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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:
Apr. 06, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald J. Stavely, Windsor, CO (US);
Amy E. Battles, Windsor, CO (US);
Amol S. Pandit, Greeley, CO (US);
Robert F. Yockey, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Miles Thorland, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Daniel J. Byrne, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/26 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/26 ;
Abstract
An input device that has controls on more than one side is disclosed. The user orients the input device such that the controls to he used are in a predetermined orientation. A sensor detects which controls are in the predetermined orientation and enables those controls.