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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2013
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Kenneth Ryan Loo, San Jose, CA (US);
Kenneth Thomas McAlpine, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A portable computer that has a motorized hinge structure capable of moving the lid between an open and closed position. The movement of the lid is based on input from a plurality of sensors. One sensor may be configured to determine whether the user is within a predetermined threshold distance. Another sensor may be capable of detecting whether the user has made direct contact with the laptop. In one embodiment, the computer may have an image sensor configured to detect the user's face and continuously adjust the angle and position of the lid to keep the face in the field of view of the camera and/or keep the lid in the optimum viewing position.