Ergonomic hand held display
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41. A display device, the device comprising:
- a single housing, a touch responsive flat panel display screen disposed on one major face of said housing, a primary handgrip and a secondary handgrip on said single housing wherein said primary handgrip and said secondary handgrip are disposed on opposing sides of said single housing, a printed circuit board inside said single housing in electrical contact with said flat panel display to display computer output, a transceiver for sending and receiving an output signal from a computer said output signal to be displayed on said flat panel display, wherein the mass inside said housing is distributed towards the primary handgrip.
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Abstract
The invention relates to the field of wearable and portable computers. Specifically, the invention is a flat panel display device which is designed with certain ergonomic features which allow the user to operate the display device comfortably for longer periods of time than with previous prior art hand held displays.
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81 Claims
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41. A display device, the device comprising:
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a single housing, a touch responsive flat panel display screen disposed on one major face of said housing, a primary handgrip and a secondary handgrip on said single housing wherein said primary handgrip and said secondary handgrip are disposed on opposing sides of said single housing, a printed circuit board inside said single housing in electrical contact with said flat panel display to display computer output, a transceiver for sending and receiving an output signal from a computer said output signal to be displayed on said flat panel display, wherein the mass inside said housing is distributed towards the primary handgrip. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A display device comprising:
a single display housing, said single display housing containing a touch screen display with an underlying flat panel display disposed on a major front face of said housing, said single display housing further containing a printed circuit board in electrical contact with and for outputting video signals to said flat panel display and for performing computer operations, including at least a microprocessor, volatile and non-volatile storage, and video graphics hardware to provide signal and control to said flat panel display, a primary handgrip and a secondary handgrip on said single display housing wherein said primary handgrip and said secondary handgrip are disposed on opposing ends of said single display housing, both of said handgrips wrapping around said single display housing from the front to the back of said single display housing, both of said handgrips further angled inward towards the back of the display device, and further wherein said primary handgrip surrounds a removable battery, which can be selectively engaged or disengaged from said single display housing, wherein the mass inside said single display housing is distributed towards the primary handgrip. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. An ergonomic hand held flat panel display device, the device comprising:
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a single housing, a touch screen disposed on one major face of said single housing, a flat panel display behind said touch screen and responsive to said touch screen, a primary handgrip and a secondary handgrip on said single housing wherein said primary handgrip and said secondary handgrip are disposed on opposing sides of said single housing, both of said handgrips wrapping around said housing from the front to the back of said single housing, said handgrips further angled inward towards the back of the display device, a printed circuit board inside said single housing electrically connected to and said flat panel display, wherein said printed circuit board selectively performs independent computer functions, said printed circuit board comprising at least a microprocessor, volatile and non-volatile storage, and video graphics hardware for sending output to and controlling said flat panel display, a connector for receiving power and output signal from a computer said output signal to be displayed on said flat panel display, wherein mass inside said single housing is distributed towards the primary handgrip. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. An ergonomic hand held flat panel display device, the device comprising:
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a single housing, a touch screen disposed on one major face of said housing, a flat panel display behind said touch screen and responsive to said touch screen, a primary handgrip and a secondary handgrip on said display housing wherein said primary handgrip and said secondary handgrip are disposed on opposing ends of said housing, both of said handgrips wrapping around said housing from the front to the back of said housing, said handgrips further angled inward towards the back of the display device, a printed circuit board inside said housing in electrical contact with and enabling said flat panel display to display computer output, wherein mass inside said housing is distributed towards the primary handgrip. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65)
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66. A hand held flat panel computer display unit comprising in combination:
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a single display housing comprising at a front and back side;
a touch screen disposed on one major face of said housing;
a primary and a secondary handgrip on opposing terminal sides of said housing, both of said handgrips wrapping in a rounded configuration around said terminal sides of said housing, each of said handgrips being electrical insulating and substantially non-skid, a printed circuit board inside said housing in electrical contact with said touch screen, wherein said flat panel display displays computer output, wherein mass inside said housing is distributed towards the primary handgrip. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. An ergonomic flat panel computer display device, the device comprising:
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a single housing, a touch responsive flat panel display screen disposed on one major face of said housing, a pair of handgrips on opposing ends of said housing, said handgrips wrapping around from the display screen face of said housing to the opposing face of said housing and said handgrips further angled inward toward said opposing face, wherein mass inside said housing is distributed towards the primary handgrip. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79)
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80. An ergonomic flat panel computer display device, the device comprising:
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a means for inputting data on said display device, a first means for holding and a second means for holding said display device, wherein a means for enclosing components for said display device, such that a mass of said components is distributed towards said first means for holding.
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81. A hand held flat panel computer display unit comprising in combination:
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a means for housing said computer display unit;
a means for inputting data on said computer display unit;
a first and second means for holding said computer display unit, a means for displaying computer signals on said computer display unit, a means for distributing mass inside said computer display unit, wherein said mass is distributed toward either the first or second means for holding.
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