Electronic device cover with device activating mechanism

摘要

A cover for an electronic device includes back cover, such as a tray, to receive the electronic device. The cover may also include a foldable flap that is foldable into a stand to support an electronic device held by the cover at one or more viewing angles oblique to a surface on which the cover is placed. The back cover and/or the foldable flap may include one or more activation mechanisms that, when moved relative to the electronic device, activate one or more functions of the electronic device (e.g., camera functions, display of information, etc.).

主权项

1. A system comprising:
an electronic device comprising a camera; and a cover removably coupled to the electronic device, the cover comprising:
a back cover comprising a tray having a receptacle sized to receive the electronic device;a front cover comprising a flap coupled to the tray along at least a portion of an edge of the tray;a first plurality of magnets disposed in the tray to attract magnets or ferrous metal elements in the electronic device to hold the electronic device in a first position relative to the tray, wherein in the first position the camera of the electronic device is obstructed by the tray;a second plurality of magnets disposed in the tray to attract magnets or ferrous metal elements in the electronic device to hold the electronic device in a second position relative to the tray, wherein in the second position the camera of the electronic device is unobstructed by the tray; andan activation magnet disposed in the tray which provides a magnetic field that is detectable by a Hall effect sensor of the electronic device when the Hall effect sensor is positioned proximate to the activation magnet,wherein detection of the activation magnet by the Hall effect sensor is configured to activate an application associated with the camera of the electronic device responsive to movement of the electronic device between the first position, in which the activation magnet is unaligned with the Hall effect sensor of the electronic device, and the second position in which the activation magnet is aligned with the Hall effect sensor of the electronic device.