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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019

Filed:

Nov. 07, 2016
Applicant:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);

Inventors:

Thomas J. Longo, Redmond, WA (US);

Andrew William Hill, Redmond, WA (US);

Eugene Lee, Seattle, WA (US);

James H. Wise, Valparaiso, IN (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01); H04B 1/38 (2015.01); H04B 1/3888 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/1656 (2013.01); G06F 1/162 (2013.01); G06F 1/1654 (2013.01); G06F 1/1669 (2013.01); G06F 1/1681 (2013.01); G06F 1/1683 (2013.01); H04B 1/3888 (2013.01); H04M 1/0212 (2013.01); H04M 1/0214 (2013.01); H04M 1/0218 (2013.01);
Abstract

Input device attachment techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a device includes a portion (e.g., an input portion or cover) is configured to be positioned over a display device of a computing device to cover the display device. The device also includes a spine (e.g., a mid-spine) that is physically attached to the portion in a manner that supports rotational movement of the portion in relation to the display device. The physical attachment of the spine is configured to be removable using a magnetic coupling between the spine and a surface of the computing device that includes the display device.


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