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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Steven Nabil Bathiche, Kirkland, WA (US);
Panos C. Panay, Redmond, WA (US);
Ralf Groene, Kirkland, WA (US);
Joseph B. Gault, Seattle, WA (US);
Andrew William Hill, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/1679 (2013.01); G06F 1/1632 (2013.01); G06F 1/1647 (2013.01); G06F 1/1649 (2013.01); G06F 1/1654 (2013.01);
Abstract
This document describes a lockable display and techniques enabling use of a lockable display. The techniques can enable computing devices to lock and unlock a display using little or no power and with a seamless design. The techniques and apparatuses can also enable integration between a lockable display and various computing devices, including to create a nearly seamless physical and functional design.