Information processing apparatus

• US 20030210225A1
• Filed: 03/03/2003
• Published: 11/13/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Yamamoto, Ryo, Agata, Kenichi, Otake, Naohiko, Miyashita, Hisaya
• Application Number:
  US10/378,383
• Publication Number:
  US 20030210225A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• 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 1/1632 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 1/1679 for locking or maintaining the movable parts of the enclosure in a fixed position, e.g. latching mechanism at the edge of the display in a laptop or for the screen protective cover of a PDA G06F1/1681 takes precedence
• 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 1/203 for portable computers, e.g. for laptops
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0338 with detection of limited linear or angular displacement of an operating part of the device from a neutral position, e.g. isotonic or isometric joysticks
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0362 with detection of 1D translations or rotations of an operating part of the device, e.g. scroll wheels, sliders, knobs, rollers or belts

Abstract

An information processing apparatus is disclosed which is superior in usability when it is used as a portable apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes an apparatus body section having a keyboard and a display section having a display screen and supported on the apparatus body section for pivotal motion by and around a pivot shaft. An indication mark moving operation member for moving an indication mark on the display screen is disposed at an end portion of the apparatus body section in an axial direction of the pivot shaft at an end portion of the apparatus body section adjacent the pivot shaft. A control operation member for controlling an object indicated by the indication mark moved on the display screen is disposed at the other end portion of the apparatus body in the axial direction of the pivot shaft at the end portion of the apparatus body section adjacent the pivot shaft.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

a display section having a display screen on which an indication mark can be moved in response to a predetermined operation;

an apparatus body section having a keyboard;

said display section being supported on said apparatus body section for pivotal motion by and around a pivot shaft in directions in which said display section opens and closes the keyboard;

an indication mark moving operation member disposed at an end portion of said apparatus body section in an axial direction of the pivot shaft, and at an end portion of said apparatus body section adjacent the pivot shaft, and operable for moving the indication mark; and

a control operation member disposed at the other end portion of said apparatus body in the axial direction of the pivot shaft, and at the end portion of said apparatus body section adjacent the pivot shaft for controlling an object indicated by the indication mark moved on said display screen.

2. An information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control operation member includes a first operation member and a second operation member.

3. An information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a turning and pressing operation member disposed in the proximity of said indication mark moving operation member or said control operation member for moving the indication mark when said turning and pressing operation member is operated to turn and executing the object indicated by the indication mark when said turning and pressing operation member is operated to push.

4. An information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said indication mark moving operation member has a concave portion for operation formed thereon.

5. An information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control operation member includes a first operation member and a second operation member and said indication mark moving operation member has a concave portion for operation formed thereon.