Modular handheld computer assembly
OwnerSteven Shiozakiinventor
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Abstract
A handheld computer assembly is provided that includes a first module combined with one or more modules. The first module includes a housing having one or more coupling surfaces, with each coupling surface including a coupling mechanism. A second module is coupleable to the first module. The second module includes a third coupling surface having a second coupling mechanism for mating with the first coupling mechanism. The third coupling surface is positioned on the second module so as to abut at least partially against the second coupling surface when the first coupling mechanism is mated with the second coupling mechanism.
Claims31
A handheld computer assembly comprising:
- a first module including a first housing having a front surface and a back surface, a first surface extending between the front surface and the back surface, and a second coupling surface extending between the front surface and the back surface, a distance between the first surface and the second coupling surface defining a length of the first module, the first module including a first coupling mechanism that extends from the second coupling surface;
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- a second module coupleable to the first module, the second module including a second housing having a third coupling surface, and a second coupling mechanism that extends from the third coupling surface to mate with the first coupling mechanism, the third coupling surface being positioned on the second module so as to abut at least partially against the second coupling surface when the first coupling mechanism is mated with the second coupling mechanism.
A handheld computer assembly comprising:
- a first module including a first coupling on a first coupling surface and a second coupling on a second coupling surface, the first module including a front panel and a back panel extending a length of the first module, the first coupling surface and the second coupling surface each extending between the front panel and the back panel;
- a second module including a third coupling on a third coupling surface, the third coupling being coupleable to one of the first coupling or the second coupling so that the third coupling surface abuts a corresponding one of the first coupling surface or the second coupling surface;
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- a third module including a fourth coupling on a fourth coupling surface, the fourth coupling being coupleable to another of the first coupling or the second coupling to that the fourth coupling surface abuts another corresponding one of the first coupling surface or the second coupling surface.
A handheld computer module comprising:
- a housing having a front surface extending a first length between a first coupling surface and a second coupling surface, a back surface opposing the front surface;
- a first coupling mechanism extending from the first coupling surface, the first coupling mechanism being configured to attach to another coupling mechanism of a second module, the first coupling mechanism being positioned so that a dimension of the second module is additive to the first length when the first coupling mechanism is attached to the second module;
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- a second coupling mechanism extending from the second coupling surface, the second coupling mechanism being configured to attach to another coupling mechanism of a third module, the third coupling mechanism being positioned so that a dimension of the third module is additive to the first length when the second coupling mechanism is attached to the third module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.