Flux fountain
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a cover configured to be disposed over at least a portion of a display device of a computing device that is configured as a tablet; and
a connection portion attached to the cover, the connection portion configured to be physically coupled to the computing device using a magnetic coupling device that includes a plurality of magnets arranged, one to another, to implement a flux fountain that steers magnetic fields of at least one of the magnets using one or more other ones of the magnets.
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Abstract
Flux fountain techniques are described. In one or more implementations, an apparatus includes a cover configured to be disposed over at least a portion of a display device of a computing device that is configured as a tablet and a connection portion attached to the cover using a flexible hinge. The connection portion is configured to be physically coupled to the computing device using a magnetic coupling device. The magnetic coupling device includes a first magnet that is disposed in the connection portion such that a magnetic field is aligned along an axis and second and third magnets are disposed in the connection portion at opposing sides of the first magnet from each other. The second and third magnets have respective magnetic fields that are aligned along a respective axis that is substantially perpendicular to the axis of the magnetic field of the first magnet.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a cover configured to be disposed over at least a portion of a display device of a computing device that is configured as a tablet; and a connection portion attached to the cover, the connection portion configured to be physically coupled to the computing device using a magnetic coupling device that includes a plurality of magnets arranged, one to another, to implement a flux fountain that steers magnetic fields of at least one of the magnets using one or more other ones of the magnets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computing device comprising:
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a housing; one or more modules disposed within the housing and implemented at least partially in hardware to perform one or more operations; and one or more communication contacts disposed on the housing and configured to form a communicative coupling with an input device; and a magnetic coupling device that is configured to form a magnetic and physical coupling to a device, the magnetic coupling device including a plurality of magnets arranged, one to another, to implement a flux fountain that steers magnetic fields of at least one of the magnets using one or more other ones of the magnets. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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an apparatus comprising a cover configured to cover at least a portion of a display device of a computing device and a connection portion attached to the cover; the computing device comprising a housing and one or more modules disposed within the housing and implemented at least partially in hardware to perform one or more operations; and a magnetic coupling device disposed on the apparatus or the computing device that includes a plurality of magnets arranged, one to another, to implement a flux fountain that steers magnetic fields of at least one of the magnets using one or more other ones of the magnets thereby forming a magnetic and physical connection between the apparatus and the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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