Personal digital assistant with internal printer and user interface

• US 20050018243A1
• Filed: 08/18/2004
• Published: 01/27/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Original Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Inventors: Silverbrook, Kia
• Granted Patent: US 7,219,990 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.150
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 11/706 using a cutting tool mounted on a reciprocating carrier
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 15/044 Cassettes or cartridges containing continuous copy material, tape, for setting into printing devices
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/01 Ink jet
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/16 Production of nozzles
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/16552 using cleaning fluids
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17513 Inner structure
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/1752 Mounting within the printer
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17546 electronically
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17553 Outer structure
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 29/023 with reduced dimensions
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 29/13 Cases or covers
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 29/38 Drives, motors, controls or automatic cut-off devices for the entire printing mechanism
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/36 for portability , i.e. hand-held printers or laptop printers B41J3/4075 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/44 Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms having dual functions or combined with, or coupled to, apparatus performing other functions
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/445 Printers integrated in other types of apparatus, e.g. printers integrated in cameras
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/46 Printing mechanisms combined with apparatus providing a visual indication
• 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 1/1696 the I/O peripheral being a printing or scanning device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/202 Air convective hinge
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 15/00 Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data , e.g. computer output printersprinting or plotting combined with another operation, e.g. with conveying, G06K17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 2215/0082 : Architecture adapted for a particular function

Abstract

1. A hand held personal digital assistant including: memory for storing information; a display; a pagewidth printhead; a processor for processing information to generate dot data and supply it to the printhead; a supply of print media disposed within said personal digital assistant. a user interface configured to enable: retrieval of the information from the memory for display on the display; printing of the displayed information; and input of further information for storage, display and printing.

Claims

1. A hand held personal digital assistant including:

memory for storing information;

a display;

a pagewidth printhead;

a processor for processing information to generate dot data and supply it to the printhead;

a supply of print media disposed within said personal digital assistant.

a user interface configured to enable;

retrieval of the information from the memory for display on the display;

printing of the displayed information; and

input of further information for storage, display and printing.

2. The personal digital assistant of claim 1 including a body section connected to said display through a hinge joint, said body section housing said information storage device and at least a portion of said user interface, wherein at least a portion of said printer is disposed in said hinge joint.

3. The personal digital assistant of claim 2 including a supply of print media disposed in said hinge joint.

4. The personal digital assistant of claim 3 including a releasable cover portion through which a portion of said printer including said print media and/or an ink cartridge can be removed.

5. The personal digital assistant of claim 2 wherein said printer includes a monolithic pagewidth printhead.

6. The personal digital assistant of claim 5 wherein said printhead is an ink jet printhead.

7. The personal digital assistant of claim 1 wherein said user interface includes a touch screen integrated into the display.