Electronic device and method for switching state thereof

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9229485
APP PUB NO 20140002978A1
SERIAL NO

13929292

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A method and an electronic device for switching state, relating to the field of electronic device applications, for facilitating a user carrying and using a peripheral keyboard is described. The electronic device includes a casing that includes a display unit for displaying on a first surface of the casing; an input unit being movably disposed on a second surface of the casing; according to different positional relationships between the input unit and the casing. The electronic device has at least two different operating modes: a tablet operating mode or a laptop operating mode. The device is usefully applied to a tablet type electronic device.

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  • BEIJING LENOVO SOFTWARE LTD.;LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ding, Xuedong Beijing, CN 1 8

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