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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:
May. 20, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Glen A Oross, Corvallis, OR (US);
Masahiko Muranami, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 5/00 ;
Abstract
A portable computer has a base housing attached to a top housing. A latch secures the top housing to the base housing. The portable computer has a card reader coupled to an electro-mechanical actuator which is further coupled to the latch. The card reader is capable of disengaging the latch to allow access to the portable computer.