Portable computer including, for facsimile transmission, a document scanner integral with the display module
First Claim
1. A portable computer comprising:
- a main body having a keyboard, a disc drive, data processing means, and a communication modem;
a display module pivotally connected to said main body, said display module having first and second mutually opposite major sides, a computer display panel on said first major side, a paper feed slot, a paper release slot, a manuscript paper path within the display module extending between said paper feed slot and said paper release slot, a paper feed sensor within said display module at a first place along said path near said paper feed slot, an image scanner means within said display module at a second place along said path for converting scanned information into digital signals, and guide rollers actuated by a motor and positioned at a plurality of further places along the manuscript paper path; and
display connector means electrically connecting said display module to said main body so as to transport computer display drive signals from said main body to said display module.
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Abstract
A laptop computer having an internal modem and facsimile adapter in its main body including a member, on one side of which is formed a touch display screen, which is pivotably mounted by means of a hinge to the main body and which is positionable between a closed position abutting the keyboard, disk drive and a CD ROM drive, and an open position in which the display screen is upright. The member includes the entire paper path for an image scanner contained in the member, which paper path extends from a paper feed slot in a free end of the member remote from the hinge and a paper release slot in the other side of the member proximate the hinge. The member is connected to the hinge by a pair of electrical connectors which are configured so that the member may be connected in either of two ways with a selected side of the member facing the keyboard during operation of the computer.
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11 Claims
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1. A portable computer comprising:
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a main body having a keyboard, a disc drive, data processing means, and a communication modem; a display module pivotally connected to said main body, said display module having first and second mutually opposite major sides, a computer display panel on said first major side, a paper feed slot, a paper release slot, a manuscript paper path within the display module extending between said paper feed slot and said paper release slot, a paper feed sensor within said display module at a first place along said path near said paper feed slot, an image scanner means within said display module at a second place along said path for converting scanned information into digital signals, and guide rollers actuated by a motor and positioned at a plurality of further places along the manuscript paper path; and display connector means electrically connecting said display module to said main body so as to transport computer display drive signals from said main body to said display module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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