Magnet key

摘要

A device for affecting a sleep mode of an electronic device includes an elongate member and a magnet. The magnet is disposed within the elongate member, and the elongate member and the magnet are shaped and sized to activate a magnetic sleep sensor of the electronic device in response to the magnet being placed in proximity of the magnetic sleep sensor. A system for affecting a sleep mode of an electronic device includes a housing to receive the electronic device, and a device for activating a sleep mode of the electronic device. The housing has an aperture, and the device has a magnet. The device is configured to activate a magnetic sleep sensor on the electronic device.

主权项

1. A system for affecting a sleep mode of an electronic device, the system comprising:
a housing in which the electronic equipment is receivable and from which the electronic equipment is removable, wherein the electronic equipment comprises a magnetic sleep sensor within the electronic equipment, wherein the housing comprises an aperture; and a magnetic key comprising:
an elongate plate member; anda magnet disposed within the elongate plate member, the elongate plate member and the magnet shaped and sized to be received in the aperture in the housing, wherein the aperture is positioned in the housing at a location such that, when at least a portion of the magnetic key is received in the housing, the magnet is received in the aperture and is held by the aperture external to the electronic equipment and in proximity of the magnetic sleep sensor within the electronic equipment to activate the magnetic sleep sensor.