DUAL-USE PORTABLE DISPLAY DEVICE
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1. A portable display device, comprising:
- a substantially rectangular display panel housing, housing a first display panel and having a first short side and a second short side;
a first keyboard housing panel, substantially equal in size to said substantially rectangular display panel housing and hingably connected to said first short side of said substantially rectangular display panel housing; and
a second keyboard housing panel, substantially equal in size to said substantially rectangular display panel housing and hingably connected to said second short side of said substantially rectangular display panel housing, such that in a first configuration, said portable display device functions as a first type of compact display device and in a second configuration said portable display device functions as a second type of display device comprising a split, full size keyboard input, and functional user access to said display panel in its entirety.
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A portable display device that, in a first configuration, may function as a first type of device, such as a cellular phone and, in a second configuration, as a second type of device, such as a personal computer a split, full size keyboard spanning a display panel. Each keyboard panel may be substantially equal in size to the display panel, and may constitute the left and right hand halves of a standard keyboard. The keyboard panels may be hingably connected to the opposite short sides of the rectangular display panel. The device may further include a numeric keypad, hingably connected to a short edge of either keyboard panel.
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1. A portable display device, comprising:
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a substantially rectangular display panel housing, housing a first display panel and having a first short side and a second short side; a first keyboard housing panel, substantially equal in size to said substantially rectangular display panel housing and hingably connected to said first short side of said substantially rectangular display panel housing; and a second keyboard housing panel, substantially equal in size to said substantially rectangular display panel housing and hingably connected to said second short side of said substantially rectangular display panel housing, such that in a first configuration, said portable display device functions as a first type of compact display device and in a second configuration said portable display device functions as a second type of display device comprising a split, full size keyboard input, and functional user access to said display panel in its entirety. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of transforming a portable display device from a first, folded configuration to a second, unfolded configuration, said method comprising the steps of:
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rotating a numeric keypad housing panel about a first hinge such that said numeric keypad housing panel moves away from a second keyboard housing panel comprising a right hand section of a keyboard; rotating said second keyboard housing panel around a second hinge such that said second keyboard housing panel moves away from a substantially rectangular display panel housing; and rotating a first keyboard housing panel comprising a left hand section of a keyboard around a third hinge such that said first keyboard housing panel moves away from said substantially rectangular display panel housing.
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15. A method of transforming a tablet device from a first, folded configuration to a second, unfolded configuration, said method comprising the steps of:
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rotating a number pad around a first, two panel wide hinge such that said number pad moves away from a main panel; rotating a right half-alpha keyboard around a second, one panel wide hinge such that said right half-alpha keyboard moves away from a left half-alpha keyboard; and rotating said left half-alpha keyboard around a third, flush hinge such that said left half-alpha keyboard moves away from said main panel.
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