Extended stand computer system with retractable keyboard
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsProsenjit Ghosh, Shreekant Suryakant Thakkar, Nicholas Waddell Oakley, Truong V. Phan
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Abstract
A computer system includes a panel that when unfolded may expose a keyboard and a stand. The stand is to support the computer system in its upright position. The keyboard may be a wireless keyboard and may be part of a keyboard tray. When the panel is unfolded, the keyboard may be slid into or out of the stand. When the keyboard is slid into the stand, the keyboard tray and the stand form the panel. When the panel is folded, a carrying handle may be used to carry the computer system from one place to another place.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a keyboard tray including a wireless keyboard, the keyboard tray coupled to a stand, the keyboard tray slide-able into or out of the stand, wherein the stand is coupled to a housing at proximally a bottom edge of the housing and foldable relative to the housing, and wherein the housing includes a display screen and a carrying handle.
A system, comprising:
- a processor;
- a display coupled to the processor;
- a first communication interface coupled to the processor, wherein the display, the processor and the first communication interface are included in a housing;
- and
- a wireless telephone handset coupled to the first communication interface to be used for voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) calls, wherein the wireless telephone handset is adapted to fit in a slot in a keyboard tray coupled to a stand, the stand is to support the housing in a substantially upright position.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a housing including a display, a processor coupled to the display, a Bluetooth communication interface, and a wireless local area network (WLAN) communication interface;
- a handle coupled to the housing, the handle is to include an antenna to be used for wireless communication using the WLAN communication interface;
- and
- a keyboard tray coupled to the housing, the keyboard tray is to include a keyboard and is coupled to a stand, wherein the stand is foldable relative to the housing and is to support the housing in a generally upright position.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a frame to support a housing in an upright position;
- a tray partially enclosed by the frame and slide-able into or out of the frame, wherein the tray is to include a wireless keyboard;
- a wireless remote control adapted to rest on the tray to a first side of the wireless keyboard;
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- a wireless telephone handset adapted to rest on the tray to a second side of the wireless keyboard.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.