US RE40,012 E1
Anti-theft alarm for portable computer
Jennifer S. Patterson, Minneapolis, Minn. (US)
Assigned to J2D LLC, Crystal, Minn. (US)
Filed on Sep. 25, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/671,437.
Application 10/671437 is a reissue of application No. 09/522812, filed on Mar. 10, 2000, now 6,294,995, filed on Sep. 25, 2001.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/124413, filed on Mar. 15, 1999.
Int. Cl. G08B 13/14 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 340—571  [340/568.1; 340/686.1; 340/687; 704/273] 43 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
[ 27. A method for causing a speaker to sound an audible alarm in a portable computer having a cover, a main computer body, a hinge between said cover and said body, the method comprising:
detecting foldable closing of the cover relative to the main computer body of the portable computer;
detecting whether the speaker is enabled;
detecting whether an alarm instruction is activated; and
generating the audible alarm from the speaker if the alarm instruction is activated, the speaker is enabled, and a foldable closing is detected.]