Patent ID: 7855877

Claim:
A method for controlling the movement of a display of a laptop computer comprising a body articulably coupled to a display by a hinge mechanism, the method comprising: operating an activator coupled to the body of the laptop, wherein the operating of the activator causes the display of the laptop to move relative to the body of the laptop to open and close the display with respect to the body, wherein the hinge mechanism exhibits a hinge axis about which the display rotates with respect to the body between opened and closed positions, wherein the hinge mechanism exhibits a rotation axis that further allows the display to rotate substantially perpendicular to the hinge axis between first and second positions, wherein the operating of the activator causes the display to move between the first and second positions and positions therebetween; wherein operating the activator comprises generating a signal from the activator to trigger a drive unit wherein the signal from the activator causes the drive unit, to move the display relative to the body of the laptop.