Patent ID: 8224406

Claim:
A portable display device, comprising: a substantially rectangular display panel housing, housing a first display panel and having a first short side and a second short side, and wherein said first display panel covers an area of 80% or more of said display panel housing: a first keyboard housing panel, substantially equal in size to said substantially rectangular display housing and less than 25% larger than said first display panel, and being hingably connected to said first short side of said substantially rectangular display panel housing; a second keyboard housing panel, substantially equal in size to said substantially rectangular display panel housing and hingable connected to said second short side of said substantially rectangular display panel housing, and said second keyboard housing having a substantially constant, rectangular cross-section, such that in a first configuration, said portable display device functions as a first type of compact display device and in a second configuration said portable display device functions as a second type of display device comprising a split, full size keyboard input, and functional user access to said display panel in its entirety, and wherein in said first configuration, said substantially rectangular in cross-section, second keyboard is sandwiched between said display panel housing and said first keyboard housing and said substantially rectangular in cross-section, second keyboard separates all parts of said display panel housing from said first keyboard housing by at least the thickness of said substantially rectangular in cross-section second keyboard.