Convertible and detachable laptops
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsProsenjit Ghosh, Shreekant Suryakant Thakkar, Truong V. Phan
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Abstract
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of converting a computer from a folded position into an alternate position is disclosed. The method includes: providing a display; providing a base coupled to the display; providing a base flap pivotally attached to the display and the base, the base flap being attached to the display at a distance sufficiently away from edges of the display to provide a reduced volumetric size of the computer in a laptop position.
Claims44
A computer system comprising:
- a display housing comprising a display and a CPU;
- a base comprising a keyboard;
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- a base flap pivotally attached to the display housing and pivotally attached to the base flap so that the display housing may be oriented to rest on the base with the keyboard exposed for use with the display.
A computer system comprising:
- a display housing including a tablet, the tablet having an underlay to receive signals input by a pen;
- a base to protect the tablet, the base including a keyboard;
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- a base flap to removably attach the base to the display housing.
A computer system comprising:
- a display housing comprising a display;
- a base comprising a keyboard to cover the display and the keyboard in a folded position;
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- a base flap pivotally attached to the display housing and pivotally attached to the base flap so that the base and the display housing may be pulled apart from the folded position and the base flap may be folded between the base and the display housing to a tablet position exposing the display and covering the keyboard.
A computer system comprising:
- a display housing having a first surface having a first display and a second surface opposite the first surface having a second display;
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- a base pivotally attached to the display housing to alternately protect the first display in a closed position and expose the first display in an open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.