Patent ID: 8390413
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: G06F,H01F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A consumer product system, comprising; an electronic device, comprising; a housing having side walls and a front facing opening; a processor disposed within the housing; a display coupled to the processor and configured to present visual content, the display disposed within the front facing opening and having a topmost protective layer having a front facing first surface and a rear facing second surface, a first magnet disposed at the rear facing second surface configured to provide a first magnetic field that passes through the topmost protective layer resulting in a first magnetic surface at the front facing first surface suitable for securing a first external magnetic element to the front facing first surface by creating a magnetic attachment between the first magnet and the first external magnet element, and a first sensor disposed in the housing and configured to detect a second external magnetic field from a second external magnetic element passing from the front facing first surface to the rear facing second surface of the topmost protective layer, wherein the first sensor upon detecting the second external magnetic field provides a detection signal to the processor that the processor uses to alter a current operation of the electronic device.