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Title:
PORTABLE INFORMATION DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3648476
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable information device to be easily used in different use situations, that is, either a portable state or a non-portable state.
SOLUTION: The portable information device is provided with a display device 3 having a display part 2, an input device 5 having an input part 4, and a hinge mechanism 9 for inversely switching to a first configuration that the input operation of a surface input part 4a is made available by vertically setting the display device 3, and a second configuration that the input operation of a back input part 4b is made available by horizontally setting the display device 3.


Inventors:
Tetsuo Hatakeyama
Application Number:
JP2001367851A
Publication Date:
May 18, 2005
Filing Date:
November 30, 2001
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Assignee:
Toshiba Corporation
International Classes:
F16C11/06; G06F1/16; G06F3/02; G06F15/02; H05K5/02; H05K5/03; F16C11/04; (IPC1-7): G06F3/02; F16C11/04; F16C11/06; G06F1/16; G06F15/02; H05K5/02; H05K5/03
Domestic Patent References:
JP5120954A
JP11219249A
JP2001268613A
JP7168667A
JP56137461A
JP2001268613A
Foreign References:
WO2001084269A1
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Takehiko Suzue
Sadao Muramatsu
Atsushi Tsuboi
Ryo Hashimoto
Satoshi Kono
Makoto Nakamura
Shoji Kawai