International Business Machines Corporation

Motorola Corporation

Robert Edward Steinbugler

Ronald A Smith

John Peter Karidis

Krishna Sundaram Nathan

David L Schaum

Dwayne Thomas Crump

John J Natoli

William J Scheid

Aaron Roger Cox

Brad Matthew Johnson

Richard F Sapper

John David Swansey

Camillo Sassano

Winfried W Wilcke

Timothy D Wetzel

Roger C Williams

Collan B Kneale

Pat Gallarelli

Kevin Laverne Schultz

Joel Edwin Walker

Robert Christian Schwartz

Jonathan J Vitello

Robert E Choate

Media center home control system

Rugged portable computer

Modular storage system

A flexibly interfaceable portable computing device includes a display coupled to a processor, which is coupled or selectively coupled to either or both of a keyboard and a recording unit. The display and the keyboard provide a first user interface to the processor. The recording unit is superimposable with a removable markable surface. A stylus allows user marking on the markable surface. The stylus provides a stroke signal and a stroke mark. The recording unit, the markable surface, and the stylus provide a second user interface to the processor. Optionally, the display also contributes to providing the second user interface to the processor. Switching among viewing modes for the display, and synchronization of information between the processor and a processor of the recording unit are also provided. A casing can enfold the display, the keyboard, and the recording unit to form a relatively slim profile. A portable computer system can have a display, a keyboard, and thick components enfolded and/or located within an overall thickness substantially equal to a sum of a first thickness for the display plus a second thickness for the keyboard, to present a slim profile.

Flexibly interfaceable portable computing device

Disclosed is a media console of a personal computer system that includes a drive housing that can be moved within a base member between an open position and a closed position. A direct access storage device (e.g., floppy disk drive) is disposed within the drive housing and has an opening for receiving a removable storage medium. The open position is characterized in that the opening in the direct access storage device is accessible to a user while the closed position is characterized in that the opening in the direct access storage device is not accessible to the user. The drive housing pivots on pins which are disposed at opposite ends of a back portion of the drive housing. The pins fit within grooves which are located at each end of the base member. A spring coupled to the base member and the drive housing biases the drive housing toward the open position. A latch for latching the drive housing in the closed position is coupled to the base member and the drive housing. Pressing on the top of the drive housing unlatches the latch and allows the drive housing to move from the closed position to the open position.

Computer system having a latching drive housing which pivots on hinge

Personal computer monitor

Personal computer media console

Personal computer processor

Rear portion of a Personal Computer Memory Card Industry Association

An equipment enclosure insludes identical top and bottom portions each made from a single sheet of sheet metal, and a front panel and rack tube assembly wherein the front panel is made and stamped from a single sheet of sheet metal while the remaining tube assembly comprises the other three sides of the enclosure and is also produced from a single sheet of sheet metal. Left and right side plates may be fastened to the sides of the tube assembly to allow for various mounting configurations.

Equipment enclosure

Rack and cover system

Rack mounted controller for data processing equipment

Computer display

Growing community of inventors

Raleigh, NC, United States of America

Robert Edward Steinbugler