Portable, read-only electronic display unit
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1. A portable keyboard-less electronic display unit comprising:
- a thin flat housing having substantially the width and length of a standard letter-size page, said housing having a rectangular base and a matching top cover frame above said base;
a flat electronic display screen on said top cover frame occupying substantially the full width and length of said housing, said top cover frame presenting narrow flat segments bordering said screen;
an input port on said housing for receiving computer data from a source external to the display unit;
electronic circuitry in said housing, including computer memory means, for storing data inputted at said input port and for passing said data to said screen for display thereon;
and a plurality of manually operable command elements on one of said narrow flat segments of said top cover frame bordering said screen for enabling user selection of data from said computer memory means for display on said screen.
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A thin, flat, self-contained electronic display unit of substantially the same width and length as a standard letter-sized sheet of paper, with a flat display screen, an input port for receiving data from a selected computer, electronic circuitry for storing inputted data and making it available to the screen, and command buttons or keys enabling the user to select stored data for display on the screen.
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1. A portable keyboard-less electronic display unit comprising:
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a thin flat housing having substantially the width and length of a standard letter-size page, said housing having a rectangular base and a matching top cover frame above said base;
a flat electronic display screen on said top cover frame occupying substantially the full width and length of said housing, said top cover frame presenting narrow flat segments bordering said screen;
an input port on said housing for receiving computer data from a source external to the display unit;
electronic circuitry in said housing, including computer memory means, for storing data inputted at said input port and for passing said data to said screen for display thereon;
and a plurality of manually operable command elements on one of said narrow flat segments of said top cover frame bordering said screen for enabling user selection of data from said computer memory means for display on said screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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