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US6643124B1
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Multiple display portable computing devices
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 2000-08-09
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Granted: 2003-11-04
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Expires: 2020-08-09
Abstract
Abstract A portable computing device is equipped with multiple display panels. The display panels and hinged, jointed or otherwise disposed to rotate or slide with respect to one another in a transition from a compact configuration to an expanded configuration. In a basic embodiment three output screens take a form of a triptych for which an input panel forms a base. The output panels are deployed with a bend when opened and images angled in towards an observer. The display panels comprise a main panel and two auxiliary panels. In a variation a forth display panel is rotatably or foldably joined to the central display panel so that a total of four display panels may be deployed in a hub and petal configuration. The side panels may be eliminated from the four panel embodiment so that the input panel and two remaining display panels form a vertically orientable triptych with the input panel serving as base.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter J. Wilk
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 21:13
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/02; H04M1/0202; H04M1/0206; H04M1/0247; G; G06; G06F; G06F1/00; G06F1/16; G06F1/1613; G06F1/1615; G06F1/1616; G06F1/1626; G06F1/1633; G06F1/1637; G06F1/1647; G06F1/1652; H04M1/0208; H04M1/0214; H04M1/0235; H04M2250/00; H04M2250/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A portable computing device comprising; an input panel; a functional panel; a first output panel; and two slidingly deployable side display panels on opposite sides of the output panel, wherein the input panel is rotatably connected to the functional panel along a first common edge, and the output panel is rotatably connected to the functional panel along a second common edge substantially parallel to and opposite from the first common edge along the functional panel, further comprising a second output panel rotatably connected to the output panel along a third common edge substantially parallel and opposite to the second common edge along the first output panel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
A portable computing device comprising; an input panel; a functional panel; a first output panel; and two slidingly deployable side display panels on opposite sides of the output panel, wherein the input panel is rotatably connected to the functional panel along a first common edge, and the output panel is rotatably connected to the functional panel along a second common edge substantially parallel to and opposite from the first common edge along the functional panel, further comprising a second output panel rotatably connected to the output panel along a third common edge substantially parallel and opposite to the second common edge along the first output panel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
The device of claim 1 wherein the input, functional and first output panels are mounted so as to be alternatively arrangeable into a substantially flat closed configuration and in an open configuration in a form of two substantially vertical panels disposed above a horizontal base.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
51 words
The device of claim 1 wherein the input, functional and first and second output panels are mounted so as to be alternatively arrangeable into a substantially flat closed configuration and in an open configuration in a form of two substantially vertical panels disposed above two substantially horizontal panels forming a base.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The device of claim 1 wherein the functional panel is an output panel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The device of claim 1 wherein the functional panel is an input panel.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
88 words
A hand-holdable telecommunication device, comprising: an input panel; an output panel; and a first display panel; wherein the input panel is contiguous with the output panel and the display panel is movably mounted to at least one of the input panel and the output panel, wherein the output panel includes a second display panel, and the telecommunication device can be configured to present two contiguous display panel faces, further comprising a third display panel, wherein the telecommunication device can be configured to present two contiguous display panel faces.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
88 words
A hand-holdable telecommunication device, comprising: an input panel; an output panel; and a first display panel; wherein the input panel is contiguous with the output panel and the display panel is movably mounted to at least one of the input panel and the output panel, wherein the output panel includes a second display panel, and the telecommunication device can be configured to present two contiguous display panel faces, further comprising a third display panel, wherein the telecommunication device can be configured to present two contiguous display panel faces.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The telecommunication device of claim 6 wherein the output panel is rotatably mounted to the input panel.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The telecommunication device of claim 6 wherein the first display panel is an extensible flexible display.
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