Portable processor-based system

• US 20020183862A1
• Filed: 05/30/2001
• Published: 12/05/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: White, Philip, Chen, Clark, Rodden, Steven, Cho, Masahito, Jeli, Richard, Brown, Stephen R.
• Granted Patent: US 6,823,222 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/169 the I/O peripheral being an integrated pointing device, e.g. trackball in the palm rest area, mini-joystick integrated between keyboard keys, touch pads or touch stripes G06F1/1643 takes precedence; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1632 Pen holder integrated in the computer

Abstract

A portable processor-based system may include a display that is controlled by a scroll wheel. The scroll wheel extends completely through the display housing so that it can be manipulated between the thumb and forefinger of the user. This scrolling operation may be done at the same time the display itself is held in the user'"'"'s hand.

Claims

1. A portable processor-based system comprising:

a housing having top and bottom sides;

a display formed in said housing; and

a scroll wheel to control said display, said wheel extending through the top and bottom sides of said housing.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein said system is a web tablet.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein said web tablet is a wireless web tablet.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein said control wheel scrolls said display up and down.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein said wheel is positioned near the edge of said housing such that said scroll wheel may be manipulated between the user'"'"'s thumb and forefinger.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein said scroll wheel is positioned so that the scroll wheel may be manipulated by the user'"'"'s thumb and forefinger at the same time that the user'"'"'s hand holds the system.

7. A method comprising:

providing a housing having top and bottom sides;

providing a display in said housing; and

enabling a scroll wheel to be manipulated between the user'"'"'s thumb and forefinger at the same time the housing is held in the user'"'"'s hand

8. The method of claim 7 including providing an Internet connection.

9. The method of claim 7 including providing a scroll wheel that extends completely through said housing from the top and bottom sides.

10. The method of claim 7 including scrolling said scroll wheel between the user'"'"'s thumb and forefinger to adjust the vertical display.

11. A web tablet comprising:

a housing; and

a scroll wheel extending from two sides of said housing.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein said web tablet is a wireless web tablet.

13. The system of claim 11 wherein said scroll wheel scrolls the display up and down.

15. The method of claim 14 including connecting to the Internet through said web tablet.

14. A method comprising:

holding a web tablet; and

manipulating a scroll wheel to scroll the display on said web tablet between the user'"'"'s thumb and forefinger.