Personal digital assistant with integrated printer including a receptacle for receiving an ink cartridge

• US 7,021,758 B2
• Filed: 08/18/2004
• Issued: 04/04/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Original Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Inventors: Silverbrook, Kia
• Primary Examiner(s): Meier, Stephen
• Assistant Examiner(s): Tran, Ly T.
• Application Number:
  US10/920,197
• Publication Number:
  US 20050012804A1
• Time in Patent Office: 594 Days
• Field of Search: 347/108, 347/109, 347/105, 347/104, 400/88, 400/613, 400/693
• US Class Current: 347/109
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 11/706 using a cutting tool mounted on a reciprocating carrier
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 15/044 Cassettes or cartridges containing continuous copy material, tape, for setting into printing devices
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/01 Ink jet
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/16 Production of nozzles
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/16552 using cleaning fluids
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17513 Inner structure
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/1752 Mounting within the printer
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17546 electronically
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17553 Outer structure
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 29/023 with reduced dimensions
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 29/13 Cases or covers
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 29/38 Drives, motors, controls or automatic cut-off devices for the entire printing mechanism
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/36 for portability , i.e. hand-held printers or laptop printers B41J3/4075 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/44 Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms having dual functions or combined with, or coupled to, apparatus performing other functions
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/445 Printers integrated in other types of apparatus, e.g. printers integrated in cameras
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/46 Printing mechanisms combined with apparatus providing a visual indication
• 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 1/1696 the I/O peripheral being a printing or scanning device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/202 Air convective hinge
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 15/00 Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data , e.g. computer output printersprinting or plotting combined with another operation, e.g. with conveying, G06K17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 2215/0082 : Architecture adapted for a particular function

Abstract

A hand held personal digital assistant including:

• • information storage means;
  • display means;
  • an in-built printer;
  • control means allowing a user to selectively retrieve and display information from said storage means on said display means and to print said information using said printer means;
  • a receptacle for receiving an ink cartridge containing at least one ink for supply to the in-built printer; and
  • an interface enabling a user to enter and store new information in said information storage means.

Claims

1. A hand held personal digital assistant including:

information storage means;

display means;

an in-built printer;

control means allowing a user to selectively retrieve and display information from said storage means on said display means and to print said information using said printer;

a body section connected to said display means through a hinge joint, said body section housing said information storage means and said control means, wherein at least a portion of said printer is disposed in said hinge joint;

a print media roll located substantially within said hinge;

a receptacle for receiving an ink cartridge containing at least one ink for supply to the in-built printer; and

an interface enabling a user to enter and store new information in said information storage means.

2. A personal digital assistant according to claim 1, wherein the printer means includes a monolithic pagewidth printhead.

3. A personal digital assistant according to claim 2, wherein the printhead is an ink jet printhead.

4. A personal digital assistant according to claim 1, wherein the body or hinge includes a releasable cover portion through which a portion of the printer including the print media and/or an ink cartridge can be removed.