System and method for protecting a digital information appliance from environmental influences
AssigneeGateway, Inc.
InventorsGlen J. Anderson, Anthony M. Grasso
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a system and method for protecting a digital information appliance from an environmental influence. The digital information appliance is capable of detecting an environmental influence, such as motion, and determining if the detected environmental influence is potentially harmful. If the detected environmental influence is potentially harmful, the digital information appliance is capable of protecting the digital information appliance.
Claims20
A digital information appliance capable of responding to a potentially harmful movement, the digital information appliance comprising:
- a processor for executing a program of instructions on the digital information appliance;
- a sensor coupled to the processor, the sensor capable of detecting movement;
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- a memory coupled to the processor for storing the program of instructions executable by at least one of said processor and said sensor wherein the program of instructions configures the digital information appliance to
- detect movement of the digital information appliance;
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- determine if the movement is potentially harmful to the digital information appliance;
- wherein the detected movement of the digital information appliance is determined to be potentially harmful, the digital information appliance responds to the potentially harmful movement.
A method for protecting a digital information appliance from potentially harmful movement, comprising:
- detecting movement of the digital information appliance;
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- determining if the movement is potentially harmful to the digital information appliance;
- wherein the detected movement of the digital information appliance is determined to be potentially harmful, the digital information appliance responds to the potentially harmful movement.
A system for protecting a digital information appliance from potentially harmful movement, comprising:
- means for detecting movement of the digital information appliance;
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- means for determining if the movement is potentially harmful to the digital information appliance;
- wherein the detected movement of the digital information appliance is determined to be potentially harmful by the determining means, the digital information appliance responds to the potentially harmful movement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.