Pen-based entry electronic device
AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYoshihisa Santoh
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Abstract
A pen-based entry electronic device has a body having a holder portion for holding a pen that is carried along with the body and a keyboard having an engagement portion that engages with the holder portion. The body and the keyboard are connected together electrically via a connection cable. Alternatively, the body and the keyboard are connected together electrically via infrared communication. Alternatively, the holder portion and the engagement portion are each provided with connection terminals so that, when the engagement portion engages with the holder portion, the connection terminals make contact with each other to connect the body and the keyboard together electrically.
Claims21
A pen-based entry electronic device comprising:
- a body having a holder portion for holding a pen that is carried along with the body;
- and
- a keyboard having an engagement portion that engages with the holder portion;
- wherein each of the pen and the keyboard are removably attachable to the body via the holder portion, so that only one of the pen and the keyboard can be attached to the body at a given time via the holder portion.
An electronic device comprising:
- a body including a display portion that comprises an input area adapted to receive input from a pointing device which can manipulated by a user;
- a holder portion for holding the pointing device, said holder portion being part of the body;
- a keyboard having an engagement portion that engages with the holder portion;
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- wherein each of the pointing device and the keyboard are removably attachable to the body via the holder portion, so that only one of the pointing device and the keyboard can be attached to the body at a given time via the holder portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.