Method and apparatus for controlling power supplied to remote-control-signal reception unit according to opened/closed state of laptop computer
First Claim
1. A computer device comprising:
- a display which is attached to the computer device;
an open/close sensing unit to detect an opened or closed state of the display;
a signal reception unit to receive a remote control signal transmitted from a remote control device;
a power supply unit to supply power to the signal reception unit; and
a power shut-off unit to shut off power supplied to the signal reception unit by the power supply unit according to the result of the detection.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling power supplied to a remote-control-signal reception unit of a laptop computer according to an opened or closed state of the laptop computer. The apparatus for controlling power supplied to a remote-control-signal reception unit of a laptop computer according to an opened or closed state of the laptop computer includes an open/close sensing unit that detects the opened or closed state of the laptop computer; a signal reception unit that receives a signal of a remote control unit; a power supply unit that supplies power to the signal reception unit; and a power shut-off unit that shuts off the power supplied to the signal reception unit when the open/close sensing unit detects the closed state of the laptop computer.
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15 Claims
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1. A computer device comprising:
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a display which is attached to the computer device;
an open/close sensing unit to detect an opened or closed state of the display;
a signal reception unit to receive a remote control signal transmitted from a remote control device;
a power supply unit to supply power to the signal reception unit; and
a power shut-off unit to shut off power supplied to the signal reception unit by the power supply unit according to the result of the detection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of controlling power supplied to a remote-control-signal reception unit of a computer device according to an opened or closed state of a display of the computer device, the method comprising:
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detecting the opened or closed state of the display; and
shutting off the power supplied to a remote-control-signal reception unit of the computer device when the display is closed. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A device, comprising:
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a display open and/or close sensor to output an open and/or close signal based on an open or close state of a display;
a power shut-off unit to receive the open and/or close signal and to shut off standby power and/or current; and
a remote-control-signal-receptor to receive the shut off of the standby power and/or current. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A device having a display that may be opened or closed, and is usable with a remote control, comprising:
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a remote-control-signal receptor to receive a remote-control command from the remote-control; and
a power shut-off unit to shut off power to the remote-control-signal receptor when the display is closed to reduce power consumption in the device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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