Digital Book

• US 20170205848A1
• Filed: 02/07/2014
• Published: 07/20/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/1997
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Glenn Rolus Borgward
• Original Assignee: Glenn Rolus Borgward
• Inventors: Rolus Borgward, Glenn
• Granted Patent: US 10,078,345 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1643 the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1649 the additional display being independently orientable, e.g. for presenting information to a second user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1652 the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1654 the display being detachable, e.g. for remote use
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• 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 1/169 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 1/189 Power distribution
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/0283 for data storage and retrieval
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1632 Pen holder integrated in the computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus

Abstract

A digital book includes a casing adapted to fold open and shut like a book and having a folding axis, a main part, and a secondary part, together forming a book back part. A display unit consists of at least two parts arranged such that when the casing is folded out, the main part and the secondary part are each presented with at least one screen each, like pages of a book. A control unit has means for receiving, storing, processing, and reproducing information, and an operating unit has operating elements for using the digital book as a device for receiving/processing/reproducing information. A supply unit has a receiving opening and a guide and supply pin, by means of which the digital book can be plugged in when the casing is folded shut, for inputting and outputting information, for supplying energy, and for storing the digital book.

Claims

1-46. -46. (canceled)

47. A display device, in particular for displaying text and/or image information, comprising:

a casing with a first part and at least one second part, wherein the first part and the at least one second part are arranged in such a way that said casing can be folded open and shut about a folding axis like a book, and wherein a spine part is formed by the first part and the at least one second part,

a display unit with at least one display,

wherein said spine part is adapted to accommodate a battery, particularly a re-chargeable battery, for current supply.

48. The display device according to claim 47, wherein said spine part comprises a swivel joint for foldably connecting said first part and said at least one second part, wherein said swivel joint is adapted to accommodate said battery.

49. The display device according to claim 47, wherein said spine part is adapted to accommodate a cylindrical battery in such a way that the longitudinal axis of said battery is arranged co-axially to said folding axis.

50. The display device according to claim 47, further comprising a control unit with means for recording, storing, processing and reproducing information.

51. The display device according to claim 47, further comprising an operating unit with operating elements for using said display device as device for recording, processing and/or reproducing information.

52. The display device according to claim 51, wherein said operating element comprises combination key elements, particularly being arranged in a grasping border region.

53. The display device according to claim 47, further comprising an interface unit for supplying and leading away information and for supplying energy, in particular for charging said battery.

54. The display device according to claim 47, wherein said casing, particularly said spine part, comprises counter contacts in a guiding and supplying opening for current supply and/or for supplying and leading away information.

55. The display device according to claim 54, wherein said guiding and supplying opening is configured cylindrically such that the longitudinal axis of said guiding and supplying opening is arranged co-axially to said folding axis.

56. The display device according to claim 47, wherein said first part and said at least one second part are mechanically and/or electrically detachably connected to each other.

57. The display device according to claim 47, wherein said first part and said at least one second part are non-detachably connected to each other.

58. The display device according to claim 47, wherein said display unit is provided in at least a two-part form and is arranged such that, in a folded open state of the casing, said first part with at least one display and said at least one second part with at least one display are provided to a user like pages of a book.

59. The display device according to claim 47, wherein a light emitting diode for displaying the state of charge of said battery is provided at the spine part.

60. The display device according to claim 47, wherein said spine part comprises a swivel joint with two hinge parts, wherein said battery is arranged between said hinge parts such that said hinge parts together with said battery form an essentially cylindrical unit being arranged coaxially to the folding axis.

61. The display device according to claim 47, wherein said first part comprises said display unit and wherein said second part comprises an input unit for inputting and/or manipulating data.

62. The display device according to claim 61, wherein said display unit and said input unit are arranged such that, in a folded open state of the casing, said display unit and said input unit are presented to a user like pages of a book.

63. The display device according to claim 61, wherein said input unit comprises a touch screen display and/or an alphanumeric keyboard, in particular, a laptop keyboard.

64. The display device according to claim 62, wherein said input unit comprises a touch screen display and/or an alphanumeric keyboard, in particular, a laptop keyboard.