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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2017
Applicant:
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Robert E. Krancher, Houston, TX (US);
Kent E. Biggs, Houston, TX (US);
Steven L. Sinclair, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jason Lee Warkentin, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 3/3208 (2016.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G09G 5/24 (2006.01); G09G 5/373 (2006.01); G09G 5/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 3/3208 (2013.01); G06F 1/1616 (2013.01); G06F 1/1637 (2013.01); G06F 1/1643 (2013.01); G06F 1/1662 (2013.01); G06F 1/1669 (2013.01); G06F 3/02 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G09G 5/24 (2013.01); G09G 5/373 (2013.01); G09G 5/38 (2013.01); G09G 2320/0686 (2013.01); G09G 2354/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a method may include determining when a keyboard for a computing device is on a display surface of the computing device and, upon making the determination, using a portion of the display surface covered by the keyboard to provide a configurable backlight for the keyboard.