Patent ID: 7042711
Filing Date: 2006-05-09
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. An electronic device, comprising: a body case includes a first body and a second body, and the pointing device is integrated in the first body; a hinge rotationally coupled to the first body and the second body; a keyboard positioned at the first body; a display mounted on the body case for horizontal rotation and translation over the body case, the display substantially covering a footprint of the body case; a coupling member coupled to the second body and the display, the coupling member being adapted to horizontally rotate and translate the display, the display is horizontally rotated by the coupling member between a first position where the display covers the keyboard and a second position where the display exposes at least part of the keyboard; and a pointing device integrated in the first body of the body case, the pointing device being accessible regardless of the rotation and the translation of the display.