Patent ID: 7726576
Filing Date: 2010-06-01
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. A system that facilitates orientation of a display on a machine data reader, comprising: a detachable face comprising a display and a moveable keypad, the detachable face rotatable from an original orientation to a disparate orientation along an axis normal to a plane of the machine data reader, the movable keyboard is capable of rotating in multiple orientations in relation to the detachable face; a component that senses the disparate orientation of the detachable face; one or more keys not movable with respect to a body of the detachable face; a multi-position connector that enables connection of the moveable keypad in multiple positions relative to the detachable face; a component that senses a disparate position of the moveable keypad by monitoring a physical connection between the multi-position connector and the moveable keypad; and a component that automatically orients the display based upon the sensed disparate position of the moveable keypad and the sensed disparate orientation of the detachable face.