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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2020
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Steven Nabil Bathiche, Kirkland, WA (US);
Flavio Protasio Ribeiro, Bellevue, WA (US);
Nigel Stuart Keam, Redmond, WA (US);
Bernard K. Rihn, Snohomish, WA (US);
Panos C. Panay, Redmond, WA (US);
David W. Voth, Woodinville, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A connection device for computing devices is described. In one or more implementations, a connection device comprises a plurality of connection portions that are physically and communicatively coupled, one to another. Each of the plurality of connection portions has at least one communication contact configured to form a communicative coupling with a respective one of a plurality of computing devices and with at least one other communication contact of another one of the connections portions to support communication between the plurality of computing devices. Each of the plurality of connection portions also includes a magnetic coupling device to form a removable magnetic attachment to the respective one of the plurality of computing devices.