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US 2018/0024956 A1Published application
Proximity based removal warning for connectable devices
AssigneeLenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
InventorsRobert James Kapinos, Russell Speight VanBlon, Scott Wentao Li, Timothy Winthrop Kingsbury
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Abstract
One embodiment provides a device, including: a memory that stores data; an indicator element; a proximity sensor; and a processor that is operatively coupled to the memory, and the indicator element, the processor: responding, in connected state, to an indication by the proximity element with an output to the indicator element. Other aspects are described and claimed.
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A device, comprising:
- a memory that stores data;
- an indicator element;
- a proximity sensor;
- and
- a processor that is operatively coupled to the memory, and the indicator element, the processor:
- responding, in a connected state, to an indication by the proximity element with an output to the indicator element.
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A host device, comprising:
- a connection element that couples to a storage device;
- a memory that stores data;
- and
- a processor that is operatively coupled to the connection element and the memory, the processor:
- responding, in a connected state, to an indication by a proximity element with an output to indicate that the storage device should not be uncoupled from the host device.
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A method, comprising:
- detecting, with a connectable device, a connected state;
- said connected state comprising an operative connection between the connectable device and another device;
- sensing, with a proximity sensor of the connectable device, proximity of an object in the connected state;
- and
- outputting, to an indicator element of the connectable device, an indication.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.