US 12,032,415 B2
Locking and position status detection scheme for an electronic device
Praveen Kashyap Ananta Bhat, Bangalore (IN); Tarakesava Reddy Koki, Hyderabad (IN); Jaison Fernandez, Kollam (IN); and Ruchi Sitaram Padekar, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 25, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/033,561.
Prior Publication US 2021/0011520 A1, Jan. 14, 2021
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/1679 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1616 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a first member with a first surface, the first member comprising a first magnet configured to produce a first magnetic field;
a second member with a second surface, wherein the first member is movable relative to the second member, the second member comprising:
a sensor operatively connected to a processor; and
a second magnet adjacent to the sensor,
wherein in a first position, the first magnet and the second magnet are engaged to magnetically hold the first member to the second member such that at least a portion of the first surface of the first member opposes at least a portion of the second surface of the second member, and wherein in the first position, the sensor is positioned intermediate the first magnet and the second magnet and is to detect the first magnetic field produced by the first magnet and send a signal to the processor in response to detecting the first magnetic field produced by the first magnet.