Patent ID: 6831568
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A portable computer system comprising:a bus; a processor coupled to said bus; a memory unit coupled to said bus; a handwriting recognition pad having regions for alphabetic characters and numeric characters coupled to said bus; a housing sized so that it is portable substantially within one hand of a user, wherein said bus, processor, memory unit and handwriting recognition pad are disposed within said housing; a visual indicator comprising a single light emitting diode and coupled to receive a signal from said processor, said visual indicator adapted to generate a visual signal at a specified point in time, said visual indicator generating said visual signal at said point in time independent of an occurrence of another event, said visual indicator functioning as a visual alarm to alert said user that said point in time has been reached; and an audible indicator coupled to receive a signal from said processor, said audible indicator adapted to generate an audible signal at said specified point in time independent of an occurrence of another event, said audible indicator functioning as an audible alarm to alert said user that said point in time has been reached, wherein said audible indicator can be disabled by said user so that only said visual indicator provides said alert.