Information processing apparatus

• US 7,916,463 B2
• Filed: 07/08/2009
• Issued: 03/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Toshiba Client Solutions CO., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Aya, Sohei, Kinoshita, Teruo, Toma, Hideyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): LEA EDMONDS, LISA S
• Application Number:
  US12/499,729
• Publication Number:
  US 20100067186A1
• Time in Patent Office: 629 Days
• Field of Search: 361/679.28
• US Class Current: 361/679.28
• 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 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/2266 disposed inside the computer

Abstract

According to one embodiment, the information processing apparatus includes a main housing, a display housing containing a display panel, a hinge section provided between an end part of the main housing and an end part of the display housing and rotatably coupling the display housing to the main housing, a first antenna section, and a second antenna section. The first antenna section is provided in the end part of the display housing and electrically connected to the display panel, and at least a part of the first antenna section is located below the display panel in a state where the display housing is in a raised position relative to the main housing. The second antenna section is provided in the main housing, and is configured to perform wireless communication with the first antenna section.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a main housing;

a display housing comprising a display panel;

a hinge between an end portion of the main housing and a first end portion of the display housing and rotatably attaching the display housing to the main housing;

a first antenna in the first end portion of the display housing and electrically connected to the display panel, at least a portion of the first antenna being located below the display panel when the display housing is in a raised position relative to the main housing; and

a second antenna in the main housing configured to perform wirelessly communication with the first antenna.

2. The information processing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a power source in the main housing; and

a power supply line electrically connected to the power source and extending from the main housing through the hinge into the display housing in order to supply the display panel with power.

3. The information processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the first antenna is configured to receive an image signal to be supplied to the display panel from the second antenna.

4. The information processing apparatus of claim 3, further comprising:

a memory in the display housing configured to store image data on an image displayed on the display panel when wireless connection between the first antenna and the second antenna is unavailable.

5. The information processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the first antenna and the second antenna are vertically aligned with each other when the display housing is in the raised position.

6. The information processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the first antenna is always within 3 cm of the second antenna.

7. The information processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the main housing comprising a bottom portion configured to connect with a communication adapter when the information processing apparatus is placed on the communication adapter, and

the second antenna is within a wireless communication range of the bottom portion.

8. The information processing apparatus of claim 7, wherein

the information processing apparatus is configured to stop providing power to the first antenna, and maintain power to the second antenna such that the second antenna is configured to communicate with the communication adapter when the display housing is in a laid position relative to the main housing.

9. The information processing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a third antenna in a second end portion of the display housing, which is opposite to the first end part attached to the hinge, wherein

at least a portion of the third antenna located above the display panel in the state where the display housing is in the raised position,

the first antenna is electrically connected to the third antenna and configured to receive a wireless communication signal used for communication of the third antenna from the second antenna.

10. The information processing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

an inverter in the first end portion of the display housing attached to the hinge and located below the display panel in the state where the display housing is in the raised position, wherein

the first antenna is located away from the inverter.