Electronic equipment and method for use the electronic equipment

• US 20050270736A1
• Filed: 06/02/2005
• Published: 12/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Herranen, Timo, Maatta, Esa
• Application Number:
  US11/144,582
• Publication Number:
  US 20050270736A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.260
• 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 1/1654 the display being detachable, e.g. for remote use
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1671 Special purpose buttons or auxiliary keyboards, e.g. retractable mini keypads, keypads or buttons that remain accessible at closed laptop G06F1/1666 takes precedence
• 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 1/1683 for the transmission of signal or power between the different housings, e.g. details of wired or wireless communication, passage of cabling
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1686 the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1688 the I/O peripheral being integrated loudspeakers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1614 Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode

Abstract

The invention concerns electronic equipment including a body structure in which a place is arranged for at least one display and belonging in connection with the body structure display means including at least one said display, whereby the said display allows use of the equipment in at least two operating modes, and user interface means for inputting information to the equipment and including at least one input part being constantly on view, and which equipment and especially its at least one said display can be adapted to at least two operating modes for presenting the information, of which in the first operating mode, being the mobile-station operating mode, the said display is adapted to merge with the body structure of the equipment being in the place arranged for it, and in the second operating mode, the display is raised from its place, and in both operating modes information is adapted to be inputted to the equipment by the user interface means. The second operating mode is a desktop operating mode in which the viewing angle (α) of the display is adapted for the desktop use of the equipment.

Claims

1. Electronic equipment including

a body structure in which a place is arranged for at least one display and belonging in connection with the body structure

display means including at least one said display, whereby the said display allows use of the equipment in at least two operating modes, and

user interface means for inputting information to the equipment and including at least one input part being constantly on view, and which equipment and especially its at least one said display can be adapted to at least two operating modes for presenting the information, of which

in the first operating mode, being the mobile-station operating mode, the said display is adapted to merge with the body structure of the equipment being in the place arranged for it, and

in the second operating mode, the display is raised from its place, and in both operating modes information is adapted to be inputted to the equipment by the user interface means,

characterized in that the second operating mode is a desktop operating mode in which the viewing angle (α

) of the display is adapted for the desktop use of the equipment.

2. Equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that the said viewing angle (α

) of the said display relating to the body structure is 80-160 degree.

3. Equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that the said viewing angle (α

) of the display relating to the body structure is somewhat 90-150 degree.

4. Equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that between the said display and body structure a hinge arrangement is arranged that is arranged to move the display longitudinally in connection with the body structure.

5. Equipment according to claim 4, characterized in that hinge arrangement includes guides arranged in connection with the body structure and counter members arranged in connection with the said display and arranged to be moved in the guides.

6. Equipment according to any claim 1, characterized in that the user interface means also include an enlarged input part, which is adapted to be covered at least in part under the said display in the mobile-station operating mode of the equipment.

7. Equipment according to any claim 1, characterized in that in the body structure are arranged loudspeaker devices, which are covered under the said display in the mobile-station operating mode of the equipment.

8. Equipment according to claim 7, characterized in that the loudspeaker devices are adapted to form a stereo arrangement.

9. Equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that external user interface devices may be adapted in the equipment, such as, for example, a keyboard part or a mouse control.

10. Equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that the body structure of the equipment is adapted to keep the equipment in a stabile position in the desktop operating mode, especially for its handsfree use.

11. Method for using electronic equipment, wherein the electronic equipment is formed by a body structure including display means and user interface means in which body structure is arranged a place for at least one display, while the display means include at least one said display and the user interface means include at least one input part being constantly on view, and which equipment and especially its at least one said display can be arrange at least two operating mode, in which

in the first operating mode being a mobile-station operating mode, the said display merges with the body structure of the equipment being in the place arranged for it, and

in the second operating mode, the said display is raised from its place, and in both operating modes information is adapted to be inputted to the equipment by the user interface means and information is presented on the said display, characterized in that the second operating mode is a desktop operating mode in which the viewing angle (α

) of the display may be adapted for the desktop use of the equipment.

12. Method according to claim 11, characterized in that the said viewing angle (α

) of the said display relating to the body structure is 80-160 degree.

13. Method according to claim 12, characterized in that the said viewing angle (α

) of the display relating to the body structure is somewhat 90-150 degree.

14. Method according to claim 11, characterized in that between the said display and body structure a hinge arrangement is arranged by means of which the display is moved longitudinally in connection with the body structure when changing the operating mode.

15. Method according to claim 14, characterized in that the said display is moved between the first and second operating modes by sliding it in the body structure.

16. Body structure of electronic equipment, where the following can be fitted in connection with the body structure

display means, including at least one display for which a place is arranged in the body structure, and

user interface means, including at least one input part being constantly on view, and

which at least one said display can be adapted into at least two operating modes for presenting the information, of which

in the first operating mode, being the mobile-station operating mode, the said display is adapted to merge into the body structure being in the place arranged for it, and

in the second operating mode, the said display is raised from its place, and in both operating modes information is adapted to be inputted to the equipment by the user interface means and in the body structure elements are fitted to allow use of the said display in both operating modes to present information, characterized in that, the second operating mode is a desktop operating mode for which elements are fitted to the body structure in order to allow use of the said display in the said desktop operating mode.

17. Body structure according to claim 16, characterized in that elements are fitted to arrange between the said display and body structure a hinge arrangement that is arranged to move the said display longitudinally in connection with the body structure.

18. Body structure according to claim 17, characterized in that hinge arrangement includes guides arranged in connection with the body structure and to which guides counter members arranged in connection with the said display may be fitted.

19. Body structure according to claim 16, characterized in that the user interface means fitted into the body structure also include an enlarged input part, which is adapted to be covered at least partly under the said display in the mobile-station operating mode of the equipment.

20. Body structure according to claim 16, characterized in that the body structure of the equipment is adapted to keep the equipment in a stabile position in the desktop operating mode, especially for its handsfree use.

21. Body structure according to any claim 16, characterized in that the body structure includes elements for adjusting the viewing angle (α

) of the display.