Ubiquitous personal station with an external case and a control method thereof
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1. A ubiquitous personal station, comprising:
- a personal processing unit including a display for displaying information, a communication unit for communicating, and a processor for processing information, a case for holding the personal processing unit and including an input unit on at least a portion of a surface of the case, a communicator for communicating with the communications unit such that when the case and personal processing unit are not in communication, the personal processing unit locks out at least one secured feature.
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Abstract
A ubiquitous personal station including a personal processing unit and a case is provided. The personal processing unit includes a display for displaying information, a communication unit for communicating, and a processor for processing information. The case holds the personal processing unit, and includes an input unit on at least a portion of a surface of the case, a communicator for communicating with the communications unit such that when the case and personal processing unit are not in communication, the personal processing unit locks out at least one secured feature.
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1. A ubiquitous personal station, comprising:
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a personal processing unit including a display for displaying information, a communication unit for communicating, and a processor for processing information, a case for holding the personal processing unit and including an input unit on at least a portion of a surface of the case, a communicator for communicating with the communications unit such that when the case and personal processing unit are not in communication, the personal processing unit locks out at least one secured feature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A ubiquitous personal station, comprising:
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a personal processing unit including a display for displaying information, a communication unit for communicating, and a processor for processing information, a case for detachably holding the personal processing unit, the personal processing unit being slidably coupled to the case such that the display of the personal processing unit extends from the case and at least a portion of the personal processing unit is rotatable relative to the case, wherein the case includes a communicator; and
an input unit on at least a portion of a surface of the case for inputting information via the communicator to the communication unit of the personal processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A ubiquitous personal station, comprising:
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a personal processing unit including a display for displaying information, a communication unit for communicating, and a processor for processing information;
a case releasably coupled to the personal processing unit, and including one of a fabric flap or a transparent layer, the one of the fabric flap or the transparent layer and the display configured to be aligned when the case is in a wrapped position, a communicator, an input unit on at least a portion of a surface of the case for inputting information via the communicator to the communication unit of the personal processing unit, and a case position sensing unit for sensing whether the case is in the wrapped position, wherein when the case is sensed to be in the wrapped position, the input unit is disabled and when the case is not sensed to be the wrapped position, the input unit is enabled. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A ubiquitous personal station for use by a user, comprising:
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a personal processing unit including;
at least one display for displaying information;
a communication link for communicating, and an authentication unit to authenticate the user;
an input unit, separate from the authentication unit, for communicating with the personal processing unit via the communication link to input information thereto such that the communication link is switched on when the user is authenticated.
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19. A method of controlling a ubiquitous personal station having a personal processing unit and a case for releasably holding the personal processing unit, comprising the steps of:
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establishing a communication link between the processing unit and the case, when the case is in a vicinity of the personal processing unit; and
providing different predetermined levels of functionality for a personal processing unit according to whether the communication link is established. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 25)
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22. A method of controlling a ubiquitous personal station for use by a user, the ubiquitous personal station having a personal processing unit including an authentication unit to authenticate the user and an input unit, separate from authentication unit for communicating with the personal processing unit, comprising the steps of:
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authenticating the user using the authentication unit on the personal processing unit; and
switching on a communication link between the personal processing unit and the input unit when the user is authenticated - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 26)
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