Portable liquid crystal display and the tablet PC

• US 7,145,769 B2
• Filed: 11/10/2004
• Issued: 12/05/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HannStar Display Corporation
• Original Assignee: HannStar Display Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Wei-Chou
• Primary Examiner(s): LEA EDMONDS, LISA S
• Application Number:
  US10/904,425
• Publication Number:
  US 20060056138A1
• Time in Patent Office: 755 Days
• Field of Search: 316/681, 316/682, 316/683, 349/58, D14/375
• US Class Current: 361/679.26
• 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 1/1656 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

Abstract

A portable liquid crystal display and a Tablet PC are disclosed. The portable liquid crystal display comprises a liquid crystal display panel and a case. The liquid crystal display panel comprises a display area. The case encases the liquid crystal display panel, and exposes the display area outside the case. Wherein, the case comprises an opening. The Tablet PC comprises a liquid crystal panel, a computer-hardware, and a case. The liquid crystal panel comprises a display area. The computer-hardware is electrically connected with the liquid crystal display panel. The case encases the liquid crystal display panel and the computer-hardware, and exposes the display area outside the case. Wherein, the case comprises an opening or gap.

Claims

1. A portable liquid crystal display, comprising:

a liquid crystal display panel with a display area; and

a case, encasing the liquid crystal display panel and exposing the display area at a first surface of the case, wherein the case comprises at least one opening formed through the first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface of the case, and a supporting means is pierced through the opening for carrying the portable liquid crystal display.

2. A portable liquid crystal display at claim 1, wherein the opening is a closed-opening, and said closed-opening a round hole, an elliptic hole, a polygon hole, and other irregular holes.

3. A portable liquid crystal display of claim 1, wherein the opening is an unclosed-opening, and said unclosed-opening comprises a round hole, an elliptic hole and, a polygon hole, and other irregular holes.

4. A portable liquid crystal display of claim 1, wherein the supporting means comprises a rope.

5. The portable liquid crystal display of claim 1, wherein all sides of the opening is defined by the case.

6. The portable liquid crystal display of claim 1, wherein the opening extends substantially along an entire side of the case.

7. A Tablet PC, comprising:

a liquid crystal display panel with a display area;

a computer hardware, electrically connected to the liquid crystal display panel; and

a case, encasing the liquid crystal display panel and exposing the display area at a first surface of the case, wherein the case comprises at least one opening formed through the first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface of the case, and a supporting means is pierced through the opening for carrying the portable liquid crystal display.

8. A Tablet PC of claim 7, wherein the opening is a closed-opening and comprising a round hole, an elliptic hole, a polygon hole, and other irregular holes.

9. A Tablet PC of claim 7, wherein the opening is an unclosed-opening and comprising a round hole, an elliptic hole, a polygon hole, and other irregular holes.

10. A Tablet PC of claim 7, wherein the supporting means comprises a rope.

11. The Tablet PC of claim 7, wherein all sides of the opening is defined by the case.

12. The Tablet PC of claim 7, wherein the opening extends substantially along an entire side of the case.