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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2011
Mark Solomon, Cypress, TX (US);
Earl Moore, Cypress, TX (US);
Jonathan R. Harris, Cypress, TX (US);
Paul J. Doczy, Cypress, TX (US);
Ronnie Anderson, Spring, TX (US);
Brett Faulk, Cypress, TX (US);
L. Joy Griebenow, Windsor, CO (US);
Mark Solomon, Cypress, TX (US);
Earl Moore, Cypress, TX (US);
Jonathan R. Harris, Cypress, TX (US);
Paul J. Doczy, Cypress, TX (US);
Ronnie Anderson, Spring, TX (US);
Brett Faulk, Cypress, TX (US);
L. Joy Griebenow, Windsor, CO (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed that is adapted to reside in a bay of an electronic device having an interface adapted to engage a suitable structure. In an embodiment, the apparatus lacks the suitable connector to engage the device bay interface. Alternatively, the apparatus is adapted to reside in the bay of the electronic device and is configured to couple to only a portion of an electrical interface in the device bay such that the apparatus is charged when it resides in the device bay. In an additional embodiment, a game controller comprises first and second portions comprising respective interfaces and a hinge configured to enable the portions to move with respect to one another.