Portable computer system and display method thereof
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a portable computer including a graphic chip, and a liquid crystal display monitor receiving a video signal from the graphic chip and displaying the video signal;
an external video signal input part provided at the portable computer and receiving an external video signal from an external computer;
an analog to digital converter provided at the portable computer and converting the external video signal inputted through the external video signal input part into a digital signal; and
a control part controlling the video signal and the digital signal from the graphic chip and the analog to digital converter to be selectively outputted to the liquid crystal display monitor.
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Abstract
A portable computer system includes a portable computer equipped with a graphic chip, and an LCD monitor receiving a video signal from the graphic chip and displaying the video signal. The portable computer system further includes an external video signal input part provided at the portable computer and receiving an external video signal from an external computer, an A/D converter provided at the portable computer and converting the external video signal inputted through the external video signal input part into a digital signal, and a control part controlling the video signal and the digital signal from the graphic chip and the A/D converter to be outputted to the LCD monitor. With this configuration, the present invention provides a portable computer system enhancing the utility of the LCD monitor by receiving an external video signal from an external computer and displaying it on an LCD monitor.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a portable computer including a graphic chip, and a liquid crystal display monitor receiving a video signal from the graphic chip and displaying the video signal;
an external video signal input part provided at the portable computer and receiving an external video signal from an external computer;
an analog to digital converter provided at the portable computer and converting the external video signal inputted through the external video signal input part into a digital signal; and
a control part controlling the video signal and the digital signal from the graphic chip and the analog to digital converter to be selectively outputted to the liquid crystal display monitor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A display method of a portable computer unit comprising a portable computer equipped with a graphic chip, and a liquid crystal display monitor receiving a video signal from the graphic chip and displaying the video signal, comprising the steps of:
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preparing an external video signal input part at the portable computer;
receiving the external video signal from the external computer through the external video signal input part;
converting the external video signal received through the external video signal input part into a digital signal;
transmitting the digital signals to be selectively outputted to the liquid crystal display monitor; and
selectively displaying the digital signals through the liquid crystal display monitor. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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16. A portable computer, comprising:
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a liquid crystal display coupled to a casing including a main board with a central processing unit processing data, the liquid crystal display accommodating the display of variable video;
an input part receiving an external video signal from an external computer;
an analog to digital converter converting the external video signal into a digital signal; and
a control part controlling the digital signal to be selectively outputted to the liquid crystal display.
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