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US 8,804,332 B2Granted
Handheld computer
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsFrancis James Canova, Jr., Jeffrey C. Hawkins, Traci Angela Neist, Dennis Joseph Boyle, Robert Gregory Twiss, Amy Aimei Han, Elisha Avraham Tal, Madeleine Francavilla
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Abstract
A handheld computer having a housing with a midframe construction is described. The housing includes a front shell and a back shell coupled to a midframe. The handheld computer also includes two accessory slots for a stylus or other devices on the left and right sides of the housing. The handheld computer also includes an infrared port which is an integral portion of the housing.
Claims20
A mobile computing device comprising:
- a touch-sensitive display;
- a front shell to house the touch-sensitive display;
- a mid-frame coupled to the front shell, the mid-frame including a plurality of engaging structures to fasten internal components of the mobile computing device to the mid-frame, the mid-frame further including one or more openings for one or more ports on at least a top edge of the mid-frame to connect external components with the internal components;
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- a rear shell coupled to the mid-frame.
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