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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2008
John K. Langgood, Cary, NC (US);
Thomas F. Lewis, Raleigh, NC (US);
Kevin M. Reinberg, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Kevin S. D. Vernon, Durham, NC (US);
John K. Langgood, Cary, NC (US);
Thomas F. Lewis, Raleigh, NC (US);
Kevin M. Reinberg, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Kevin S. D. Vernon, Durham, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for automatic cleaning of a portable computing device, comprises at least one display surface of a portable device, a housing in the portable computing device adjacent to the display surface, an enclosed cavity located in the housing, a cleaning device located in the enclosed cavity, a mechanism for moving the cleaning device during cleaning, and a controller to initiate the cleaning.