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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Samuel G. Smith, Cupertino, CA (US);
Matthew I. Brown, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nicholas Zambetti, San Francisco, CA (US);
Rohan Goel, Cupertino, CA (US);
Laura Charlotte Shumaker, San Mateo, CA (US);
Jeremy C. Franklin, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael A. Cretella, Jr., San Francisco, CA (US);
Paul Meade, San Mateo, CA (US);
Chris Mullens, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G09G 5/00 (2006.01); G01B 7/30 (2006.01); G01V 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2013.01); G01B 7/30 (2013.01); G01V 3/00 (2013.01); G06F 1/1603 (2013.01); G06F 1/1613 (2013.01); G06F 1/1626 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/0412 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G09G 5/00 (2013.01); G09G 5/006 (2013.01); G01B 2210/58 (2013.01); G06F 1/1677 (2013.01); G06F 2200/1634 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04803 (2013.01); G09G 2320/0686 (2013.01); G09G 2330/021 (2013.01); G09G 2340/04 (2013.01); G09G 2360/144 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tablet device determines a spatial relationship between the tablet device and a protective cover. The tablet device operates in accordance with the spatial relationship.