METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INITIATING A CHANGE IN STATE OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE THROUGH A CONNECTOR RECEPTACLE
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a connector receptacle physically arranged to receive a mated connector of an external device to an electronic device;
state-change activation circuitry coupled to the connector receptacle, wherein the state-change activation circuitry is physically arranged to initiate a change in state of the electronic device in response to an external force applied to the connector receptacle.
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Abstract
An apparatus, such as can be included in an electronic device, performs a method for initiating a change in state of the electronic device through a connector receptacle. The apparatus includes a connector receptacle physically arranged to receive a mated connector of an external device to the electronic device. The apparatus also includes state-change activation circuitry coupled to the connector receptacle. The state-change activation circuitry is physically arranged to initiate the change in state of the electronic device in response to an external force applied to the connector receptacle.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a connector receptacle physically arranged to receive a mated connector of an external device to an electronic device; state-change activation circuitry coupled to the connector receptacle, wherein the state-change activation circuitry is physically arranged to initiate a change in state of the electronic device in response to an external force applied to the connector receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electronic device comprising:
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a connector receptacle physically arranged to receive a mated connector of an external device to the electronic device; state-change activation circuitry coupled to the connector receptacle, wherein the state-change activation circuitry comprises first and second hardware elements physically arranged to cooperatively operate in response to an external force applied to the connector receptacle to, thereby, initiate a change in state of the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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receiving an external force onto a connector receptacle of an electronic device, wherein the connector receptacle is physically arranged to receive a mated connector of an external device to the electronic device; responsive to the external force, initiating a change in state of the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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