ELECTRONIC APPARATUS

• US 20140347799A1
• Filed: 04/17/2014
• Published: 11/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Ono, Yukiya
• Application Number:
  US14/255,850
• Publication Number:
  US 20140347799A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.09
• 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 1/1683 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 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/266 Arrangements to supply power to external peripherals either directly from the computer or under computer control, e.g. supply of power through the communication port, computer controlled power-strips
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/20 using microwaves or radio frequency waves

Abstract

According to at least one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes an main body includes an upper surface having a keyboard arranged thereon, and a contactless charging module in a palm rest region on the upper surface, configured to charge an external apparatus proximate to the palm rest region by contactless charging.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a main body comprising an upper surface comprising a keyboard; and

a contactless charger in a palm rest on the upper surface, configured to charge an external apparatus by contactless charging.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the external apparatus comprises a wearable apparatus on or near a user'"'"'s wrist.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a touchpad in the palm rest,

wherein the contactless charger comprises first and second contactless charging modules arranged on sides of the touchpad.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the palm rest region is between the keyboard and an edge of the main body, and

the contactless charger is closer to the edge of the main body than to a middle portion between the keyboard and the edge of the main body.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a short-range wireless communicator configured for short-range wireless communication with the external apparatus.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a touchpad in the palm rest; and

first and second short-range wireless communicators on sides of the touchpad,

wherein the contactless charging module comprises first and second contactless charging modules on sides of the touchpad.

7. The apparatus of claim 5, further comprising a processor configured to synchronize data between the external apparatus and the electronic apparatus, by using the short-range wireless communication, in response to proximity of the external apparatus to the palm rest.

8. The apparatus of claim 5, further comprising an authentication controller configured to unlock the electronic apparatus when wireless connection between the external apparatus and the short-range wireless communicator is established and when the electronic apparatus is in a locked state.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the authentication controller is configured to lock the electronic apparatus when the external apparatus is not within a contactless-chargeable distance of the palm rest for a certain period.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising

a controller configured to deactivate a touch pad in the palm rest while the external apparatus is within a contactless-chargeable distance of the palm rest.

11. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a main body comprising an upper surface comprising a keyboard;

a touchpad in a palm rest; and

first and second short-range wireless communication modules on sides of the touchpad.

12. An electronic apparatus wearable on or near a wrist, comprising:

a battery; and

a local contactless charger configured to charge the battery by using electric power from an external contactless charger with a contactless-chargeable distance of the electronic apparatus.