Spheroidal pivot for an electronic device
View Patent ↗A multi-positionable computer comprises a user interface portion and a processing portion. The user interface portion includes a path along its back surface. The user interface portion can include a slot for receiving computer peripherals. The processing portion includes a connecting member for slidably coupling the processing portion to the user interface portion, and a rolling surface for contacting an external surface. The processing portion allows the user interface portion to be oriented in one of a plurality of positions along the path. In one orientation of the user interface portion, content is automatically displayed to align with the orientation of the user interface portion. In some embodiments, a virtual keyboard is displayed when the user interface portion is oriented in a predetermined position. The processing portion includes sides adjacent to the rolling surface. In some embodiments, ports and/or connections are accessible from at least one of the sides.
1. A display device comprising:
a. a display panel including a screen on a front side of the display panel, and a track on a back side of the display panel, the track configured to receive a ball-bearing arm of a base such that the arm is able to slide within the track to orient the display panel in one of a plurality of positions along the track;
b. a frame having dimensions larger than dimensions of the display panel, wherein the frame is adapted to couple with the display panel along a first portion of the frame but not the entirety of the frame such that a slot is formed between the display panel and a second portion of the frame when the frame is coupled with the display panel; and
c. at least one of a port and a connector at a side of the display panel facing the second portion of the frame.
2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the ball-bearing arm is coupled with a computing system.
3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the computing system provides a spheroidal pivot.
4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the track is shaped as a “|”.
5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the track is shaped as a “α”.
6. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising at least one button on the front side of the display panel.
7. A display device comprising:
a. a display panel, including a track on a back side of the display panel, wherein the track is configured to receive a ball-bearing arm of a base such that the arm is able to slide within the track to orient the display panel in one of a plurality of positions along the track, wherein a tilt angle of the display panel from a vertical when the ball-bearing arm is engaged at a bottom of the track is smaller than a title angle of a display panel from the vertical when the ball-bearing arm is engaged at a top of the track;
b. a frame having a perimeter greater than a perimeter of the display panel, wherein the frame is coupled with the display panel along a first portion of the perimeter of the display panel but not along a second portion of the perimeter of the display panel; and
c. a slot formed in part by the second portion of the perimeter of the display panel and a portion of the frame, wherein the slot is sized and configured to receive at least one computing peripheral.
8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the ball-bearing arm is coupled with a computing system.
9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the computing system provides a spheroidal pivot.
10. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the track is shaped as a “|”.
11. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the track is shaped as a “+”.
12. The display device of claim 7 , further comprising at least one button on a front side of the display panel.
13. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the track is raised above a planar surface of the back side of the display panel.
14. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the track is disposed within the backside of the display panel.
15. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the at least one computing peripheral is a keyboard.