Peripheral device including a user interface for controlling a computer system unit optionally attached to the peripheral device
First Claim
1. A computer system including:
- a system unit having a system unit power supply system performing a process of supplying at least one voltage level to components within the system unit;
an electrical connection;
a peripheral device connected to the system unit by the electrical connection, wherein the peripheral device includes a peripheral power supply system performing a process of supplying at least one voltage level to components within the peripheral device, and a main power switch electrically connected to the peripheral power supply system and to the system unit power supply system through the electrical connection to turn both of the power supply systems on and off.
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Abstract
A computer system includes a system unit and a peripheral device connected by an electrical connection. The peripheral device includes a main power switch that turns power off within both the peripheral device and the system unit, together with a drive indicator light that is turned on to indicate when data is being written or read at a hard disk drive within the system unit. Preferably, the peripheral device is a display device including a screen and receiving a video signal from the system unit, with a power indicator light indicating whether power is on and whether the system unit is running in an operational state or in a suspended state. The peripheral device can also be used with a system unit not having these capabilities.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer system including:
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a system unit having a system unit power supply system performing a process of supplying at least one voltage level to components within the system unit;
an electrical connection;
a peripheral device connected to the system unit by the electrical connection, wherein the peripheral device includes a peripheral power supply system performing a process of supplying at least one voltage level to components within the peripheral device, and a main power switch electrically connected to the peripheral power supply system and to the system unit power supply system through the electrical connection to turn both of the power supply systems on and off. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A peripheral device for use with a system unit in a computer system, wherein the peripheral device comprises:
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a connector including at least one contact terminal for electrically connecting the peripheral device to the system unit;
a power supply system performing a process of supplying at least one voltage level to components within the peripheral device; and
a power switch electrically connected to the power supply system by a first power switching line to turn the process of supplying at least one voltage level to components within the peripheral device on and off and to a first contact terminal within the connector by a second power switching line. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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