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Portable computer with integrated alarm system

  • US 5,760,690 A
  • Filed: 05/02/1996
  • Issued: 06/02/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/02/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A portable computer including an integrated alarm system, comprising:

  • a first case and a second case hingeably coupled such that said first and second cases may be positioned into one of an opened or a closed position where said open position results from rotating said first and second cases away from each other to reveal a display and controls of said portable computer and where said closed position results from rotating said first and second cases toward each other until said first and second cases are in contact with each other to conceal said display and said controls;

    status indicator means, said status indicator means providing an indication as to whether said alarm system is in an enabled state or a disabled state, said indicator means accessible both when said portable computer is in said open position and when said portable computer is in said closed position;

    motion sensing means for providing a motion signal indicating that said portable computer is being moved from a stationary position;

    control means responsive to said motion signal for providing a siren signal to a siren means, said siren means responsive to said siren signal for producing an audible tone;

    interface means coupled to said control means for enabling and disabling said alarm system, said interface means accessible when said portable computer is in both said open and said closed positions, said interface means contained substantially within either of said first or second cases.

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