Portable computers

USRE45559E · US · E1

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-RE45559-E
Application numberUS-94010598-A
CountryUS
Kind codeE1
Filing dateOct 8, 1998
Priority dateOct 28, 1997
Publication dateJun 9, 2015
Grant dateJun 9, 2015

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Abstract

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A portable computer hand held cellular telephone arranged to rest comfortably in the hand has a small display screen. Accelerometers capable of detecting movement of the pen cellular telephone with respect to gravity provide input to a microcontroller which selects a response from a number of viewing modes. The pen cellular telephone may be held in either hand and the output message to the screen will be oriented according to the location of the pen cellular telephone. Full personal digital assistance functionality may be incorporated in a relatively small plastics casing and functions, such as calendar, contracts contacts and the like may be incorporated.

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What is claimed is: 1. A portable computer comprising: movement detection means responsive to movement of the computer to produce an electrical output signal representative of such movement, a storage medium for storing data defining a multiplicity of displayable pages each comprising of a plurality of lines; a display having a corresponding plurality of lines to enable one of the multiplicity of pages to be displayed; and processing means responsive to the output of said mo…

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What does patent USRE45559E cover?
A portable computer hand held cellular telephone arranged to rest comfortably in the hand has a small display screen. Accelerometers capable of detecting movement of the pen cellular telephone with respect to gravity provide input to a microcontroller which selects a response from a number of viewing modes. The pen cellular telephone may be held in either hand and the output message to the scre…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Apple Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04M19/00. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 09 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (E1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).