PORTABLE COMPUTER

• US 20100045606A1
• Filed: 05/27/2009
• Published: 02/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Inventors: Liu, Wen-Chou, Shen, Yu-Chuan, Liu, Chi-Yi, Huang, Jih-Hung
• Application Number:
  US12/472,381
• Publication Number:
  US 20100045606A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/168
• 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 1/169 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 3/0231 Cordless keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface

Abstract

A portable computer including a host and an input device is provided. The host has a accommodating space and a first wireless transmission unit. The input device is detachably disposed in the accommodating space and has a touch pad, a plurality of control buttons and a second wireless transmission unit. The touch pad and the control buttons are electrically connected to the second wireless transmission unit. The second wireless transmission unit is used for performing wireless transmission with the first wireless transmission unit.

Claims

1. A portable computer, comprising:

a host, having a accommodating space and a first wireless transmission unit; and

an input device, detachably disposed in the accommodating space, and having a touch pad, a plurality of control buttons and a second wireless transmission unit, wherein the touch pad and the control buttons are electrically connected to the second wireless transmission unit, and the second wireless transmission unit is used for performing wireless transmission with the first wireless transmission unit.

2. The portable computer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the host comprises:

a base, having the accommodating space; and

a display device, pivotally connected to the base.

3. The portable computer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the input device comprises:

a first part, having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the touch pad is located on the first surface, and the control buttons are located on the second surface; and

two second parts, pivotally connected to the first part, and suitable for being rotated to close to or depart from each other.

4. The portable computer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control buttons comprise a direction key, a plurality of function keys and a plurality of setting keys.

5. The portable computer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first wireless transmission unit and the second wireless transmission unit form a module, and the module is a bluetooth module or an infrared module.

6. The portable computer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the host further has a withdraw device disposed aside the accommodating space, which is used for withdrawing the input device form the accommodating space.

7. The portable computer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the host further has a plurality of first contacts exposed in the accommodating space, and the input device further has a plurality of second contacts corresponding to the first contacts.

8. The portable computer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the host further has a non-contact charging module for charging the input device.

9. The portable computer as claimed in claim 1, wherein a bottom surface of the accommodating space has a plurality of concave areas for accommodating the control buttons.

10. The portable computer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the input device further has a plurality of function keys.