Physical keyboards for multi-display computing devices
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsJeff Ku, Tim Liu, Yihua Lai, Lance Lin, Gavin Sung
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Abstract
Apparatus, systems, articles of manufacture, and methods are disclosed for physical keyboards with multi-display computing devices. An example keyboard includes a plurality of keys and a translucent backplate having a first side and a second side. The example keyboard also includes a coating between the first side of the backplate and the plurality of keys, the coating to pass light to illuminate the plurality of keys, and the coating to obscure the plurality keys when viewed from the second side of the backplate.
Claims20
An electronic device comprising:
- a first housing;
- a first display area carried by the first housing;
- a second housing;
- a second display area carried by the second housing;
- a hinge rotatably coupling the first housing and the second housing;
- wireless communication circuitry;
- and
- a physical keyboard removably positionable on the second housing, the physical keyboard to wirelessly communicate with the communication circuitry when the physical keyboard is coupled to the second housing, and the physical keyboard to wirelessly communicate with the communication circuitry when the physical keyboard is detached from the first housing and the second housing, the physical keyboard stowable on the electronic device.
An electronic device comprising:
- a first housing;
- a first display area carried by the first housing;
- a second housing;
- a second display area carried by the second housing;
- means for displaying content in the first display area and the second display area;
- means for rotatably coupling the first housing and the second housing;
- a physical keyboard removably positionable on the second housing, the physical keyboard stowable on the electronic device;
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- means for wirelessly communicating with the physical keyboard when the physical keyboard is (1) coupled to the second housing and (2) detached from the first housing and the second housing, the physical keyboard stowable on the electronic device.
An electronic device comprising:
- a first housing;
- a first display area carried by the first housing;
- a second housing;
- a second display area carried by the second housing;
- a hinge rotatably coupling the first housing and the second housing;
- and
- wireless communication circuitry to:
- communicate with a physical keyboard when the physical keyboard is coupled to the second housing, and communicate with the physical keyboard when the physical keyboard is detached from the first housing and the second housing, wherein the electronic device is configured to stow the physical keyboard.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.