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US 2004/0164962 A1Published application
Portable computer system including detachable peripheral device and combined mouse/joystick for use with same
OwnerMemphis Zhihong Yininventor
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Abstract
A portable computer system in accordance with one embodiment of a present invention includes a portable computer and a peripheral device adapted to be mechanically connected to one another.
Claims19
A peripheral device for use on a surface, comprising:
- a housing defining longitudinal ends and a longitudinal axis;
- a first movement sensor associated with the housing and adapted to sense movement of the housing relative to the surface;
- a movable member, associated with one of the longitudinal ends of the housing such that the movable member will engage the surface in response to a placement of the peripheral device on the surface with the longitudinal axis perpendicular to the surface, and movable relative to the housing;
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- a second movement sensor associated with the housing and the movable member and adapted to sense movement of one of the housing and the movable member relative to the other of the housing and the movable member.
2 more elements
A peripheral device for use with a portable computer including a computer mechanical connector, comprising:
- a housing defining longitudinal ends and a longitudinal axis and including a plurality of ridges configured to augment a user's grip on the housing;
- a movement sensor associated with one of the longitudinal ends of the housing such that the movement sensor will engage a surface in response to a placement of the peripheral device on the surface with the longitudinal axis perpendicular to the surface;
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- a peripheral device mechanical connector configured to mate with the computer mechanical connector.
1 more element
A system, comprising:
- a portable computer including a keyboard, a touch pad adjacent to the keyboard, a display, a housing, and a computer mechanical connector;
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- a peripheral device including a housing, a movement sensor, and a peripheral device mechanical connector configured to mate with the computer mechanical connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.