The invention relates to the field of mobile computers.
The monitor of a prior art mobile computer provides personal display only.
There is a long felt need to provide public display by a mobile computer.
A mobile computer is provided, including a liquid crystal display, a first illumination source, a second illumination source, for illuminating through a portion, and a lens.
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) 31 constitutes a plurality of cells, each receiving an electronic input 62, which changes the cell's optical transparency.
A prior art mobile computer 60 includes a prior art monitor 32 including an illumination source 50A disposed behind LCD 31, producing together a picture to be viewed by a user 54.
A prior art projector 56A includes a small and strong illumination source 50B disposed behind a small LCD 31; and a lens 34, for projecting a picture onto a projection screen 36.
A mobile computer 10 according to one embodiment of the invention includes monitor 32 including illumination source 50A disposed behind LCD 31; and a strong illumination source 50B disposed behind a limited area 38 (shown in
The user executes an application 63, for making LCD 31 produce a inverted display 39A of a file 65 at area 38, and for turning on strong illumination source 50B (shown in
The user then assembles a lens 34 on area 38 of
The user then rotates (44) monitor 32 of mobile computer 10 in relation to keyboard 12 about a hinge 67.
Thus, illumination source 50B is directed to illuminate (18) towards projection screen 36 through LCD 31 and further through lens 34 of
The user may use keyboard 12 and view the enlarged picture of projection screen 36.
Thus, in one aspect, the invention is directed to a mobile computer (10), including:
thereby the mobile computer (10) includes a monitor (32) including the first illumination source (50A) and the entire of the liquid crystal display (31), and further includes a projector (56B) including the second illumination source (50B) and the lens (34) and the portion (38) of the liquid crystal display (31).
The mobile computer (10) may further include an application (63), for controlling the portion (38) of the liquid crystal display (31) to display information (65) for being projected.
The application (63) may be configured to control the liquid crystal display (31) to display the information (65) of the portion (38) inverted, for being inverted back by the lens (34), thereby to cancel the inverting by the lens (34).
The portion (38) of the liquid crystal display (31) may be disposed at the top of the liquid crystal display (31),
thereby the disposition of the lens (34) is on the top.
The liquid crystal display (31) may be configured to allow displaying towards the keyboard (12) of the mobile computer (10) and backwards therefrom.
The liquid crystal display (31) may include a hinge (67) for rotating thereof horizontally in relation to a keyboard (12) of the mobile computer (10).
In the figures and/or description herein, the following reference numerals (Reference Signs List) have been mentioned:
The reference numbers in the claims should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any form.
Number | Date | Country | |
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62975212 | Feb 2020 | US |
Number | Date | Country | |
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Parent | PCT/IL2020/051281 | Dec 2020 | US |
Child | 17369986 | US |