Method and system of coupling a personal digital assistant to a portable computer
OwnerMemphis-Zhihong Yin, Paul Doczy +2inventors
InventorsMemphis-Zhihong Yin, Paul Doczy, Stacy Wolff, W. Crosswy
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Abstract
A method and system of coupling a personal digital assistant to a portable computer. Some of the illustrative embodiments may be a system comprising a portable computer comprising a docking receptacle on an outer portion of the portable computer, and a personal digital assistant (PDA) (comprising a display device). The docking receptacle couples the PDA to the portable computer, and the PDA reads data from the portable computer to be displayed on the display device of the PDA.
Claims26
A system comprising:
- portable computer comprising a docking receptacle on an outer portion of the portable computer;
- a personal digital assistant (PDA) comprising a display device;
- wherein the docking receptacle couples the PDA to the portable computer, and wherein the PDA reads data from the portable computer to be displayed on the display device of the PDA.
A portable computer comprising:
- a base chassis comprising a processor;
- a display chassis comprising a display hinged to the base chassis;
- and
- a docking receptacle on an outer portion of the display chassis, the docking receptacle mechanically couples a personal digital assistant (PDA) to the portable computer and enables the PDA to read data from the portable computer.
A personal digital assistant (PDA) comprising:
- a display device;
- a user interface;
- and
- a processor electrically coupled to the display device;
- wherein the PDA is configured to mechanically couple to an outer portion of a chassis of a portable computer and to read data from the portable computer, and wherein when not mechanically coupled the PDA is configured to be worn by a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.