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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2010
Yosuke Miyashita, Chiba, JP;
Wataru Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Hironari Hoshino, Tokyo, JP;
Soichi Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Goto, Saitama, JP;
Yosuke Miyashita, Chiba, JP;
Wataru Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Hironari Hoshino, Tokyo, JP;
Soichi Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Goto, Saitama, JP;
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
Electronic apparatus which may include a main body portion having a back surface and a keyboard located at a part of the main body portion other than the main body portion back surface, a display portion having a back surface and a display screen on a display surface opposite the display portion back surface, and a coupling portion that rotatably couples the main body portion and the display portion. In a closed state, the main body portion back surface and the display portion back surface may face each other and the electronic apparatus may be operable as a portable apparatus in which all of the display surface having the display screen except for a relatively small perimeter portion thereof may be usable as a display in at least a direction corresponding to the width thereof. In an open state, the electronic apparatus may be operable as a personal computer.