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Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2007

Filed:

Oct. 08, 2004
Applicants:

Leroy B. Keely, Portola Valley, CA (US);

John Philip Stoddard, Ben Lomond, CA (US);

Jon H. Lefors, San Francisco, CA (US);

Inventors:

Leroy B. Keely, Portola Valley, CA (US);

John Philip Stoddard, Ben Lomond, CA (US);

Jon H. LeFors, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An electronic device that has a body portion having an internal track, a display portion having a follower member that runs along the internal track and a support arm pivotally coupled to the body portion and to the display portion and enabling the display portion to move between multiple distinct positions relative to the body portion is described. A tablet personal computer can be converted from the tablet mode to the laptop mode in a direct and efficient manner.


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