Patent · US Expired

Sub-notebook portable computer with integrated wireless mobile telephone

US6859358B2 · kind B2 · utility

23Cited by

3References

12Claims

0Family size

Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Travis Baldwin · Chapel Hill, US
Susan Sommers Moffatt · Chapel Hill, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 14, 2001
Grant date	Feb 22, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 14, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F1/1698
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A sub-notebook computer is combined with an integrated wireless telephone. The overall size including the telephone is only two-thirds the size of a conventional notebook computer. This device seamlessly combines the function of a laptop computer with the function of a cellular phone. By integrating the telephone and the computer, the user can transfer wireless data much more easily. No cables or synchronization is required. The user has the benefit of using the larger display and keyboard of the computer instead of the miniature display and keyboard of the telephone. These features greatly expand the capability of the telephone in retrieving and accessing wireless data through the Internet.

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