Patent ID: 8023256

Claim:
A portable folding electronic device having a user interface and a screen, comprising: a base having a longer length dimension and a shorter width dimension with a user interface on one surface, said user interface oriented for use when said base has a portrait orientation; a screen unit having a longer length dimension and a shorter width dimension with a screen on one surface and a first notch and a second notch forming a V-shaped notch on an opposite surface; and a linkage connecting said base to said screen unit, said linkage providing at least one hinge joint and at least one pivot joint between said base and said screen unit such that said screen unit may be moved to a first position folded onto said base with said length dimension of said screen unit aligned with said length dimension of said base and said linkage aligned with, and lying in, said first notch, to a second position tilted with respect to said base with said length dimension of said screen unit aligned with said width dimension of said base, and to a third position folded onto said base with said length dimension of said screen unit aligned with said length dimension of said base and with said screen facing directly away from said user interface and said linkage aligned with, and lying in, said second notch.