Portable computer managing power consumption according to display part positions and control method thereof
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1. A portable computer having a main body and a display part opening-rotatable and converting-rotatable relative to the main body, comprising:
- a screen input part provided in a screen of the display part;
a position sensor detecting a converting rotation of the display part; and
a controller controlling the screen input part to operate if the position sensor detects that the display part is in a converting rotation zone.
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Abstract
A portable computer having a main body, and a display part, which has a screen input, and capable of being opening-rotated and converting-rotated relative to the main body. A position sensor detects a converting rotation position of the display part and a controller manages power supplied to the screen input part of the display part based upon the position sensor detecting that the display part is converting-rotated into a converting rotation zone.
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1. A portable computer having a main body and a display part opening-rotatable and converting-rotatable relative to the main body, comprising:
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a screen input part provided in a screen of the display part;
a position sensor detecting a converting rotation of the display part; and
a controller controlling the screen input part to operate if the position sensor detects that the display part is in a converting rotation zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of controlling a portable computer having a main body, a display part capable of being converting-rotated relative to the main body, and a screen input part provided in a screen of the display part, comprising:
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detecting a converting rotation of the display body; and
controlling the screen input part to operate, if detected that the display part is in a converting rotation zone relative to the main body. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A portable computer having a main body and a display part rotatable relative to the main body, comprising:
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a screen input part provided in a screen of the display part;
a body input part provided in the main body; and
a controller managing power supplied to the screen input part and the body input part according to rotated viewing positions of the display part screen relative to the body input part. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of managing power in a portable computer having a main body with a body input part and a converting-rotatable display part with a screen input part, comprising:
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detecting a converting-rotation zone of the display part; and
managing power supplied to the screen input part and the body input part according to the detecting of the converting-rotation zone.
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