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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2013
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Irwan Halim, Houston, TX (US);
Thomas J. Flynn, Magnolia, TX (US);
Louis R. Jackson, Jr., Tomball, TX (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Examples of the present invention disclose a dual-mode tablet input system. According to one implementation, the system includes a portable electronic device configured to communicate with a primary computer. When a connection between the primary computer and portable electronic device is established, a mode change controller affiliated with portable electronic device is configured to switch the portable electronic device from a first operating mode to a second operating mode for facilitating user input on the primary computer and associated display.