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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:
Sep. 15, 2020

Filed:

Aug. 20, 2018
Applicant:

Google Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventors:

Eric Liu, Redwood City, CA (US);

Yoshimichi Matsuoka, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Jason Chua, San Francisco, CA (US);

Kevin D. Brune, Maple Valley, WA (US);

Assignee:

Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/54 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01); G06F 1/18 (2006.01); G06F 9/4401 (2018.01); G06F 9/445 (2018.01); G06F 13/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/542 (2013.01); G06F 1/1626 (2013.01); G06F 1/1632 (2013.01); G06F 1/1633 (2013.01); G06F 1/1635 (2013.01); G06F 1/1656 (2013.01); G06F 1/1658 (2013.01); G06F 1/1684 (2013.01); G06F 1/181 (2013.01); G06F 9/445 (2013.01); G06F 9/4413 (2013.01); H04M 1/0254 (2013.01); G06F 13/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments are provided for managing operation of an electronic device based on the connection(s) of hardware module(s) to the electronic drive via a support housing. According to certain aspects, the electronic device may detect when a hardware module connects to the support housing. The electronic device may identify a function associated with the hardware module, where the function may be a built-in function of the hardware module itself or of the electronic device. The electronic device may accordingly activate the identified function.


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