External button control system
AssigneeQuanta Computer Inc.
InventorsLe-Sheng Chou, Shuen-Hung Wang, Sz-Chin Shih, Geng-Hao Chang
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Abstract
A control system for a computing device includes a control device configured to be communicatively coupled to an external network; a first actuator coupled to the control device, the first actuator being electronically operable by the control device in response to commands received by the control device via the external network; a second actuator manually operable by a local user; and a linkage system coupled to the first actuator and the second actuator. Both the first actuator and the second actuator are operable to move the linkage system from a first position to a second position to physically engage an external interface of the computing device.
Claims15
A control system for a computing device, the control system comprising:
- a control device configured to be communicatively coupled to an external network;
- a first actuator coupled to the control device, the first actuator being electronically operable by the control device in response to commands received by the control device via the external network;
- a second actuator manually operable by a local user;
- and
- a linkage system coupled to the first actuator and the second actuator,
- wherein both the first actuator and the second actuator are operable to move the linkage system from a first position to a second position to physically engage an external interface of the computing device.
A computing system comprising:
- a housing;
- a computing device positioned within the housing and having an external interface;
- a control device positioned within the housing and configured to be communicatively coupled to an external network;
- a first actuator positioned within the housing and coupled to the control device, the first actuator being electronically operable by the control device in response to commands received by the control device via the external network;
- a second actuator positioned partially within the housing and accessible externally from the housing, the second actuator being manually operable by a local user;
- and
- a linkage system positioned within the housing and coupled to the first actuator and the second actuator,
- wherein both the first actuator and the second actuator are operable to move the linkage system from a first position to a second position to physically engage the external interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.