Double screen portable computer

• US 20030179541A1
• Filed: 03/21/2002
• Published: 09/25/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Peter Sullivan
• Original Assignee: Peter Sullivan
• Inventors: Sullivan, Peter
• Application Number:
  US10/104,798
• Publication Number:
  US 20030179541A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/681
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1654 the display being detachable, e.g. for remote use

Abstract

A double screen portable computer has a clamshell-type case containing a left side video screen and a right side video screen, at least one of which is touch or energy sensitive, said screens being connected to one or more CPUs, and said CPUs sharing other peripheral devices and communicating with each other, where the input device is a pen stylus, thus obviating the need for a keyboard.

Claims

1. A portable computer arrangement comprising

a left side clam shell containing a left side video screen;

a right side clam shell containing a right side video screen, at least one of either said left side video screen and said right side video screen adapted to be manipulated by a pen stylus, said left side clam shell being integrally attached to said right side clam shell;

a processing means for said left side video screen and said right side video screen; and

a connecting means for operatively connecting said processing means to said left side video screen and to said right side video screen.

2. The computer arrangement of claim 1, wherein said processing means comprises a single processing unit operatively attached to both of said video screens.

3. The computer arrangement of claim 1, wherein said processing means comprises at least two processing units, one of said processing units operatively attached to one of said video screens and a second of said processing units operatively attached to a second video screen.

4. The computer arrangement of claim 1, wherein said connecting means comprises a bus.

5. The computer arrangement of claim 1, wherein said connecting means comprises a network.

6. The computer arrangement of claim 1, wherein said left side clamshell is pivotably attached to said right side clam shell.

7. The computer arrangement of claim 1, wherein said left side clamshell is removably attached to said right side clam shell.

8. The computer arrangement of claim 2, wherein said processing means comprises at least two processing units, one of said processing units operatively attached to one of said video screens and a second of said processing units operatively attached to a second video screen.

9. The computer arrangement of claim 2, wherein said connecting means comprises a bus.

10. The computer arrangement of claim 2, wherein said connecting means comprises a network.

11. The computer arrangement of claim 2, wherein said left side clamshell is pivotably attached to said right side clam shell.

12. The computer arrangement of claim 2, wherein said left side clamshell is removably attached to said right side clam shell.

13. The computer arrangement of claim 3, wherein said processing means comprises at least two processing units, one of said processing units operatively attached to one of said video screens and a second of said processing units operatively attached to a second video screen.

14. The computer arrangement of claim 3, wherein said connecting means comprises a bus.

15. The computer arrangement of claim 3, wherein said connecting means comprises a network.

16. The computer arrangement of claim 3, wherein said left side clamshell is pivotably attached to said right side clam shell.

17. The computer arrangement of claim 3, wherein said left side clamshell is removably attached to said right side clam shell.

18. The computer arrangement of claim 4, wherein said left side clamshell is pivotably attached to said right side clam shell.

19. The computer arrangement of claim 4, wherein said left side clamshell is removably attached to said right side clam shell.

20. The computer arrangement of claim 5, wherein said left side clamshell is pivotably attached to said right side clam shell.

21. The computer arrangement of claim 5, wherein said left side clamshell is removably attached to said right side clam shell.