Patent ID: 6336727
Filing Date: 2002-01-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A portable computer comprising:a system body; a cover attached by pivot joints to said system body so that the cover can be opened and closed; a keyboard on the top face of said system body; a pointing device having an operating end containing a light source which pointing device is located among a plurality of input keys in the keyboard, wherein said pointing device comprises an LED within a clear tubular shaft which shaft has an opaque top; an elevating and lowering device for raising said operating end higher than said plurality of input keys when said portable computer is to be operated, and for lowering said operated end when the portable computer is not to be operated wherein said elevating and lowering device includes means which interacts with opening and closing of said cover to elevate and lower said operating end; and an electric circuit for energizing the light source while the pointing device is in the elevated position whereby light is provided to the keyboard of the portable computer.