Appeal No. 2005-1975 Page 12
Application No. 09/819,292
the lighting section of the main body and the lighting section of
the lid body, according to the result detected by the lid body
detecting section (col. 2, lines 22-27). Haneda discloses a main
body 1 and a lid body 2, connected by rotatable arms 9 (col. 5,
lines 1-4). The rotating arms 9 allow the lid to be switched
between four states: a closed state, a double screen state, a
stacked state and an inverted state (col. 5, lines 4-6). The
main body input section 7 and the lid body input section 8
(figure 3) are touch panels for touch input and pen input. The
lid body detecting means is composed of a main body sensor 16
(figures 7a-7c) for detecting rotation of arms 9 with respect to
main body 1, and a lid body sensor 17 for detecting rotation of
lid body 2 with respect to rotatable arms 9 shown in figures 8a-
8c (col. 6, lines 18-24). Protrusion 19 on rotatable arm 9
blocks the light of light sensor 18. The two examples of main
body sensor found in figures 7a and 7b represent non-contact
switches. Figure 7c shows a contact switch having a micro switch
22. Protrusion 19 of rotatable arm 9 contacts and turns on micro
switch 22 (col. 6, lines 25-47). Figures 8a-8d show the use of A
switch 24 and B switch 25 in the operation of the lid as it moves
between the four states of closed, double screen, tablet and
inverted states (col. 6, line 42 -col. 7, line 18).
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