Data processing device

• US 20050122318A1
• Filed: 11/12/2004
• Published: 06/09/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Tonouchi, Yojiro, Hanyu, Tomohiro, Sakamoto, Kei
• Application Number:
  US10/986,098
• Publication Number:
  US 20050122318A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/179
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/162 changing, e.g. reversing, the face orientation of the screen with a two degrees of freedom mechanism, e.g. for folding into tablet PC like position or orienting towards the direction opposite to the user to show to a second user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1677 for detecting open or closed state or particular intermediate positions assumed by movable parts of the enclosure, e.g. detection of display lid position with respect to main body in a laptop, detection of opening of the cover of battery compartment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication

Abstract

A data processing device includes plural input modes which is capable of, for instance, automatically determining whether the device is in a notebook mode or a tablet mode, thereby enabling a user to use the data processing device by use of an interface suitable for the mode without performing any particular operation for choosing the interface. The data processing device includes a display which is integrally configured with a tablet, a mode determination section which determines an input mode on basis of the tablet, and a mode controller which switches a user interface on basis of the result of determination of the mode determination section. When configured as described above, the convertible data processing device can automatically determine whether the device is in a notebook mode or a tablet mode, and provide a user with an interface suitable for the mode. Accordingly, comfortable operability can be realized.

Claims

1. A data processing device comprising:

a display integrally configured with a tablet;

a mode determination unit to determine whether or not a current mode is an input mode employing the tablet; and

a mode controller to switch a user interface on basis of a result of determination of the mode determination unit.

2. The data processing device according to claim 1, wherein the mode determination unit makes a determination on basis of opening/closing and rotation of on the display.

3. The data processing device according to claim 1, wherein the mode controller changes a mouse cursor displayed on the display.

4. The data processing device according to claim 1, wherein the mode controller changes sizes of an item displayed on the display.

5. A data processing device comprising:

a display integrally configured with a tablet;

an input unit;

an input controller to control input information input by the input unit;

a mode determination unit to determine whether or not a current mode is an input mode employing the tablet; and

a mode controller to switch whether or not to accept the input information in accordance with a result of determination of the mode determination unit.

6. A data processing device comprising:

a display integrally configured with a tablet;

an input unit;

a mode determination unit to determine whether or not a current mode is an input mode employing the tablet; and

a mode controller to switch an operation mode to be performed by way of the input unit in accordance with a result of determination of the mode determination unit.

7. A data processing device comprising:

a display integrally configured with a tablet;

an input unit;

a mode determination unit to determine whether or not a current mode is an input mode employing the tablet; and

a mode controller to switch a mode of displaying information input by way of the input unit in accordance with a result of determination of the mode determination unit.

8. A data processing device comprising:

a display integrally configured with a tablet;

a mode determination unit to determine whether or not a current mode is an input mode employing the tablet; and

a mode controller to switch software to be operated on basis of a result of determination of the mode determination unit.

9. A data processing device comprising:

a display integrally configured with a tablet;

an authenticator to logon;

a mode determination unit to determine whether or not a current mode is an input mode employing the tablet; and

a mode controller to switch an authentication mode in accordance with a result of determination of the mode determination unit.

10. A portable device comprising:

a display integrally configured with a input in a tablet mode;

a input unit to input in a notebook mode;

a mode determination unit to determine whether a current mode is the notebook mode or the tablet mode; and

a mode controller to switch a user input interface on basis of a result of determination of the mode determination unit.

11. The portable device according to claim 10, wherein the mode determination unit makes a determination on basis of opening/closing and rotation of the display.

12. The portable device according to claim 10, further comprising:

a reclosable switch configured to detect an opening/closing of the display; and

a rotation switch configured to detect a rotation angle of the display, wherein

the mode determination unit makes a determination on basis of combination of the opening/closing and the rotation angle.

13. The portable device according to claim 10, wherein the mode controller changes a mouse cursor displayed on the display.

14. The portable device according to claim 10, wherein the mode controller changes sizes of an item displayed on the display.

15. The portable device according to claim 10, wherein the input unit is at least one of keyboard, touch-pad ,and mouse;

and

the input in the tablet mode is inputted by handwriting with a pen.