NOTEBOOK COMPUTER WITH INDEPENDENTLY FUNCTIONAL, DOCKABLE CORE COMPUTER
First Claim
1. An electronic device comprising:
- a housing to enable the device to be docked into a notebook computer;
an interface disposed on a surface of the housing to enable communication between the device and the notebook computer when the device is docked; and
a processor to operate as a system processor of the notebook computer when the device is docked and to operate as a system processor of the device when the device is undocked.
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Abstract
A notebook computer includes a docking port to receive a core computer. The processor of the core computer serves as the system processor for the notebook computer when the core computer is docked in the notebook computer. When the core computer is undocked, the processor serves as the system processor for the core computer. The core computer may boot a mini operating system when undocked, whereas the notebook computer may boot a full operating system when the core computer is docked. The processor of the core computer may operate at a lower voltage and at a lower frequency when serving as the system processor for the core computer than when serving as the system processor for the notebook computer. When the core computer is docked, the notebook computer memory is synchronized with the core computer memory, and a battery in the core computer is charged.
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21 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a housing to enable the device to be docked into a notebook computer;
an interface disposed on a surface of the housing to enable communication between the device and the notebook computer when the device is docked; and
a processor to operate as a system processor of the notebook computer when the device is docked and to operate as a system processor of the device when the device is undocked. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A base computer comprising:
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a docking port to receive a hand-held core computer having a processor to operate as a system processor of the base computer when the device is docked and to operate as a system processor of the core computer when the device is undocked; and
an interface in the docking port to enable communication between the core computer and the base computer when the core computer is docked. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of operating a computer system comprising:
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operating a processor as a system processor of a notebook computer when a core computer is docked in a docking port of the notebook computer; and
operating the processor as a system processor of the core computer when the core computer is undocked. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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