IP Library Granted Patent US 8,242,389
Granted Patent B2
US 8,242,389 · App. 12/061,660 · Granted Aug 14, 2012

Portable electronic device and method for operating the same

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Patent No.
US 8,242,389
App. No.
12/061,660
Granted
Aug 14, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A portable electronic device includes a main body, a stylus and a switch. The main body has a containing slot and the stylus is suitable for being inserted into the containing slot. The switch is disposed at a side of the containing slot and electrically connected to the main body. When the stylus is inserted into the containing slot, the switch is pressed by the stylus. When the stylus is taken out from the containing slot, the switch is released to enable the main body to execute a presetting function.

Claims (16)

1. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a main body having a containing slot;

a stylus suitable for being inserted into the containing slot; and

a switch disposed at a side of the containing slot and electrically connected to the main body;

a swinging member disposed between the containing slot and the switch, wherein a center portion of the swinging member is pivoted on the main body, a first end of the swinging member is located in the containing slot, and the switch is disposed at a second end of the swinging member,

when the stylus is inserted into the containing slot, the stylus pushes the first end of the swinging member to swing, and the second end of the swinging member presses the switch; and when the stylus is taken out from the containing slot, the swinging member returns to an initial position to release the switch so as to enable the main body to execute a presetting function.

2. The portable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the main body further has a display unit and the presetting function comprises controlling the display unit to be switched on or off.

3. The portable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the swinging member is pivoted on the main body around a rotating axis and the rotating axis is parallel to the extension direction of the containing slot.

4. The portable electronic device according to claim 3 , further comprising an elastic element disposed between the main body and the swinging member, wherein when the stylus is inserted into the containing slot, the stylus pushes the swinging member to swing to press the switch and the elastic element is deformed elastically; when the stylus is taken out from the containing slot, the elastic element pushes the swinging member to return to the initial position and the switch is released.

5. The portable electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein the elastic element and the containing slot are located at the same end of the swinging member.

6. A method for operating the portable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the stylus is inserted into the containing slot, comprising:

taking the stylus out from the containing slot, wherein the switch is released until the head of the stylus gets past the switch, and then the main body executes the presetting function.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the presetting function comprises controlling the display unit to be switched on or off.

8. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the presetting function comprises quitting or executing an application program.

9. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the presetting function comprises generating an alert sound.

10. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the presetting function comprises unlocking the display unit of the main body.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 21, 2017
From: QUARTERHILL INC.
To: WI-LAN INC.
Reel/Frame 043285/0115 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 28, 2017
From: 8631654 CANADA INC.; QUARTERHILL INC.
To: QUARTERHILL INC.
Reel/Frame 043027/0098 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 8, 2014
From: HTC CORPORATION
To: 8631654 CANADA INC.
Reel/Frame 033493/0466 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 3, 2012
From: HIGH TECH COMPUTER, CORP.
To: HTC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 028496/0810 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 16, 2008
From: CHEN, YI-KUO; YEH, CHIEN-CHENG
To: HIGH TECH COMPUTER, CORP.
Reel/Frame 020807/0416 →