Display device turned off by inserting object

• US 20070070588A1
• Filed: 07/28/2006
• Published: 03/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: BenQ Corporation (Qisda Corporation)
• Original Assignee: BenQ Corporation (Qisda Corporation)
• Inventors: Lin, Hsien-Tang
• Application Number:
  US11/494,867
• Publication Number:
  US 20070070588A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.220
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1601 Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3203 Power management, i.e. event-based initiation of a power-saving mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3265 Power saving in display device
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

A display device comprises a main body, an accommodating device disposed on the main body, and a switch disposed on the main body and positioned in the accommodating device. When an object is inserted into the accommodating device, the switch is actuated to turn the display device off, and when the object is removed, the switch is actuated to turn the display device on.

Claims

1. A display device, comprising:

a main body;

an accommodating device disposed on the main body; and

a switch disposed on the main body and positioned in the accommodating device, wherein when an object is inserted into the accommodating device, the switch is actuated to enable the display device to be in a first state, and when the object is removed, the switch is actuated to enable the display device to be in a second state.

2. The display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the accommodating device comprises an accommodating element joined to the main body to form an accommodating bay.

3. The display device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the switch is disposed on the main body and positioned in the accommodating bay.

4. The display device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the accommodating element is integrally formed with the main body.

5. The display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the object is a mouse.

6. The display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein when the display device is in the first state, power is turned off, and when the display device is in the second state, power is turned on.

7. A method of actuating a display device comprising an accommodating device and a switch in the accommodating device, comprising the following steps:

inserting an object into the accommodating device to actuate the switch to enable the display device to be in a first state;

removing the object from the accommodating device to actuate the switch to enable the display device to be in a second state.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein when the display device is in the first state, power is turned on, and when the display device is in the second state, power is turned off.