Portable computer

• US 8,049,717 B2
• Filed: 07/06/2007
• Issued: 11/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Inventors: Chou, Peng-Hui
• Primary Examiner(s): Shankar; Vijay
• Application Number:
  US11/773,970
• Publication Number:
  US 20080052635A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,579 Days
• Field of Search: 345 11- 5, 345156-169, 345173-178
• US Class Current: 345/156
• 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 1/165 the additional display being small, e.g. for presenting status information
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1671 Special purpose buttons or auxiliary keyboards, e.g. retractable mini keypads, keypads or buttons that remain accessible at closed laptop G06F1/1666 takes precedence

Abstract

A portable computer includes a main body, a display and a status reminder apparatus. The status reminder apparatus is provided on the main body or the display for displaying a reminder message, such as time, the email-receiving status, the program status of instant communication, meeting reminder information and so on, so that users can not forget a time or a meeting when playing computer games in full screen mode, and can receive the latest information at any time.

Claims

1. A portable computer, comprising:

a main body for processing at least one application;

a display pivotally connected to one side of the main body for displaying the processing result of one of the applications in a full screen mode; and

a status reminder apparatus provided at the main body for receiving a status of each application to get instant information and displaying the instant information as a reminder message, wherein the instant information comprises an instant message reminder, an internet phone notification, a meeting reminder, a volume notification, MP3-plaving information, a status of weather, an email status or time information and a detailed content thereof which is displayed by using text, numbers, symbols, images, or the combination thereof.

2. The portable computer according to claim 1, wherein the status reminder apparatus is provided at the main body near the hinge between the main body and the display.

3. The portable computer according to claim 1, wherein the status reminder apparatus is a liquid crystal display panel, an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) module, or a light-emitting diode module.

4. The portable computer according to claim 1, wherein the reminder message includes time and the email-receiving status.

5. The portable computer according to claim 1, wherein the status reminder apparatus is used to display a text, a number, a symbol, an image, or a combination thereof.

6. A portable computer, comprising:

a main body for processing at least one application;

a display pivotally connected to one side of the main body for displaying the processing result of one of the applications in a full screen mode; and

a status reminder apparatus provided on the display for receiving a status of each application to get instant information and displaying the instant information as a reminder message, wherein the instant information comprises an instant message reminder, an internet phone notification, a meeting reminder, a volume notification, MP3-playing information, a status of weather, an email status or time information, and a detailed content thereof which is displayed by using text, numbers, symbols, images, or the combination thereof.

7. The portable computer according to claim 6, wherein the status reminder apparatus is provided on the display away from the hinge between the main body and the display.

8. The portable computer according to claim 7, further comprising a network camera for capturing image data, wherein the network camera is integrated into the status reminder apparatus.

9. The portable computer according to claim 6, wherein the status reminder apparatus is a liquid crystal display panel, an organic light emitting diode (OLED) module, or a light emitting diode module.

10. The portable computer according to claim 6, wherein the reminder message includes time and email-receiving status.

11. The portable computer according to claim 6, wherein the status reminder apparatus is used to display text, a number, a symbol, an image or a combination thereof.

12. A portable computer, comprising:

a main body for processing at least one application;

a display pivotally connected to one side of the main body for displaying the processing result of one of the applications in a full screen mode; and

a status reminder apparatus provided at the main body for receiving a status of each application to get instant information and displaying the instant information;

wherein the instant information comprises a detailed content to show the status of each application, the status reminder apparatus displaying the detailed content by using text, numbers, symbols, images, or the combination thereof.