Patent ID: 9569002
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A portable electronic device, comprising: a processor; a rigid case including a rigid upper body and a rigid lower body; an elastomeric hinge connecting the rigid upper body and the rigid lower body, wherein the elastomeric hinge permits rotational, stretching, bending and twisting movement of the rigid lower body and the rigid upper body relative to each other; a plurality of magnets embedded in the elastomeric hinge such that the elastomeric hinge permits movement of the magnet in three dimensions relative to the rigid case in response to deformation of the elastomeric hinge by rotating, stretching, bending and twisting; a plurality of magnetic sensors carried by the rigid case in the rigid lower body and the rigid upper body and connected to the processor, each magnet sensor being adapted to sense a magnetic field generated by the magnets; wherein the processor is configured for: