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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2000
Curtis D. Thompson, Taylorsville, UT (US);
Kenneth A. Croft, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Jay B. McCleary, West Valley City, UT (US);
3COM Corporation, Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for controlling the power of a handheld computing device with a stylus is provided. A handheld computing device includes a power “on” state and a power “off” state. The handheld computing device further includes an elongated slot for receiving a stylus, and a switch positioned within the slot for transitioning the handheld computing device from the power “on” state to the power “off” state when the stylus is inserted into the elongated slot.
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