Drop countermeasures for electronic device
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1. An electronic device configured to magnetically attach to a cover, the electronic device comprising:
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a display mounted in the housing, wherein the cover overlaps the display when attached to the electronic device;
a sensor mounted in the housing; and
a magnet mounted in the housing, wherein the magnet is configured to reverse polarity and at least partially detach the cover based on a measurement from the sensor.
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Abstract
An electronic device comprises a housing, a motion sensor configured to sense motion of the housing, and a processor configured to determine an impact geometry based on the motion. A countermeasure system comprises an actuator coupled to an actuated member. The actuated member is operable by the actuator to modify the impact geometry, so that impact energy is redirected away from an impact sensitive component of the electronic device to an energy absorbing component of the electronic device.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic device configured to magnetically attach to a cover, the electronic device comprising:
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a housing; a display mounted in the housing, wherein the cover overlaps the display when attached to the electronic device; a sensor mounted in the housing; and a magnet mounted in the housing, wherein the magnet is configured to reverse polarity and at least partially detach the cover based on a measurement from the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electronic device configured to magnetically attach a cover, the electronic device comprising:
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a housing; a display in the housing, wherein the cover overlaps the display when the cover is magnetically attached to the electronic device; a motion sensor in the housing; and a magnet in the housing, wherein the magnet is configured to at least partially detach the cover in response to a measurement from the motion sensor. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An electronic device having a housing and configured to magnetically attach to a cover, the electronic device comprising:
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a display mounted in the housing; a motion sensor mounted in the housing; a processor in the housing, wherein the processor is configured to determine when the electronic device has been dropped based on data from the motion sensor; and a magnet mounted in the housing, wherein the processor is configured to reverse a polarity of the magnet to at least partially detach the cover when the processor determines that the electronic device has been dropped. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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