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US 2002/0176224 A1Published application
Portable computer having secondary display
OwnerVasant Dhar, Ashok Mirzainventors
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Abstract
A portable computer having improved capabilities for facilitating a demonstration to an audience. The computer's main display is pivotably mounted to the keyboard portion of the computer, allowing an audience to view the computer's output. A secondary liquid crystal display is mounted on or near the computer's keyboard, allowing the computer's operator to view the computer's output when the screen is facing the audience. The secondary liquid crystal display can also be operated independently of the main display in order to prolong screen and battery life.”
Claims7
A portable computer comprising:
- a keyboard section having a keyboard and a secondary liquid crystal display;
- a pivoting member having a first end and a second end;
- said first end pivotably connected to said keyboard section;
- a bearing mounted on said second end of said pivoting member;
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- a display section pivotably connected to said bearing so that said display section may pivot about an axis normal to the plane in which said keyboard section lies.
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