INFERRED UNDOCKING FOR HYBRID TABLET COMPUTER
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- an interface to mechanically lock a first housing to a second housing; and
logic, at least partly implemented in hardware, to;
receive data representing one or more non-explicit interactive gestures;
send a release-lock instruction to the interface; and
cause an electronic device housed in the first housing to enter a first mode in response to the first housing being decoupled from the second housing.
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Abstract
In an example, there is disclosed a hybrid tablet computing device comprising a tablet member configured to dock to a base member. The base member may include peripherals and other elements to augment the functionality of the tablet member. While docked, the base and tablet may operate in a cooperative mode, while undocking the tablet from the base places the tablet in an independent mode. A user'"'"'s intent to undock may be inferred by natural interactions, including for example a user gripping the tablet along its top edge while simultaneously placing a hand over a trackpad on the base. If an undocking intent is inferred but the user does not complete the docking process within a timeout period, the tablet may redock and enter the cooperative mode.
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26 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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an interface to mechanically lock a first housing to a second housing; and logic, at least partly implemented in hardware, to; receive data representing one or more non-explicit interactive gestures; send a release-lock instruction to the interface; and cause an electronic device housed in the first housing to enter a first mode in response to the first housing being decoupled from the second housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a first housing; a second housing; an interface to mechanically lock the first housing to the second housing; and logic, at least partly implemented in hardware, to; receive data representing one or more non-explicit interactive gestures; send a release-lock instruction to the interface; and cause an electronic device housed in the first housing to enter a first mode in response to the first housing being decoupled from the second housing. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. One or more non-transitory storage mediums having encoded thereon logic operable to instruct a processor for:
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receiving data representing a non-explicit interactive gesture; responsive to receiving the data, releasing a lock on a mechanical interface coupling a first housing to a second housing; and instructing an electronic device housed in the first housing to enter a first mode. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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