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US 7,031,143 B2Granted
Portable computing device with foldable keyboard
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsJeffrey C. Madsen, Cameron Hutchings
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Abstract
A personal digital assistant comprises a body having a display; and a keyboard attached to the body, the keyboard being divided into two separate sections and being foldable between a closed position and an open position, wherein the keyboard provides a cover for the body in the closed position and functions as an alphanumeric keyboard to input data in the open position.
Claims21
A personal digital assistant, comprising:
- a body having a display;
- and
- a keyboard attached to the body and being foldable between a closed position and an open position, wherein the keyboard provides a cover for the body in the closed position, functions as an alphanumeric keyboard to input data in the open position, and is divided into two mechanically separated sections in the open position.
A method, comprising:
- covering at least a portion of a body of a personal digital assistant (PDA) with an attached keyboard while the keyboard is in a closed position;
- moving the keyboard from the closed position to an open position by rotating two separated sections of the keyboard that are each pivotally connected to different portions of the body;
- and
- typing on the keyboard to input data into the PDA.
1 more element
A portable computing device, comprising:
- a body having a display coupled to a processor and memory;
- and
- an alphanumeric keyboard electrically and mechanically coupled to the body and including two separated sections that are pivotally connected to different portions of the body, wherein the keyboard provides a housing for at least a portion of the body in a closed position and is movable to an open position for typing data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.