Patent ID: 8295037

Claim:
A handheld electronic book reader device, comprising: a first panel including a main logic board and at least one other active component arranged substantially coplanar with the main logic board; a second panel including a display component; a third panel including at least one active component; an interconnect coupling the main logic board with the display component; and a first hinge connecting the first panel and second panel, a second hinge connecting the second panel and third panel, and the first and second hinges operable by a user to adjust the handheld electronic book reader device between a closed state and an open state such that: when the handheld electronic book reader device resides in the closed state, the first panel obscures from the user at least a portion of the display component on the second panel and the third panel obscures from the user at least a portion of the display component on the second panel; and when the handheld electronic book reader device resides in the open state, the display component is visible to the user.