Peel-off auxiliary computing device

• US 20060238497A1
• Filed: 08/22/2005
• Published: 10/26/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Velagapudi, Suresh B.
• Application Number:
  US11/207,998
• Publication Number:
  US 20060238497A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1643 the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/00 Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators image data processing or generation, in general G06T

Abstract

An auxiliary computing device that can be electrically charged, synchronized, or updated when docked to a main computing device through a built-in data communications pathway. A computer system includes a first computing device with a microprocessor configured for operating computer-executable instructions. The first computing device may include a main body with a receiving portion. An auxiliary computer device may be removably coupled to the first computing device and received in the receiving portion. An auxiliary computing device serves a detachable display for a main computing system. The display provides for an enhanced user experience. The display while docked in the main computing system may be rotatably positionable for viewing by a user.

Claims

1. A computer system, comprising:

a base computing device including a processor configured for operating on computer executable instructions;

the base computing device having a housing body with a receiving portion; and

an auxiliary computing device having a housing with a display, the auxiliary computing device including a processor configured to indicate a wireless network location on the display, the auxiliary computing device being removably coupleable to the base computing device in the receiving portion for exposing the display for viewing by a user.

2. The computer system according to claim 1, wherein the wireless network location is displayed as graphical object.

3. The computer system according to claim 2, wherein the graphic object comprises an icon.

4. The computer system according to claim 2, wherein the display includes a graphical system status bar.

5. The computer system according to claim 4, wherein the graphical object is disposed on the graphical system status bar.

6. The computer system according to claim 1, wherein the housing body of the base computing device comprises rotatable mating cases members, wherein one of the cases members includes a display screen on one side and the auxiliary computing device is disposed on an opposing side.

7. The computer system according to claim 6, wherein the one of the case members includes a hinge for rotating the auxiliary computing device with respect to the case member.

8. The computer system according to claim 2, wherein the housing body of the base computing device includes a display screen being sensitive to an input of a stylus and the auxiliary computing device is disposed opposite of the display screen.

9. The computer system according to claim 8, wherein the housing body includes a hinge for rotating the auxiliary computing device into position for a user to view both the display screen of base computing device and the display of the auxiliary computing device.

10. The computer system according to claim 9, wherein the receiving portion of the housing body comprises a recess with a connector receiving the auxiliary computing device.

11. The computer system according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary computing device is configured to operate when the base computing device is in a powered off state.

12. A computer system comprising:

a base computing device including a processor configured for operating on computer executable instructions;

the base computing device having a housing body with a receiving portion;

an auxiliary computing device having a housing with a display, the auxiliary computing device including a processor for operating on computer executable instructions, the auxiliary computing device being removably coupleable to the base computing device in the receiving portion for exposing the display for viewing by a user; and

a remote control device for operating the auxiliary computing device in a peel-off configuration.

13. The computer system according to claim 12, wherein the auxiliary computing device is configured to wirelessly communicate with the base computing device in a peel-off configuration.

14. The computer system according to claim 12, wherein the housing body of the base computing device comprises rotatable mating cases members, wherein one of the cases members includes a display screen on one side and the auxiliary computing device is disposed on an opposing side.

15. The computer system according to claim 14, wherein the one of the case members includes a hinge for rotating the auxiliary computing device with respect to the case member.

16. The computer system according to claim 12, wherein the housing body of the base computing device includes a display screen being sensitive to an input of a stylus and the auxiliary computing device is disposed opposite of the display screen.

17. The computer system according to claim 16, wherein the housing body includes a hinge for rotating the auxiliary computing device into position for a user to view both the display screen of base computing device and the display of the auxiliary computing device.

18. The computer system according to claim 12, wherein the receiving portion of the housing body comprises a recess with a connector receiving the auxiliary computing device.

19. The computer system according to claim 12, wherein the auxiliary computing device is configured to operate when the base computing device is in a powered off state.

20. The computer system according to claim 12, wherein the remote control device is removably connected to the auxiliary computing device.