Communications: electrical – Condition responsive indicating system – Specific condition
Patent
1998-06-19
2000-09-05
Mullen, Thomas
Communications: electrical
Condition responsive indicating system
Specific condition
200 6159, 345179, G08B 1314
Patent
active
061149586
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for alerting a user of an electronic device such as a computer when a stylus of the computer is not properly inserted into a stylus receiver of the computer after the user has finished using the computer. The system includes: a first switch, coupled to the stylus receiver, which indicates whether the stylus is properly positioned within the stylus receiver; a second switch, coupled to the computer, which indicates when the computer is no longer being used; a detection circuit, coupled to the first and second switches, which detects when the first switch indicates that the stylus is not properly positioned within the stylus receiver and the second switch indicates that the computer is no longer being used; and an alarm circuit, coupled to said detection circuit, for alerting the user if the stylus is not properly positioned within the stylus receiver and the computer is no longer being used. The method includes: detecting whether the stylus is properly positioned within the stylus receiver; detecting whether the computer is no longer being used; and providing an alarm signal if the stylus is not properly positioned within the stylus receiver and the computer is no longer being used.
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Micron Electronics Inc.
Mullen Thomas
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