Portable information terminal

• US 20030012000A1
• Filed: 07/11/2002
• Published: 01/16/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Shinoki, Yukitaka
• Application Number:
  US10/192,536
• Publication Number:
  US 20030012000A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/728
• 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 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1632 Pen holder integrated in the computer
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0202 Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. of speakers or microphones H04M1/03
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0254 comprising one or a plurality of mechanically detachable modules
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/026 Details of the structure or mounting of specific components
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/725 Cordless telephones user interfaces specially adapted therefor H04M1/724

Abstract

A portable information terminal comprises a body having a front face provided with an input section, and a back face provided opposed to the front face, and a wireless communication module slot provided away from the back face of the body and permitting detachable mounting of a wireless communication module with a wireless communication function.

Claims

1. A portable information terminal comprising:

a body having a front face provided with an input section data, and a back face provided opposed to the front face; and

a wireless communication module slot provided in the body away from the back face and permitting detachable mounting of a wireless communication module with a wireless communication function.

2. A portable information terminal according to claim 1, further comprising:

an IC card slot provided near the back face and between the wireless communication module slot and the back face, and permitting detachable mounting of an IC card.

3. A portable information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the wireless communication module slot is located at an upper end surface of the body.

4. A portable information terminal according to claim 2, wherein the wireless communication module slot and the IC card slot are located at an upper end surface of the body.

5. A portable information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the wireless communication module slot permits detachable mounting of a wireless module having a casing whose physical shape is an IC card shape.

6. A portable information terminal according to claim 1, wherein said input section is a tablet which inputs position information.