HAND-HELD INTERNET APPLIANCE COMPRISING PORTABLE FLAT-PANEL AND INTEGRATED ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD FOR CONNECTING TO A GLOBAL COMPUTER NETWORK AND ELECTRONIC MAIL SERVICES VIA TELEPHONE LINE OR WIRELESS NETWORK CONNECTION; PROVIDING INSTANT ACCESS TO ONLINE CHAT ROOMS FOR TRANSMISSION OF MESSAGES AMONG PARTICIPANTS CONCERNING TOPICS OF GENERAL INTEREST; PROVIDING INSTANT ACCESS TO ONLINE ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARD TRANSMISSION OF MESSAGES AMONG PARTICIPANTS CONCERNING TOPICS OF GENERAL INTEREST; PROVIDING AN ONLINE LINK TO SHOPPING, NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS, CURRENT EVENTS AND REFERENCE MATERIALS; PROVIDING A WIDE RANGE OF GENERAL INTEREST INFORMATION VIA GLOBAL COMPUTER NETWORKS
Electrical and Scientific Apparatus