Computer and display apparatus with input function
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsHisashi Shima, Atsuo Yagihashi, Kazuhiko Yamazaki
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Abstract
A computer or a display apparatus with an input function which is of simple construction and has high operability for touch input or pen input. A system body, a cover unit having a display panel with an input function on one side, and connection means such as a rotatable arm, which is rotatably connected to the cover unit and to the system body at a different portion from a portion at which said cover unit is conventionally connected, so as to allow the cover unit to be placed on the system body in a position in which the display panel mounted on the cover unit is placed face up or face down. The cover unit can be placed upside down on the system body without sliding of the cover unit with respect to the system body.
Claims32
A computer comprising:
- a system body;
- a cover unit for multi-position operation with said system body without requiring movement of said system body;
- a display panel in said cover unit, said display panel being for viewing from a first side of said cover unit, said display panel having an input function sensitive to touch;
- connection means for connecting said cover unit to said system body, said connection means having a first end and a second end, said first end being rotatably connected to said system body and said second end being rotatably connected to said cover unit approximately midway along said cover unit so that said cover unit can be placed over said system body with said cover unit in one of a first position wherein said display panel faces said system body and said connection means overlies and covers approximately half of said cover unit, and a second position wherein said display panel faces away from said system body;
- said connection means and said cover unit being sized, shaped and connected to said system body so that when said cover unit is in said second position, said cover unit overlies and rests upon said connection means at one end of said cover unit thereby to tilt said cover unit with respect to said system body.
A display comprising:
- a base body;
- a cover unit for multi-position operation with said base body without requiring movement of said base body;
- a display panel in said cover unit, said display panel being for viewing from a first side of said cover unit, said display panel having an input function sensitive to touch;
- connection means for connecting said cover unit to said base body, said connection means having a first end and a second end, said first end being rotatably connected to said system body and said second end being rotatably connected to said cover unit so that said cover unit can be placed over said base body with said cover unit in one of a first position wherein said display panel faces said base body and said connection means overlies and covers a portion of said cover unit, and a second position wherein said display panel faces away from said base body;
- said connection means and said cover unit being sized, shaped and connected to said base body so that when said cover unit is in said second position, said cover unit overlies and rests upon said connection means at one end of said cover unit thereby to tilt said cover unit with respect to said base body.
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