JP2016006650A5

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Info

Publication number: JP2016006650A5
Application number: JP2015133113A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2015-07-01
Publication date: 2016-02-25
Anticipated expiration: 2030-12-20

Claims

A cover suitable for protecting the tablet device,
The tablet device includes a housing having an opening corresponding to the entire front surface of the tablet device, and an external protective layer held by the housing within the opening, and is configured to present (i) visual content. (Ii) having an outer protective layer covering the tablet device mounting element in the first position;
The cover is
A single member flap that is pivotally attachable to the tablet device and has a size and shape corresponding to the outer protective layer;
The single member flap comprises a flap attachment element held in a second position within the single member flap;
The flap attachment element and the tablet when a portion of the flap of the single member corresponding to the second position comes into contact adjacent to the outer protective layer corresponding to the first position The device mounting element forms a bond through the outer protective layer that directly fixes the flap to the outer protective layer in the first position.

The cover of claim 1, wherein positioning of the single member flap relative to the outer protective layer is available to control operation of the tablet device.

The cover of claim 2, wherein the single member flap secured to the outer protective layer defines a closed configuration of the cover relative to the tablet device.

The tablet device operates according to the closed configuration when the cover is in the closed configuration, and otherwise the tablet device operates according to the amount of the display that is exposed. Cover of description.

The cover according to claim 4, wherein the tablet device operates according to the closed configuration by turning off the power of the display.

6. The cover of claim 5, wherein the tablet device operates according to the amount of the exposed display by providing the video content with only the exposed portion of the display.

The cover according to claim 1, wherein the single member flap is operable as a support structure for facilitating operation of the tablet device in a predetermined operation mode.

The cover according to claim 7, wherein the support structure has a triangular shape and supports the tablet device at an acute angle with respect to a horizontal support surface.

The tablet device mounting element includes a first magnetic element;
The cover according to claim 1, wherein the flap attachment element includes a second magnetic element capable of forming a magnetic circuit with the first magnetic element through the outer protective layer.

The cover of claim 1, wherein the tablet device further comprises a sensor that can be used to detect the position of the flap of the single member relative to the outer protective layer.

The cover according to claim 1, further comprising an electronic circuit capable of communicating with the tablet device.

The cover according to claim 11, wherein the electronic circuit comprises an input device capable of detecting an input event in the flap of the single member.

The cover according to claim 12, wherein the input device is a keyboard.

An electronic device operable by a protective cover,
The protective cover has a single piece flap,
The single member flap has a size and a shape corresponding to the entire front surface of the electronic device, has a first magnetic element, and is movable away from the external protective layer of the electronic device. A portion, a second portion located opposite to the first portion and pivotably attachable to the electronic device, and disposed between the first portion and the second portion A third part,
The electronic device is
A processor;
A display coupled to the processor and configured to present visual content comprising the external protective layer covering the display and having a size and shape corresponding to the entire front surface of the electronic device Display,
A second magnetic element;
The first magnetic element and the second magnetic element are characterized in that a magnetic circuit for magnetically attaching the single member flap to the external protective layer is formed through the external protective layer. Electronic devices.

The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the electronic device is operable according to a position of the first portion relative to the outer protective layer.

16. The position of the first portion with respect to the external protective layer affects detection of the first magnetic element through the external protective layer by a sensor held by the electronic device. The electronic device described.

The sensor is considered to detect the first magnetic element when the first portion is in a closed configuration substantially in contact with the outer protective layer, otherwise the sensor is the first sensor. The electronic device according to claim 16, which is regarded as not detecting a magnetic element.