John S Groff

US Patent:

61607010, Dec 12, 2000

Filed:

Jul 29, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/124688

Inventors:

Gregory Gardner Baker - Los Angeles CA
Howard C. Shane - Chestnut Hill MA
James Lewis - Newton MA
Daniel Kendall Harden - Palo Alto CA
Ian James Myles - Mountain View CA
Garry Ming Heng Goh - Singapore, SG
Matthew Allison Herron - Palo Alto CA
John Lyndon Groff - San Jose CA
John Daniell Hebert - San Francisco CA
Gordon M. Fair - San Francisco CA
Rex Lundgren - San Francisco CA
Baldo Faieta - San Francisco CA
Henrik Thurfjell - Sunnyvale CA

Assignee:

Assistive Technology, Inc. - Newton MA

International Classification:

H05K 500
G06F 1500
G06F 116

US Classification:

361683

Abstract:

A portable computer has the features and benefits of a conventional portable computer and in addition including the added features of two larger than normal speakers, an integral microphone, a infrared transceiver and a touchscreen. The computer, also, has ports for receiving components tailored for disabled personnel including switching ports. The portable computer has a housing with an upper assembly and a lower assembly. The lower assembly has a support rib projects upward from the base and extends from one of the side walls towards the center of the lower assembly. One of the side walls has a reinforcing bar extending from generally the support rib to the front wall. A battery opening is defined by the reinforcing bar, one of the side walls and the front wall. The lower assembly defines a quadruplet of quadrants. The computer has a battery for powering the computer located in a quadrant, the battery quadrant.