Patent ID: 6243819
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: G06F,H01H

Abstract:
A portable electronic apparatus, comprising:a base unit of the portable electronic apparatus, said base unit having a receptacle;a lid pivotally attached to said base unit, said lid being rotatable between an open position allowing access to said base unit and a closed position covering said base unit;a latch unit comprising a latch hook pivotally attached to said lid and protruding from said lid, said latch hook being rotatable between a first position locking said latch hook to said receptacle when said lid is moved to said closed position and a second position releasing said latch hook from said receptacle allowing said lid to be moved to said open position;a switch unit mounted in said base unit adjacent to said receptacle, detecting said latch hook when said lid is in said closed position and transmitting a first signal when detecting said latch hook; anda control unit receiving said first signal from said switch unit, and responding to said first signal by automatically interrupting power supplied to the portable electronic apparatus after a predetermined quantity of time elapses.