HOLSTER FOR HAND HELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE
First Claim
1. A holster for a handheld electronic device, wherein the device has a Hall effect sensor and is programmed to disable at least some functions of the device when the sensor detects a magnet in the holster, thereby indicating that the device is holstered, wherein the holster has magnet means positioned such that said sensor aligns with said magnet means both when partially inserted in said holster and when fully holstered.
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Abstract
The holster has one or more magnets positioned so that a Hall effect sensor in the handheld device detects a magnet both when partially inserted in the holster and when fully holstered, thereby enabling desired elements of the device to be disabled from the beginning of the holstering process, to avoid accidental keystrokes or triggering of other input elements such as a trackball. The holster may have separate magnets to accomplish this, or an elongated single magnet.
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- 1. A holster for a handheld electronic device, wherein the device has a Hall effect sensor and is programmed to disable at least some functions of the device when the sensor detects a magnet in the holster, thereby indicating that the device is holstered, wherein the holster has magnet means positioned such that said sensor aligns with said magnet means both when partially inserted in said holster and when fully holstered.
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