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Tablet computer

Granted 20 Nov 2012 · no office action yet

Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.

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Inventors: Kanae Amemiya · Examiner: Barbara Fox · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/381,965
filed 27 Dec 2010
Publication
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US D671113
granted 20 Nov 2012

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front, top and right…

FIG. 1 is a front, top and right side perspective view of a tablet computer, showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front, top and right side perspective view of another tablet computer, showing the new design;

FIG. 9 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom view therof.

In operation, the tablet computer may be used for paperwork involving business forms and reports. For example, in medical and/or sales environments, the tablet computer may be used to input and/or output data for a variety of business forms and reports. The tablet computer has a camera function and a communication function.

The broken lines shown in the drawings are for the purpose of illustrating portions of the tablet computer which form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/341

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