Wallet detachable retaining a personal information device and receiving a wake signal and a stay awake signal from the personal information device

Patent 6845455 Issued on January 18, 2005. Estimated Expiration Date:

April 12, 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.

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Inventors

Assignee

Intel Corporation

Application

No. 09834167 filed on 04/12/2001

US Classes:

713/320, Power conservation710/72, Application-specific peripheral adapting710/73, For user input device713/310, By external command713/324, By shutdown of only part of system235/1D, Casings342/42, RADAR TRANSPONDER SYSTEM235/486, Holding devices307/17, Transformer connections235/492, Conductive365/63, INTERCONNECTION ARRANGEMENTS361/686, Input/output device support713/340, Having power source monitoring710/62, Peripheral adapting345/173, Touch panel361/755, Rotatable708/110Business device (e.g., billing, memorandum)

Examiners

Primary: Park, Ilwoo

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP

International Classes

G06F 132
G06F 1310

Abstract

A wallet for a personal information device in the form of a PCMCIA card such as an PCMCIA-card electronic organizer. The wallet includes an input device separate from the input device of the personal information device and two halves that may be folded together in a wallet-like fashion. One of the halves generally includes a touch panel input to allow a user to enter information, commands, instructions, etc., thereto. A personal information device is mounted to the second half of the wallet. When mounted, the wallet supplies via an electrical connection or induction communication the user-supplied information entered into the touch panel input to the personal information device. The wallet display may be powered by the personal information device via the electrical connection or self-powered. Upon coupling the personal information device to the wallet, the personal information device may supply a wake signal to wake up or automatically turn on the input device of the wallet. The wallet may further include an input/output connector for coupling via a cable the wallet to an external device such as another wallet, a personal computer, etc.