Patent ID: 8884730
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: A45C,G06F,H01F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A tablet device, comprising: a processor; a display configured for presenting visual content coupled to the processor; an outer protective layer overlaying the display and having a size and a shape; a first sensor; and a second sensor independent of the first sensor, the first and second sensors used in combination by the processor to detect a folded state of a single piece flap pivotally attached to the tablet device and having the size and the shape of the outer protective layer, and wherein a first folded state comprises a first portion of the single piece flap folded up and away from the outer protective layer about a first folding line revealing a first portion of the outer protective layer that corresponds to a first viewable portion of the display, and only a second portion of the single piece flap being in direct contact with the outer protective layer and being detectable by the second sensor, wherein the processor causes the tablet device to operate in accordance with the first folded state.