Computer with wide angle infrared communication equipment

• US 6,115,161 A
• Filed: 08/20/1997
• Issued: 09/05/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hanger Solutions, LLC (IP Investments Group LLC)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Limited (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: Cho, Hwan-cheol
• Primary Examiner(s): Pascal, Leslie
• Assistant Examiner(s): SEDIGHIAN, REZA
• Application Number:
  US08/910,564
• Time in Patent Office: 1,112 Days
• Field of Search: 359/159, 359/152, 359/142, 359/163, 359/172
• US Class Current: 398/129
• 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

Abstract

The present invention relates to a computer having an infrared communication module for an infrared communication with external equipments. In the computer according to the present invention, since the location of the infrared communication module can change with respect to a main body, the infrared communication between the computer and the external equipments can be performed without changing the position of the computer.

Claims

1. An infrared communication equipment for an electronic device having a main body, comprising:

an infrared communication module which is electrically connected to a signal processing device, said signal processing device being disposed within said main body of said electronic device; and

a rotating means having said infrared communication module being installed on said rotating means, said rotating means having said infrared communication module installed thereon capable of rotating unobstructed through an angle of 180 degrees allowing said infrared communication module to send and receive infrared signals over a 180 degree scan, wherein a receiving hole is formed in a predetermined position of said main body of said electronic device and a protrusion is installed to said rotating means so as to be elastically protruded with respect to said rotating means.

2. The infrared communication equipment of claim 1, wherein said rotating means comprises:

a hollow hinge shaft; and

a rotating body where said infrared communication module is built onto, and combined with said hinge shaft to rotate along said 180 degree scan with said hinge shaft.

3. The infrared communication equipment of claim 2, wherein a receiving hole is formed in a predetermined position of said main body and

a protrusion is installed to said rotating body so as to be elastically protruded with respect to said rotating body.

4. The equipment of claim 2, wherein said rotating body contains a knob to allow a user to rotate said rotating body.

5. The equipment of claim 2, wherein said electronic device is a portable computer.

6. The equipment of claim 5, wherein said rotating means is located at a corner of said main body of said portable computer.

7. An infrared communication equipment for an electronic device, comprising:

an infrared communication module which is electrically connected to a signal processing device;

a first rotating means; and

a second rotating means rotatable combined with said first rotating means in a second direction which is different from the first direction,

said infrared communication module being installed on said second rotating means, wherein said first rotating means comprising;

a hollow hinge shaft; and

a first rotating body combined with said hinge shaft to rotate along with said hinge shaft said second rotating means comprising a hollow protrusion combined with said first rotating body to be rotatable in said second direction and a second rotating body where said infrared communication module is built.

8. The infrared communication equipment of claim 7, a receiving hole being formed in a predetermined position and a protrusion is installed to said second rotating body so as to be elastically protruded with respect to said second rotating body.

9. An infrared communication equipment for an electronic device, comprising:

an infrared transmitting and receiving device electrically connected to a signal processing device;

a first rotating body having an external surface containing said infrared transmitting and receiving device; and

a second rotating body connected to said first rotating body and rotates in a direction orthogonal to said first rotating body, allowing said infrared transmitting and receiving device to be oriented in any direction, said first rotating body having an elastic protrusion located thereon.

10. A computer comprising:

a main body having therein a signal processing device;

an infrared communication module which is electrically connected to the signal processing device, for infrared communication between the signal processing device and external equipment; and

rotating means rotatably combined with the main body and containing said infrared communication module wherein said rotating means comprises a first rotating body rotatably combined with said main body; and

a second rotating body containing said infrared communication module, rotatably combined with said first rotating body and having a rotation axis orthogonal to that of the first rotating body.

11. The computer of claim 10, wherein said first rotating body and said second rotating body each rotate through an angle of 180 degrees.

12. An infrared communication equipment for an electronic device having a main body, comprising:

an infrared communication module which is electrically connected to a signal processing device; and

a rotating means having said infrared communication module being installed on said rotating means, wherein said rotating means comprises;

a hollow hinge shaft; and

a rotating body where said infrared communication module is built onto, and combined with said hinge shaft to rotate along with said hinge shaft, wherein a receiving hole is formed in a predetermined position of said main body of said electronic device and a protrusion is installed to said rotating body so as to be elastically protruded with respect to said rotating body.