auxiliary display for providing a graphical output along a surface of the coupling mechanism. Additionally or alternatively, the coupling mechanism may include a recess for receiving a stylus.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220035417A1 HINGED KEYBOARD ACCESSORY HAVING MULTIPLE INSTALLATION MODES FOR A TABLET COMPUTING DEVICE Public/Granted day:2022-02-03
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