Mobile computer system having a navigation mode to optimize system performance and power management for mobile applications
First Claim
1. A mobile system, comprising:
- a storage device;
a vibration sensor arranged to detect whether there is a presence of sustained or sporadic mechanical vibrations over a designated time duration, and to generate therefrom a vibration signal indicating the presence of sustained or sporadic mechanical vibrations; and
a chipset having a storage controller arranged to control accesses to said storage device, including limiting accesses to said storage device to minimize damages to said storage device in response to the vibration signal indicating the presence of sustained or sporadic mechanical vibrations.
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Abstract
A mobile computer system such as mobile PC operable between a normal, stationary mode and a Navigation mode for optimal system performance and power management for mobile applications. The mobile PC comprises a disk drive; a host processor equipped with an operating system (OS) which enables operation in a normal mode when the computer system is stationary and a Navigation mode when the computer system is mobile; a vibration sensor arranged to detect whether there is a presence of sustained or sporadic mechanical vibrations over a designated time duration, and to generate therefrom a vibration signal indicating the presence of sustained or sporadic mechanical vibrations; a position sensor arranged to detect whether there is a change in the position of the computer system at a fixed or variable velocity or acceleration, and to generate a position signal indicating the change in the position of the computer system; and a chipset equipped with a disk drive control logic arranged to control disk accesses to the disk drive, including controlling disk accesses to the disk drive in order to reduce damages to the disk drive in response to the vibration signal indicating the presence of sustained or sporadic mechanical vibrations or the position signal indicating the change in the position of the computer system.
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20 Claims
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1. A mobile system, comprising:
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a storage device;
a vibration sensor arranged to detect whether there is a presence of sustained or sporadic mechanical vibrations over a designated time duration, and to generate therefrom a vibration signal indicating the presence of sustained or sporadic mechanical vibrations; and
a chipset having a storage controller arranged to control accesses to said storage device, including limiting accesses to said storage device to minimize damages to said storage device in response to the vibration signal indicating the presence of sustained or sporadic mechanical vibrations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer system, comprising:
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a disk drive;
a host processor equipped with an operating system (OS) which enables operation in a normal mode when the computer system is stationary and a Navigation mode when the computer system is mobile;
a vibration sensor arranged to detect whether there is a presence of sustained or sporadic mechanical vibrations over a designated time duration, and to generate therefrom a vibration signal indicating the presence of sustained or sporadic mechanical vibrations;
a position sensor arranged to detect whether there is a change in the position of the computer system at a fixed or variable velocity or acceleration, and to generate a position signal indicating the change in the position of the computer system; and
a chipset equipped with a disk drive control logic arranged to control disk accesses to said disk drive, including controlling disk accesses to said disk drive in order to reduce damages to said disk drive in response to the vibration signal indicating the presence of sustained or sporadic mechanical vibrations or the position signal indicating the change in the position of the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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19. A method for enabling a mobile PC having an operating system (OS) and a chipset configured to transition between a normal (stationary) mode and a Navigation (mobile) mode, comprising:
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receiving an indication from a vibration sensor or a position sensor attached to the chipset, which requests operation in a Navigation (mobile) mode when there is a presence of sustained or sporadic mechanical vibrations over a designated time duration or when there is a change in the position of the mobile PC at a fixed or variable velocity or acceleration;
changing, at the chipset, system settings and configurations for the mobile PC to operate in the Navigation (mobile) mode;
detecting, at the operating system (OS), the Navigation (mobile) mode entry and changing OS settings and configurations for the mobile PC to operate in the Navigation (mobile) mode;
determining whether there is a break from the Navigation (mobile) mode;
changing, at the chipset, system settings and configurations for the mobile PC to operate in back in the normal (stationary) mode, when there is a break from the Navigation (mobile) mode; and
detecting, at the operating system (OS), the Navigation mode exit and changing OS settings and configurations for the mobile PC to operate in the normal (stationary) mode.
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