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US 2004/0061997 A1Published application
Light-emitting lock device control element and electronic device including the same
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorDavid N. Skinner
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Abstract
A lock device control element that emits light. The light emitting lock device control element may be used in combination with an electronic device.
Claims32
An electronic device, comprising:
- a housing defining an exterior and including first and second housing members movable relative to one another between an open and a closed orientation;
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- a lock device configured to lock the first and second housing members in the closed orientation and including a light emitting user-manipulatable lock device control element associated with the exterior of the housing.
An electronic device, comprising:
- a housing defining an exterior and including first and second housing members movable relative to one another between an open orientation and a closed orientation;
- a lock device configured to lock the first and second housing members in the closed orientation and including a user-manipulatable lock device control element associated with the exterior of the housing;
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- means for causing light to be emitted from the user-manipulatable lock device control element.
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A method of operating an electronic device including a housing and a lock device with a lock device control element, the method comprising the step of:
- emitting light from the lock device control element.
A computer, comprising:
- a main housing that defines top, bottom and side portions;
- a processor located with the main housing;
- a user interface associated with the top portion of the main housing;
- a display housing that defines top, bottom and side portions;
- a display associated with the bottom portion of the display housing;
- a hinge that pivotably connects the main housing to the display housing such that the main housing and display housing are movable relative to one another between a closed orientation, where the top portion of the main housing abuts the bottom portion of the display housing, and an open orientation;
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- a lock device, associated with the main housing and display housing, including a latch and a light emitting user-manipulatable lock device control element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.