Electronic device system including a portable electronic device having a handwriting input device locked to an expansion station when the power switch of the portable electronic device is turned on
US5751547A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 12, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/1632
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device system comprises a portable computer including an input surface through which information is input, a power switch manually turned on or off, a first connector electrically connected to the power switch, and an expansion station having an expansion device for expanding a function of the computer and an input section connected to a power supply. The expansion station include a main body containing the expansion device and the input section, a stand supported by the main body and removably holding the computer, and a second connector arranged in the stand and connected to the first connector when the computer is held by the stand. The stand includes a pair of engaging members movable between a first position, in which they hook the computer, and a second position, in which they are released from the computer, when the first and second connectors are connected to each other, and a lock movable between a lock position, in which the engaging members are inhibited from being moved from the first position to the second position, and a lock release position, in which the engaging members are allowed to move from the first position to the second position. The lock is ma…
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