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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2010
Sung Ho Son, Bellevue, WA (US);
Gregory G. Jones, Seattle, WA (US);
Sung Ho Son, Bellevue, WA (US);
Gregory G. Jones, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
An electronic device stand comprises mechanically coupled first and second members. The stand is couplable to an edge of an electronic device. The first and second members rotate relative to each other, thus changing a viewing angle for the electronic device. The stand transmits data and power to and/or from the electronic device. This can allow the stand to be used to synchronize data between the electronic device and a support device. In some cases, the stand is detected as being coupled to the electronic device, and one or more applications are executed on the device as a result of the detection.