Patent shows a potential Surface Book with a detachable inking keyboard

A future Surface Book could have an inking space next to the trackpad or on the back of its keyboard.



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A Microsoft patent shows a design for a laptop featuring an additional drawing space.
The patent includes designs with an inking space next to the trackpad and on the back of the detachable keyboard.
As with all patents, these designs may never be used in a device.


A new patent by Microsoft shows off a potential Surface Book featuring additional inking spaces (via WindowsUnited). The patent includes designs with a digital inking space next to the trackpad and on the back of the detachable keyboard. The device illustrated in the patent appears similar to a Surface Book.

Patent number WO 2019/231647 A1 was filed on May 13, 2019 but was only published today. Its summary describes how the additional inking spaces could work,


A computing device is described herein for capturing handwritten marks. It includes a main computing unit and a detachable writing in...