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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2015
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park, SG;
Ali Kathryn Ent, Garner, NC (US);
Cuong Huy Truong, Cary, NC (US);
Brian William Wallace, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Thomas Perelli, Raleigh, NC (US);
LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD., New Tech Park, SG;
Abstract
An electronic assembly is provided comprising an electronic device and a self-aligning electronic accessory. The device includes a housing, a device connector and one or more processors to manage operation of the electronic device. The housing includes a device mating face that includes a device alignment feature. The self-aligning electronic accessory includes a body with electronic components and an accessory connector. The body includes an accessory mating face that includes an accessory alignment feature. The accessory alignment feature and accessory connector are spaced and dimensioned to align with the device alignment feature and device connector to physically join and communicatively couple the accessory and electronic device.