| US 7,333,326 B2 | ||
| Handheld computer | ||
| Francis James Canova, Jr., Fremont, Calif. (US); Jeffrey C. Hawkins, Redwood City, Calif. (US); Traci Angela Neist, Palo Alto, Calif. (US); Dennis Joseph Boyle, Palo Alto, Calif. (US); Robert Gregory Twiss, Portola Valley, Calif. (US); Amy Aimei Han, Mountain View, Calif. (US); Elisha Avraham Tal, Nacabim (Israel); and Madeleine Francavilla, Santa Cruz, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Palm, Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 20, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/385,241. | ||
| Application 11/385241 is a continuation of application No. 10/080437, filed on Feb. 21, 2002, granted, now 7,061,762. | ||
| Application 10/080437 is a continuation of application No. 09/244440, filed on Feb. 04, 1999, granted, now 6,388,877. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0158840 A1, Jul. 20, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 361—683 [361/386; 312/223.1; 312/223.2; 345/179] | 15 Claims |
| 1. A computing apparatus, comprising:
a housing having a first slot that is partially exposed along at least a majority of a length of the housing, wherein the
slot is provided on a first lateral side of the housing and includes an opening positioned on a top surface of the computing
apparatus, the top surface extending from the first lateral side to a second lateral side and being shaped to receive and
accommodate at least one removable device inserted tip-first from the opening of the first slot at the top of the housing.
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