Mobile computer with PC housing for PC card and dongle
First Claim
1. A computer structure comprising a computer housing and activation means, said computer housing comprising substantially all of the components of a conventional computer, said housing comprising a PC card housing having means for attachment therein to an external connection means for a PC card, said PC card housing having means to contain substantially an entire PC card and its dongle, leaving only a cable connected to said PC card exposed outside said PC card housing, and wherein said activating means is selected from the group consisting of audio activation means, eye-tracking activation means, electroencephalography, head or arm-tracking means, a keyboard, pen, mouse, touch activation means and mixtures of said activation means, said PC card housing having an opening through which a cable attached to said entire PC card can extend to outside said computer structure.
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Abstract
This invention provides a computer structure where any PC card used with the computer will be inserted and used in a housing where the entire PC card is enclosed and protected. This prevents the frequent damage of PC cards in conventional computer structures.
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- 1. A computer structure comprising a computer housing and activation means, said computer housing comprising substantially all of the components of a conventional computer, said housing comprising a PC card housing having means for attachment therein to an external connection means for a PC card, said PC card housing having means to contain substantially an entire PC card and its dongle, leaving only a cable connected to said PC card exposed outside said PC card housing, and wherein said activating means is selected from the group consisting of audio activation means, eye-tracking activation means, electroencephalography, head or arm-tracking means, a keyboard, pen, mouse, touch activation means and mixtures of said activation means, said PC card housing having an opening through which a cable attached to said entire PC card can extend to outside said computer structure.
- 7. A hands-free portable body-supported computer system comprising a computer housing, hands-free activation means, and means for supporting said computer housing on a user, said computer housing comprising substantially all of the components of a conventional computer, said housing also comprising a PCMCIA card housing having means for attachment therein to an external connection means for said PCMCIA card, said PCMCIA card housing having means to contain or house substantially an entire PCMCIA card and its dongle but not a cable connected to said PCMCIA card, said activating means selected from the group consisting of audio activation means, eye-tracking activation means, electroencephalography, head or arm-tracking means, and mixtures of said activation means.
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