Multi-functional laptop

• US 7,636,236 B1
• Filed: 11/10/2007
• Issued: 12/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Prince K. Nana
• Original Assignee: Prince K. Nana
• Inventors: Nana, Prince K.
• Primary Examiner(s): Duong, Hung V
• Application Number:
  US11/938,264
• Time in Patent Office: 773 Days
• Field of Search: 36167907-67908, 3616791-67918, 361/679.41, 361/679.56, 3122231-2235, 248917-920, 405/30
• US Class Current: 361/679.26
• 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 1/1656 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 1/1679 for locking or maintaining the movable parts of the enclosure in a fixed position, e.g. latching mechanism at the edge of the display in a laptop or for the screen protective cover of a PDA G06F1/1681 takes precedence
• 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: Y10S 248/92 Angular and linear video display screen support adjustment

Abstract

A multi-functional laptop computer. An illustrative embodiment of the multi-functional laptop computer includes a laptop base, a laptop monitor pivotally carried by the laptop base, a CPU provided in one of the laptop base and the laptop monitor, a keyboard provided on the laptop base and connected to the CPU, a display screen provided on the laptop monitor and connected to the CPU and audio/video ports provided in the laptop base and connected to the CPU.

Claims

1. A multi-functional laptop computer, comprising:

a laptop base;

a laptop monitor pivotally carried by said laptop base;

electric lighting provided on at least one of said laptop base and said laptop monitor;

a CPU provided in one of said laptop base and said laptop monitor;

a keyboard provided on said laptop base and connected to said CPU;

a display screen provided on said laptop monitor and connected to said CPU; and

audio/video ports provided in said laptop base and connected to said CPU.

2. The multi-functional laptop computer of claim 1 further comprising a CD/DVD player provided in said laptop base and connected to said CPU.

3. The multi-functional laptop computer of claim 1 further comprising a receiver connected to said CPU and a remote control interfacing wirelessly with said receiver.

4. The multi-functional laptop computer of claim 1 further comprising a television tuner connected to said CPU.

5. The multi-functional laptop computer of claim 1 further comprising a camera provided in said laptop monitor and connected to said CPU.

6. The multi-functional laptop computer of claim 1 wherein said electric lighting comprises a pair of lighting strips provided on said laptop base.

7. The multi-functional laptop computer of claim 1 wherein said electric lighting comprises an accent strip provided on said laptop monitor.

8. The multi-functional laptop computer of claim 1 wherein said electric lighting comprises a neon emblem provided on said laptop monitor.

9. A multi-functional laptop computer, comprising:

a laptop base;

a laptop monitor pivotally carried by said laptop base;

electric lighting provided on at least one of said laptop base and said laptop monitor;

a CPU provided in one of said laptop base and said laptop monitor;

a keyboard provided on said laptop base and connected to said CPU;

a display screen provided on said laptop monitor and connected to said CPU; and

a credit/debit card slot provided in said laptop base and connected to said CPU.

10. The multi-functional laptop computer of claim 9 further comprising a CD/DVD player provided in said laptop base and connected to said CPU.

11. The multi-functional laptop computer of claim 9 further comprising a receiver connected to said CPU and a remote control interfacing wirelessly with said receiver.

12. The multi-functional laptop computer of claim 9 further comprising a television tuner connected to said CPU.

13. The multi-functional laptop computer of claim 9 further comprising a camera provided in said laptop monitor and connected to said CPU.

14. The multi-functional laptop computer of claim 9 wherein said electric lighting comprises a pair of lighting strips provided on said laptop base.

15. The multi-functional laptop computer of claim 9 wherein said electric lighting comprises an accent strip provided on said laptop monitor.

16. The multi-functional laptop computer of claim 9 wherein said electric lighting comprises a neon emblem provided on said laptop monitor.