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US 11,693,453 B2Granted
Hybrid computing device, apparatus and system
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsSameer Sharma, Gadi Amit, Yoshikuzu Hoshino, Chadwick Harber, Daniel Clifton, Kenneth Jasinski
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Abstract
Embodiments of an apparatus and system are described for a hybrid computing device. Some embodiments may comprise a computing device having an enclosure arranged to support a display on a front of the enclosure and a cover mechanically coupled to a side of the enclosure, the cover comprising a first portion having at least one integrated input device and a second portion having at least one flexible seam arranged to allow the second portion to adjustably pivot around the seam. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
Claims23
A system, comprising:
- a computing device, comprising:
- a processor;
- memory coupled to the processor;
- a display coupled to the processor;
- an enclosure housing the processor, the memory, and the display, the enclosure having a rectangular shape;
- and
- a first connector disposed on a long edge of the enclosure;
- and
- a cover, the cover to be removably coupled to the computing device, the cover comprising;
- a first portion comprising a keyboard;
- a second portion;
- a connector portion comprising a second connector arranged to mechanically couple the cover to the enclosure and to electrically couple the keyboard to the processor;
- and
- a first hinge directly coupling the first portion to the second portion and a second hinge coupling the connector portion to the second portion, the first portion to pivot around the first hinge, the second hinge, or both the first hinge and the second hinge to align with and conceal the display, and the second portion to pivot around the second hinge to align with a back surface of the enclosure;
- wherein the second portion includes a third hinge disposed between a first end and a second end of the second portion.
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A portable computing system, comprising:
- a portable computing device, comprising:
- a processor;
- memory;
- a wireless network interface;
- a display;
- a battery;
- an enclosure housing the processor, the memory, the wireless network interface, the display, and the battery, the enclosure having a rectangular shape;
- and
- a first connector disposed on a long edge of the enclosure;
- and
- a cover, the cover to be removably coupled to the portable computing device, the cover comprising;
- a first portion comprising a keyboard;
- a second portion;
- a connector portion comprising a second connector arranged to mechanically couple the cover to the enclosure and to electrically couple the keyboard to the processor;
- and
- a first hinge directly coupling the first portion to the second portion and a second hinge coupling the connector portion to the first portion and the second portion, the first portion to pivot around the first hinge, the second hinge, or both the first hinge and the second hinge to align with and conceal the display, and the second portion to pivot around the first hinge, the second hinge, or both the first hinge and the second hinge to align with a back surface of the enclosure;
- wherein the second portion includes a third hinge disposed between a first end and a second end of the second portion.
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A portable computing device, comprising:
- a processor;
- memory;
- a wireless network interface;
- a display;
- a battery;
- an enclosure housing the processor, the memory, the wireless network interface, the display, and the battery, the enclosure having a rectangular shape;
- and
- a first connector disposed on a long edge of the enclosure, the first connector arranged to mechanically couple a cover to the enclosure and to electrically couple a keyboard disposed in a first portion of the cover to the processor via a second connector,
- wherein the cover comprises the first portion, a second portion, a connector portion comprising the second connector, and a first hinge directly coupling the first portion to the second portion and a second hinge coupling the connector portion to the first portion and the second portion, the first portion to pivot around the first hinge, the second hinge, or both the first hinge and the second hinge to align with and conceal the display, and the second portion to pivot around the second hinge to align with a back surface of the enclosure;
- wherein the second portion includes a third hinge disposed between a first end and a second end of the second portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.