Acer Inc.

Nec Corporation

Arif Maskatia

Stephen Cheung

Erich Elkins

Christopher Fruhauf

S Christopher Gladwin

Phil Mummah

Alan Joseph Soucy

Kelly Kodama

Biswa R Banerjee

Mark Handa

Mobile internet device

A portable electronic device includes an expansion base module, a pair of sliding members mounted slidably on the expansion base module, a system module connected to the sliding members, and a synchronizing unit including a pair of first front and rear pulleys, a pair of second front and rear pulleys, and an endless cord that is connected to the sliding members and that trains on the first front and rear and second front and rear pulleys in such a manner to permit synchronous sliding movements of the sliding members.

Portable electronic device with synchronizing unit

A portable computer includes: an expansion base module; a system module having a rear side and a connecting end that is slidably pivoted to the expansion base module; and a stand having a first end that is pivoted to a rear end of the expansion base module, and a second end that is pivoted to the rear side of the system module such that the system module, the stand, and the expansion base module are stacked one above the other when the connecting end of the system module is disposed at a front end of the expansion base module, and that the stand and the system module stand from the expansion base module when the connecting end of the system module is disposed at a position between the front end and the rear end of the expansion base module.

Portable computer

A portable electronic apparatus includes first and second modules, and a control unit. The first module includes a first charging circuit to be coupled to a first power source, and a first battery unit coupled to the first charging circuit. The second module is connected removably to the first module, and includes a second charging circuit to be coupled to a second power source, and a second battery unit coupled to the second charging circuit. The control unit enables the first and second battery units to be charged independently and respectively through the first and second charging circuits using the first and second power sources when the second module is disconnected from the first module, and enables the first and second battery units to be charged through the first charging circuit using the first power source when the second module is connected to the first module.

Portable electronic apparatus including detachable system and expansion modules

A power supply system for supplying power to a load of an electronic apparatus includes first and second battery units, and a selector coupled to the load and the first and second battery units. The selector is operable so as to break electrical connection between the second battery unit and the load and to simultaneously make electrical connection between the first battery unit and the load when a remaining capacity of the first battery unit is higher than a predetermined reference value, and so as to break electrical connection between the first battery unit and the load and to simultaneously make electrical connection between the second battery unit and the load when the remaining capacity of the first battery unit is lower than the predetermined reference value. A controller coupled to the selector, is responsive to a first control command, which may be issued by the electronic apparatus, so that the controller overrides the detector and enables operation of the selector in the first state.

Power supply system for supplying power to an electronic apparatus

A portable electronic device includes an expansion base module with a connector, a hinge mechanism mounted slidably on the expansion base module, slidable relative to the expansion base module, and including a pivot shaft, a system module pivoted to the expansion base module through the pivot shaft, and a ribbon cable having a first segment that is electrically connected to and that extends from the connector toward the pivot shaft, and a second segment that extends from the first segment, that is wound around the pivot shaft, and that is electrically connected to the system module.

Portable electronic device with a hinge mechanism

Portable electronic device

A portable electronic device includes a base module and an LCD module. The base module includes a housing that has front and rear end portions and opposite first and second sides that extend between the front and rear end portions, and a pair of pivots mounted on the rear end portion of the housing and disposed adjacent to the first and second sides of the housing, respectively. Each of the pivots is rotatable relative to the housing. The LCD module has opposite first and second sides, each of which is formed with an elongated guiding groove that receives and that engages slidably a respective one of the pivots therein.

Notebook computer

A portable electronic device includes an expansion base module, a hinge mechanism mounted slidably on the expansion base module and slidable relative to the expansion base module, a docking unit pivoted to the hinge mechanism, defining a docking groove, and including a docking connector, and a system module including a panel having two opposite sides that respectively have two opposing end portions inserted into and detachably retained in the docking groove. The system module further includes a system connector that is mounted on the panel and that mates with the docking connector.

Portable electronic device with a docking unit

A portable electronic device includes a base module with a housing defining upper and lower sliding grooves at each of two opposite side walls of the housing, and a system module mounted slidably on the base module through a pair of sliding units. Each of the sliding units includes an upper rolling member that is received in the upper sliding groove and that is in rolling contact with a respective one of the side walls, and a lower rolling member that is received in the lower sliding groove and that is in rolling contact with a respective one of the side walls.

Portable electronic device with a sliding unit

A wireless interface device includes a display that can interface with a host computer in a stand-alone configuration or a host computer connected in either a wired or wireless local area network (LAN). Once connected to a host computer, the wireless interface device takes control of the host and displays anything that is being displayed on the host.

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San Jose, CA, United States of America

Arif Maskatia