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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. 25, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2000
Noboru Kamijo, Fujisawa, JP;
Kazutoshi Sugimoto, Machida, JP;
Tadanobu Inoue, Yamato, JP;
Junya Shimizu, Kawasaki, JP;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The constitution of the subject invention provides a new input/output apparatus that adds or complements the functions of PC mainframe when connected with PC mainframe, and operates in the same manner as a conventional PDA when detached from the PC mainframe. The input/output apparatus operates either independently or operates in concert with the PC mainframe under the conditions housed in the PC mainframe. The input/output apparatus of this invention comprises the display screen consisting of touch panels etc., display screen visible from outside even when the lid of the PC mainframe is closed, port used to exchange data when housed in the PC mainframe, and transmitter/receiver used for radio communication.
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