Universal rearward keyboard with means for inserting a portable computational display

• US 8,289,702 B2
• Filed: 08/11/2010
• Issued: 10/16/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ultra Mobile Technologies, LLC
• Original Assignee: Sihar Ahmad Karwan
• Inventors: Karwan, Sihar Ahmad
• Primary Examiner(s): Wilson, Adrian S
• Application Number:
  US12/805,631
• Publication Number:
  US 20120039021A1
• Time in Patent Office: 797 Days
• Field of Search: 36167908-67921, 361/679.23, 36167926-6793, 361/679.55, 361/679.56, 455/575.8
• US Class Current: 361/679.55
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1669 Detachable keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0219 Special purpose keyboards

Abstract

This present embodiment relates in general to an article of hardware providing a shell-like member configured to inserting and docking a standalone hand held computational display, the article of hardware further comprising of a keyboard aligned to the user'"'"'s fingers when the user grips the article of hardware.

Claims

1. An article of hardware comprising:

a shell-like member;

a mechanism for interfacing;

a keyboard member comprising a plurality of keys;

wherein said plurality of keys is a full keyboard;

wherein said shell-like member is configured to conform to an outer surface of a computational display allowing a computational display screen to be exposed to a user;

wherein said shell-like member is further configured to secure said computational display into said shell-like member;

wherein said computational display interfaces with said mechanism for interfacing when said computational display is inserted into said shell-like member;

wherein said keyboard member is joined on a surface of said shell-like member, said surface opposite to said computational display'"'"'s screen to be exposed to a user when said computational display is inserted into said shell-like member;

wherein when user grips said shell-like member with user'"'"'s palms said keyboard member is facing rearwardly outward from said user, wherein said shell-like member aligns said user'"'"'s fingers with said keys of said keyboard member;

wherein said computational display is provided with a superimposed keyboard image on a displayed data content of said computational display so as to align said keyboard image with said keyboard member keys of said article of hardware, wherein said superimposed keyboard image is fully adjustable in its intensity.

2. The article of hardware of claim 1, wherein said shell-like member comprises at least one mechanism for releasing.

3. The article of hardware of claim 1, wherein said shell-like member comprises at least one space bar configured to align the user'"'"'s thumb and at least one mechanism for gripping when said user grips said shell-like member with their palms.

4. The article of hardware of claim 1, wherein said shell-like member or said keyboard member further comprises a mechanism for interfacing said computational display.

5. The article of hardware of claim 1, wherein said shell-like member comprises at least one feet, said at least one feet comprises a mechanism for charging.

6. The article of hardware of claim 1, wherein said shell-like member comprises at least one mechanism for propping.

7. The article of hardware of claim 1, wherein said shell-like member comprises at least one mechanism for accessing controls.

8. The article of hardware of claim 1, wherein said shell-like member comprises at least one mechanism for adjusting said keyboard member.

9. The article of hardware of claim 1, wherein said shell-like member comprises at least one mechanism for I/O connections.

10. The article of hardware of claim 1, wherein said shell-like member comprises at least one mechanism for drop-in charging.

11. The article of hardware of claim 1, wherein said keyboard member or said mechanism for interfacing is configurable to be disengaged or disabled from said computational display via a hardware or software mechanism, whereby allowing an on screen QWERTY keyboard of said computational display to be displayed for said user to use.

22. The article of hardware of claim 1, wherein said shell-like member comprises at least one bluetooth connection.

12. A method of providing an article of hardware comprising:

providing a shell-like member comprising a plurality of keys;

wherein said plurality of key is a full keyboard;

providing mechanism for interfacing;

providing a keyboard member;

wherein said shell-like member is configured to conform to an outer surface of a computational display allowing a computational display screen to be exposed to a user;

wherein said shell-like member is further configured to secure said computational display into said shell-like member;

wherein said computational display interfaces with said mechanism for interfacing when said computational display is inserted into said shell-like member;

wherein said keyboard member is joined on a surface of said shell-like member, said surface opposite to said computational display'"'"'s screen to be exposed to a user when said computational display is inserted into said shell-like member;

wherein when user grips said shell-like member with user'"'"'s palms said keyboard member is facing rearwardly outward from said user, wherein said shell-like member aligns said user'"'"'s fingers with said keys of said keyboard member;

wherein said computational display is provided with a super imposed keyboard image on displayed data content so as to align said keyboard image with said keyboard member of said article of hardware, wherein said superimposed keyboard image is fully adjustable in its intensity.

13. The method of hardware of claim 12, wherein said shell-like member comprises at least one mechanism for releasing and at least one mechanism for accessing controls.

14. The method of hardware of claim 12, wherein said shell-like member comprises at least one space bar configured to align the user'"'"'s thumb and at least one mechanism for gripping when said user grips said computational display with their palms.

15. The method of hardware of claim 12, wherein said shell-like member or said keyboard member further comprises a mechanism for interfacing said computational display.

16. The method of hardware of claim 12, wherein said shell-like member comprises at least one feet, said at least one feet comprises a mechanism for charging.

17. The method of hardware of claim 12, wherein said shell-like member comprises at least one mechanism for propping.

18. The method of hardware of claim 12, wherein said keyboard member or said mechanism for interfacing is configurable to be disengaged or disabled from said computational display via a hardware or software mechanism, whereby allowing an on screen QWERTY keyboard of said computational display to be displayed for said user to use.

19. The method of hardware of claim 12, wherein said shell-like member comprises at least one mechanism for adjusting said keyboard member.

20. The computational display of claim 12, wherein said shell-like member comprises at least one mechanism for I/O connections.

21. The method of hardware of claim 12, wherein said shell-like member comprises at least one mechanism for drop-in charging.

23. The method of hardware of claim 12, wherein said shell-like member comprises at least bluetooth connection.