Portable computer with a hand impression

• US 20050166062A1
• Filed: 01/12/2004
• Published: 07/28/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Sanchez-Cifuentes, Alvaro
• Granted Patent: US 7,376,841 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/186
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints

Abstract

A portable data processing system having a chassis base unit and a chassis cover unit pivotably attached with the chassis base unit is provided. A hand impression is disposed on a bottom surface of the chassis base unit. A portable data processing system having a chassis base unit and a chassis cover unit each having a partial hand impression disposed on respective surface is provided.

Claims

1. A portable data processing system, comprising:

a chassis base unit with a hand impression disposed on a bottom surface of the chassis base unit; and

a chassis cover unit pivotably fastened to the chassis base unit.

2. The portable data processing system of claim 1, wherein the hand impression further includes a hand shaped imprint disposed on the bottom surface of the chassis base unit.

3. The portable data processing system of claim 1, wherein an intersection of a medial lateral axis of the chassis base unit and a medial longitudinal axis of the chassis base unit is within an orthogonal projection of the hand impression extending from a border of the hand impression.

4. The portable data processing system of claim 1, wherein the hand impression comprises a palm impression and five conjoined finger impressions extending from the palm impression.

5. The portable data processing system of claim 4, wherein distal ends of the five conjoined finger impressions are more proximate a posterior edge of the chassis base unit than the palm impression.

6. The portable data processing system of claim 4, wherein the palm impression is more proximate an anterior edge of the chassis base unit than the five conjoined finger impressions.

7. The portable data processing system of claim 1, wherein the chassis base unit and the hand impression are part of a monolithic structure.

8. The portable data processing system of claim 1, wherein the hand impression is fastened to the chassis base unit.

9. The portable data processing system of claim 1, further comprising:

a memory that contains a set of instructions and a fingerprint data memory;

a biometric input device, responsive to contact by a user, for generating biometric data; and

a processing unit, responsive to execution of the set of instructions, for disabling the data processing system upon determination that the biometric data does not match data stored in the fingerprint data memory.

10. A portable data processing system, comprising:

a chassis base unit having a first partial hand impression disposed on a bottom surface of the chassis base unit; and

a chassis cover unit pivotably attached to the chassis base unit, wherein the chassis cover unit has a second partial hand impression disposed on a top surface of the chassis cover unit.

11. The portable data processing system of claim 10, wherein the first partial hand impression comprises a partial palm impression and a thumb impression.

12. The portable data processing system of claim 10, wherein the second partial hand impression comprises a plurality of partial finger impressions.

13. The portable data processing system of claim 10, wherein the first partial hand impression extends from a posterior edge of the chassis base unit.

14. The portable data processing system of claim 10, wherein the second partial hand impression extends from a posterior edge of the chassis cover unit.

15. The portable data processing system of claim 10, wherein the chassis base unit and the first partial hand impression are fabricated as a monolithic structure.

16. The portable data processing system of claim 10, wherein the chassis cover unit and the second partial hand impression are fabricated as a monolithic structure.

17. The portable data processing system of claim 10, wherein the first partial hand impression is adhered to the bottom surface, and the second partial hand impression is adhered to the top surface.

18. The portable data processing system of claim 10, further comprising:

a memory that contains a set of instructions and a fingerprint data memory;

a biometric input device, responsive to contact by a user, for generating biometric data; and

a processing unit, responsive to execution of the set of instructions, for disabling the data processing system upon determination that the biometric data does not match data stored in the fingerprint data memory.

19. The portable data processing system of claim 18, wherein the biometric input device is disposed in one of the first partial hand impression and the second partial hand impression.

20. The portable data processing system of claim 18, wherein the second partial hand impression comprises a plurality of partial finger impressions, and the biometric input device is disposed on a distal end of one of the plurality of partial finger impressions.