ELECTRONIC APPARATUS

• US 20080225020A1
• Filed: 03/06/2008
• Published: 09/18/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Takizawa, Tomohiro
• Application Number:
  US12/043,641
• Publication Number:
  US 20080225020A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/184
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1601 Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64
• 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 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• 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 1/169 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: G06F 2200/1631 Panel PC, e.g. single housing hosting PC and display panel
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1632 Pen holder integrated in the computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1633 Protecting arrangement for the entire housing of the computer

Abstract

An electronic apparatus including a housing in a plate shape, a display screen arranged in an area excluding a peripheral area adjacent to a side surface, on the front surface of the housing, and a grooved part which is formed on the peripheral area along the circumference of the peripheral area.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a housing in a plate shape;

a display screen arranged in an area excluding a peripheral area adjacent to a side surface, on the front surface of the housing; and

a grooved part formed on the peripheral area along the circumference of the peripheral area.

2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display screen has a pen input function for detecting contact or closeness of a pen thereto.

3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a detector arranged on the grooved part and detects a scroll information corresponding to a sliding operation by a user; and

a display controller scrolling an image displayed on the display screen in response to detection of the scroll information by the detector.

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the detector detects a scroll information corresponding to a sliding operation with a finger by the user and scroll information corresponding to a sliding operation with a pen by the user.

5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the detector is arranged at both of a part where the groove longitudinally extends and a part where the groove laterally extends on the grooved part.

6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the detector is arranged close to at least one corner of the four corners of the display screen.