Patent ID: 8504125
Filing Date: 2013-08-06
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A mobile computing device, comprising: a housing having a first housing portion, a second housing portion and a configuration portion, the configuration portion to allow the first housing portion and the second housing portion to move relative to each other to form a first configuration or a second configuration; a magnetic sensor disposed in the first housing portion, the magnetic sensor to measure a magnetic field strength for a magnet, and output a position signal indicative of the first configuration or the second configuration based on the measured magnetic field strength, the position signal indicating the first configuration before the first configuration is formed and indicating the second configuration before the second configuration is formed; a feature control module to enable a first set of applications for receiving voice commands based on the position signal indicative of the first configuration, and a second set of applications for receiving text commands based on the position signal indicative of the second configuration; and a speaker with the magnet disposed in the second housing portion.