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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2007
John Haspil, Boerne, TX (US);
David Mornhineway, San Antonio, TX (US);
Larry B. Pearson, San Antonio, TX (US);
Tyler Wallis, San Antonio, TX (US);
Jerry O'leary, Chicago, IL (US);
John Haspil, Boerne, TX (US);
David Mornhineway, San Antonio, TX (US);
Larry B. Pearson, San Antonio, TX (US);
Tyler Wallis, San Antonio, TX (US);
Jerry O'Leary, Chicago, IL (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A method for positioning a user interface of a computing device is disclosed. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computing device having a user interface (UI), a counterweight, and a housing assembly that houses the UI with one or more exposed portions, and the counterweight. The counterweight can be positioned in the housing assembly to cause a desired position of at least one of the one or more exposed portions of the UI when a select one of a plurality of surfaces of the housing assembly rests on a nearly planar surface. Additional embodiments are disclosed.