# US 2014/0198074 A1 · Portable computer > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0198074 A1 - Document ID: US20140198074A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/903,963 - Filed: 2013-05-28 - Published: 2014-07-17 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-15 - Assignees: Shih Hua Technology Ltd. - Applicants: Shih Hua Technology Ltd. - Inventors: HO-CHIEN WU - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140198074A1 ## CPC - G06F 3/041: Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means - G06F 1/1616: {with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position} - G06F 1/169: {the I/O peripheral being an integrated pointing device, e.g. trackball in the palm rest area, mini-joystick integrated between keyboard keys, touch pads or touch stripes (G06F1/1643 takes precedence; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033)} - G06F 3/0446: {using a grid-like structure of electrodes in at least two directions, e.g. using row and column electrodes} - G06F 2203/04103: Manufacturing, i.e. details related to manufacturing processes specially suited for touch sensitive devices - Y10S 977/952: Display - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS ## Abstract A computer includes a display screen, a computer body, a keyboard input portion and a touch input device. The computer body is connected with the display screen vie a connecting piece. The touch input device includes a touch panel. The keyboard input portion and the touch panel are located on a same surface of the computer body. The touch panel extends from one side to another side of the surface, and covers the whole surface of the computer body with the keyboard input portion. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer, comprising: a display screen; a computer body connected with the display screen vie a connecting piece; a keyboard input portion; and a touch input device comprising a touch panel, wherein the keyboard input portion and the touch panel are located on a same surface of the computer body, the touch panel extends from a first side to a second side of the surface opposite the first side, and covers, together with the keyboard input portion, a whole area of the surface of the computer body. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The computer of claim 1, wherein the touch panel and the keyboard input portion has a length similar to the computer body. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The computer of claim 1, wherein the touch panel defines at least two touch function regions. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The computer of claim 3, wherein the at least two touch function regions define different functions via different input coordinate signals detected by the touch panel, which makes the touch panel achieve different functions at different touch positions. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The computer of claim 3, wherein functions of the at least two touch function regions are pre-defined or controlled by software, and the functions of the at least two touch function regions is designed by users. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The computer of claim 3, wherein the at least two touch function regions are a mouse touch function region and a handwriting function region. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The computer of claim 1, wherein the touch panel comprises: an insulated substrate comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other; a first conductive film being electrical resistance anisotropy, and located on the first surface of the insulated substrate; and a second conductive film being electrical resistance anisotropy, and located on the second surface of the insulated substrate, wherein a minimum electrical resistance direction of the first conductive film is perpendicular to a minimum electrical resistance direction, at least one of the first conductive film and the second conductive film is a carbon nanotube film. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The computer of claim 7, wherein the carbon nanotube film comprises a plurality of carbon nanotubes extending along a same direction, and the extending direction of the carbon nanotubes is the minimum electrical resistance direction of the carbon nanotube film. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The computer of claim 8, wherein the plurality of carbon nanotubes are joined end-to-end along the extending direction by van der Waals attractive force therebetween. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The computer of claim 7, wherein the first conductive film comprises a plurality of strip-type conductive structures parallel to and spaced a distance with each other. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The computer of claim 10, wherein the plurality of strip-type conductive structures extend along the minimum electrical resistance direction of the first conductive film. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The computer of claim 10, wherein a ratio between a width of the strip-type conductive structure and the distance between the adjacent strip-type conductive structures 202 is a range from about 5% to about 50%. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The computer of claim 10, wherein a ratio between a width of the strip-type conductive structure and the distance between the adjacent strip-type conductive structures is a range from about 10% to about 20%. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The computer of claim 10, wherein the first conductive film is a patterned ITO film. ### Claim 15 A computer, comprising: a display screen; a computer body connected with the display screen vie a connecting piece; a keyboard input portion; and a touch input device comprising a touch panel, wherein the keyboard input portion and the touch panel are located on a same surface of the computer body, the touch panel extends from a first side to a second side opposite to the first side of the surface, and covers the whole surface of the computer body with the keyboard input portion, the touch input device is fixed on the surface of the computer body and is detachable. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The computer of claim 15, wherein the touch panel defines at least two touch function regions. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The computer of claim 15, wherein the touch function device is fixed in a hollow portion on the surface of the computer body via buckle. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The computer of claim 17, wherein a plurality of contact electrodes is located in the hollow portion, the touch input device is electrically connected with the computer body via the plurality of contact electrodes. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The computer of claim 15, wherein the touch panel and the keyboard input portion has a length similar to the computer body. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The computer of claim 1, wherein the touch panel is close to the connecting piece, and the touch input device is away from the connecting piece.