Portable electronic device
Patent 6657854 Issued on December 2, 2003. Estimated Expiration Date: 
September 10, 2021. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
September 10, 2021. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References D318046 Portable computer with verbal annotations Spontaneous use display for a computing system D408798 Controls and indicators available to a user for a secondary operational mode of a portable computer which is open or closed state of the computer case Portable computer expansion base with enhancement speaker Patent #: 6359994 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 09/948628 filed on 09/10/2001US Classes:361/683, Computer related support361/685, Disk drive support362/253, COMBINED710/14Mode selectionExaminersPrimary: Lea-Edmonds, LisaAttorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 1/16 (20060101)Foreign Application Priority Data2000-09-13 JPAbstractA portable electronic device comprises a main body comprising a keyboard provided on a surface thereof and incorporating a content recording section, a display comprising a display surface facing to the keyboard and rotatably mounted on the main body, and an operating button which controls reproduction of contents stored in the content recording section and is provided at a portion on the surface of the body which is not covered by the display even if the display is closed. | |
