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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Satwinder D Malhi, Garland, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
345 87 ; 361681 ; 345905 ; 348149 ;
Abstract
A computing device 10 is disclosed herein. A base unit 12 is provided for housing a plurality of computing components and also may include an input/output device such as a keyboard. A display unit 20 can be pivotally coupled to the base unit 12 about a spine 26a. The display unit 20 may include a viewing surface 24. In addition, a flap 50 can be attached to at least one edge of the display 20 and extend outwardly from screen 24. Electronic components 46 may be housed within the flap 50. Alternatively, the electronic components 46 may be housed within the base unit 12 and electrically coupled back to the display units 20.