DE102005009723B4 - Laptop with integrated, faxable scanner device - Google Patents

Abstract

Laptop with integrated, fax-capable scanner device, which is provided with the electronic and mechanical elements, connections and a modem present in conventional laptops and on the back of which a flat, mechanical or static scanner (400) is fastened, which is secured by means of a cover (400). 200), wherein the display (300) with the scanner (400) and the lid (200) at the rear end of the laptop housing (100) about a common hinge longitudinal axis (106) are rotatably mounted, and a control panel for the fax process, characterized by the following features:
1.1, the keys of the control panel (500) provided for scanning and faxing, namely, a dial pad (201), a copy menu key (203), a facsimile menu key (204), and a scanner menu key (205) are on attached to the top of the lid (200) and operatively connected to a motherboard mounted therefor EPROM memory (610) in which the necessary for the operation of the buttons of the control panel software can be stored, wherein in the functional position in which the display .. ,

Description

The The present invention relates to a laptop of any size Displays in which a scanner device is installed in such a way that any documents either without booted or not existing operating system directly faxed on an external printer copied, or scanned after booting the operating system, can be saved and edited. The present invention is therefore also suitable, for example when the operating system is booted up. To scan book pages or magazine pages for the time being and then to to save.

in the Scope of the invention, any standard scanner device with mechanical or static scanning application whose thickness compared to the thickness of the body of the laptop is small.

in the Under the invention, it is assumed that the laptop has a Device, e.g. in the form of a modem, for forwarding information.

The Scanner device according to the invention in such a way in the relevant Laptop inserted, that its thickness is built in only by the already mentioned thickness of the Scanner device is increased.

laptops with integrated scanner device are known.

In the DE 10 2004 008 690 B3 a laptop is shown with a scanner, where the invention refers to the particular embodiment of the scanner glass plate. Another application of the scanner is not apparent from the font. The DE 690 24 874 T2 describes a portable computer which is provided with a feeder scanner and a pluggable and pivotable display module in which the display of the computer is mounted. This known computer does not meet the requirements imposed on modern laptops because of the thickness caused by the mechanical feeder scanner and the resulting large weight. In order to be able to fax with this known computer when the keyboard is covered, the display module must 1 from the main body 2 taken out and reversed plugged back. The display (display part 6 ) is then up. It can be concluded from the explanations given that the display is directly as a touch screen 15 is used to perform a scan and fax operation. However, this is not the case with regard to the comments 3 where the reference lines for 6 and for 15 end up on different elements. In any case, the operating system of the computer must be up to activate a touchpad. From the mentioned script is also not clear how the touchpad 15 , which may also be provided with a schematic keyboard, is functionally connected to the computer. This known computer also has the disadvantage that the touchpad 6 , respectively. 15 , contaminated as a result of the manual operation and the display module 1 must be plugged back in reverse for transport. Also, to operate the keyboard of the computer, the display module must be inserted backwards into the main body.

The US 54 16 610 A describes a display that can operate as a scanner by overlaying a separate transparent, photosensitive disk. On this the document to be scanned is placed and scanned point by point. The reflected light pulses from the document are stored in the computer. This known arrangement requires an external photo disk. The cited document does not specify how the data thus stored are further processed.

The US 48 31 457 A describes a portable copier with attachable printer. Here, the scanning and printing process by means of a keypad 14 performed as it is present on each copier. There is no faxing of the scanned document in this document.

In the US 66 61 542 B1 A special scanner with a hinged display is shown. This known scanner is designed in terms of area so that the images produced on the display appear in "true color" quality.

The US 55 48 478 A shows a laptop whose display is guided by means of lateral pins in oblong holes to adjust the distance of the display from the keyboard variable; a scanner is not provided here.

• 1. er soll so gestaltet sein, dass das Faxen bei geschlossenem Laptop, ohne hochgefahrenes Betriebssystem möglich ist,
• 2. einzelne Dokumente, Heft oder Buchseiten sollen bei hochgefahrenem oder nicht hochgefahrenem, bzw. nicht vorhandenem Betriebssystem des Laptops gefaxt und mit einem angeschlossenen Drucker über eine Standard-Drucker-Schnittstelle kopiert werden können,
• 3. einzelne Dokumente sollen bei hochgefahrenem Betriebssystem des Laptops in die Scannereinrichtung eingelegt werden, bearbeitet, gespeichert und/oder gefaxt werden können,
• 4. auf dem Motherboard des betreffenden Laptops, auf dem alle wesentlichen elektronischen Bauteile angebracht sind, ist ein Speicher in Form eines Eproms vorzusehen, in dem die Software für die verschiedenen Fax-Funktionen speicherbar ist und
• 5. der Deckel des Laptops, die Scannereinrichtung und das Display des Laptops sollen gemeinsam oder einzeln in jeder Schrägstellung bezüglich der Tastatur des Laptops fixierbar sein.

To overcome the disadvantage of the prior art, the present invention therefore has the object to provide a laptop, which should meet the following conditions:

• 1. it should be designed so that faxing is possible with the laptop closed, without the operating system booted up,
• 2. Individual documents, exercise book or book pages should be faxed and powered up when the laptop is booted or not powered up or not printer can be copied via a standard printer interface,
• 3. individual documents should be inserted into the scanner device when the laptop is powered up, edited, stored and / or faxed,
• 4. on the motherboard of the laptop in question, on which all the essential electronic components are mounted, a memory in the form of an EPROM is provided, in which the software for the various fax functions is storable and
• 5. the lid of the laptop, the scanner device and the display of the laptop should be fixable together or individually in any inclination with respect to the keyboard of the laptop.

These Task is solved by creating a laptop with an integrated, fax-capable scanner device according to claim 1.

The The present invention will be explained with reference to drawings.

It shows:

1 a schematic plan view of the closed, inventive laptop,

2 a schematic side view 1 according to the representation 1 in the embodiment with hinges at the top, in the functional position with the lid of the laptop raised, the scanner being connected to the lid and the display by means of a closure element not shown,

3 a schematic side view 1 according to the representation 1 in the functional position, in which only the lid is pivoted upwards about an upper hinge and the scanner with the display resting on the bottom,

4 a schematic side view 1 according to the representation 1 in the functional position, in which the lid of the laptop and the scanner display combination are arranged separately from each other, at a certain angle above the keyboard of the laptop, and

5 a schematic block diagram of a conventional motherboard, in which the elements of the invention are shown.

In the laptop case 100 Initially, all the usual mechanical, electronic elements and connections are arranged. On the sides are a floppy disk slot 103 , an optical drive (CD / DVD) 104 and further, not shown connections attached.

in the Interior of the laptop case are, as usual a hard disk, a modem, e.g. in the form of an Intel 537 EA chipset V.92 and arranged all the necessary electronic components.

A scanner 400 is in a known way directly to the back of the display 300 of the laptop or after removing the back panel of the display 300 placed directly on the display device and connected accordingly with this.

The suitable for it Scanners of the prior art, regardless of their mode of action, namely mechanical or pointwise, or static scanning, are with respect to their Thickness very small. So, the total thickness of the combination scanner display can be very small held far, on the one hand, the rear cover of the display device can be removed and on the other hand, the scanner display combination with a Cooling device, e.g. a ventilation device, provided in the form of one or more columns, a fan and / or a heat sink can be.

The combination of the scanner 400 with the display 300 is at the back end of the laptop by means of a hinge 105 about its hinge longitudinal axis 106 pivotally mounted.

Above the glass plate 401 of the scanner 400 is the lid 200 arranged the laptop, the rear end also about the hinge longitudinal axis 106 , regardless of the scanner display combination, is pivotable, being in the fully folded state of the lid 200 , the scanner display combination and the laptop case 100 form a unit without gaps.

According to the invention is also on the front of the lid 200 a control panel 500 appropriate, that in 1 is shown and which can be closed by means of a sliding cover, not shown.

The control panel 500 has a keypad display 202 , a dial pad 201 , a copy menu button 203 , a fax menu key 204 , a scanner menu button 205 and a lid on-off button 206 on.

The usability of the control panel 500 a special software is developed, which is stored in an EPROM memory.

With the help of the control panel 500 Is it possible to fax a sheet or book pages without booting up the operating system or not is available. This is done according to 3 the lid 200 in the direction of the first arrow 40 raised, the sheet to be faxed, or the book pages on the glass plate 401 placed the scanner and then the lid 200 in the direction of the second arrow 41 lowered.

Subsequently, after pushing away the mentioned sliding cover, the lid on-off button 506 pressed. The keypad display 202 lights up and displays information.

If you want to make a copy of the inserted sheet or book pages, press the copy menu key 203 made a copy on an external printer. The end of the printing process is indicated on the keypad display 202 displayed.

If, on the other hand, the inserted sheet or the pages of the book are faxed, the recipient is dialed using the keypad 201 and then the fax menu key 204 pressed. The end of transmission or transmission errors are indicated on the keypad display 202 displayed.

Upon completion of the fax or printing operation, the lid on-off button is turned on 506 and the keypad display goes off.

The keypad display 202 is also turned off by closing the mentioned sliding cover or by means of a time-shutdown device. After booting up the operating system can use the keyboard 101 the laptop, all the fax, scan and copy operations described above are carried out using software developed for this purpose. In addition, the documents placed on the glass plate of the scanner can be stored and processed further.

How out 4 Obviously, the lid 200 with the control panel 500 and the combination of scanner housing 402 and the display 300 independently of each other about the hinge axis 106 pivotable.

Therefore, not shown disconnections are in the hinge 105 intended.

On the hinge parts, at the separation points on the one hand with the lid 200 and on the other hand with the combination of scanner display are connected, a cable bus is led, which with the motherboard to be described 600 is functionally connected. Such measures are known to the person skilled in the art.

In the in 2 shown functional position is the combination of scanner 400 and display 300 by means of one or more, not drawn closure elements fixed to the lid 200 connected.

In the in 3 shown functional position is the combination of scanner 400 and display 300 by means of one or more, not drawn closure elements fixed to the surface of the laptop housing 100 connected.

The mentioned Shutter elements can as Flaps, e.g. made of plastic, or as Velcro fasteners be.

In the already mentioned, fully collapsed functional position, ie when the laptop is closed, one or more further, not shown closure elements are provided which cover the lid 200 stuck to the laptop case 100 connect.

In 5 are the functional connections of the motherboard 600 arranged elements shown.

On the motherboard following common elements are attached: A processor 601 , a chipset 602 , an AGP.4x interface 603 ("Advanced Graphic Port"), a RAM, a southbridge 605 "(Peripheral Control Unit"), multiple USB ports 606 ("2.0;1.1"), a sound unit 607 , a PCI bus 608 eg for Intel PRO / Wireless network connection, a PCMCIA Cardbus, a commercially available IDE hard disk 609 , an EPROM memory 610 , a modem 611 , an optical drive (CD-DVD device) and a floppy disk drive. The control panel 500 is with the modem 611 , the EPROM memory 610 and the corresponding, mentioned elements of the motherboard over the mentioned cable bus functionally connected.

At the control panel 500 a switching contact is provided which is operated by the not shown sliding cover of the control panel when closing the same.

Within the scope of the invention it is also possible to use the scanner 400 directly on the back cover of the display 300 set up and firmly connect with this.

When faxing or copying using the control panel 500 if the operating system is not booted up or not, the software described above resets the EPROM memory 610 is stored, the scanner 400 accordingly in operation.

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Laptop Case

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keyboard

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Floppy slot

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CD-ROM cartridge

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hinge

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Hinge axis

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cover

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keypad

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Keypad Display

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Copy menu button

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Fax Menu button

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Scanner menu key

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display

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scanner

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scanner housing

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Control panel

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motherboard

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processor

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chipset

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AGP 4x interface (Advanced Graphic Port)

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R.A.M. (DDR memory)

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Southbridge (Starting unit for Periphery ICH4-M)

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USB ports (2.0; 1.1)

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Sound unit

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PCI bus (for Intel PRO / wireless network connection and cardbus)

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IDE hard disk drives (2 ATA 100/66 DIE channels)

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EPROM memory

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modem

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Claims (2)

Laptop with integrated, fax-capable scanner device, which is provided with the electronic and mechanical elements, connections and a modem present in conventional laptops and on the back of which a flat, mechanical or static scanner ( 400 ), which is secured by means of a lid ( 200 ), whereby the display ( 300 ) with the scanner ( 400 ) and the lid ( 200 ) at the back of the laptop case ( 100 ) about a common hinge longitudinal axis ( 106 ) are rotatably mounted, and having a control panel for the fax process, characterized by the following features: 1.1 the buttons of the control panel ( 500 ), which are intended for scanning and faxing, namely a keypad ( 201 ), a copy menu key ( 203 ), a fax menu key ( 204 ) and a scanner menu button ( 205 ), are on top of the lid ( 200 ) and functionally with an EPROM memory attached thereto on the motherboard ( 610 ) in which the software required for the operation of the buttons of the control panel can be stored, wherein in the functional position in which the display ( 300 ) with the scanner on the keyboard ( 101 ) of the laptop is down, the operating system of the laptop is switched off and 1.2 the control panel ( 500 ) is also equipped with a keypad display ( 202 ) and a lid on-off button ( 206 ) provided and coverable by means of a sliding lid. Laptop according to claim 1, characterized in that the scanner ( 400 ) directly on the back cover of the display ( 300 ) is attached and firmly connected to this.