Secure activation of auxiliary display
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1. A computing apparatus, comprising:
- a primary keyboard and a primary display, which are respectively arranged to accept input from a user and to display information to the user;
an auxiliary display, which is arranged to display auxiliary information to the user when the apparatus is in a switched-off operational state, and to hide the auxiliary information when deactivated; and
an activation controller, which is arranged to monitor the primary keyboard when the auxiliary display is deactivated, to detect an activation code comprising one or more keystrokes entered using the primary keyboard, and to activate the auxiliary display responsively to detecting the activation code.
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A computing apparatus includes a primary keyboard and a primary display, which are respectively arranged to accept input from a user and to display information to the user. An auxiliary display is arranged to display auxiliary information to the user when the apparatus is in a switched-off operational state, and to hide the auxiliary information when deactivated. An activation controller is arranged to monitor the primary keyboard when the auxiliary display is deactivated, to detect an activation code comprising one or more keystrokes entered using the primary keyboard, and to activate the auxiliary display responsively to detecting the activation code.
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19 Claims
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1. A computing apparatus, comprising:
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a primary keyboard and a primary display, which are respectively arranged to accept input from a user and to display information to the user; an auxiliary display, which is arranged to display auxiliary information to the user when the apparatus is in a switched-off operational state, and to hide the auxiliary information when deactivated; and an activation controller, which is arranged to monitor the primary keyboard when the auxiliary display is deactivated, to detect an activation code comprising one or more keystrokes entered using the primary keyboard, and to activate the auxiliary display responsively to detecting the activation code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computing method, comprising:
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in a computer that includes a primary keyboard, a primary display and an auxiliary display, displaying auxiliary information on the auxiliary display when the computer is in a switched-off operational state and hiding the auxiliary information when the auxiliary display is deactivated; monitoring the primary keyboard when the auxiliary display is deactivated; detecting an activation code comprising one or more keystrokes entered using the primary keyboard; and activating the auxiliary display responsively to detecting the activation code so as to display the auxiliary information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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- 16. A computer software product used in a computer that includes a primary keyboard, a primary display and an auxiliary display, the product comprising a computer-readable medium, in which program instructions are stored, which instructions, when read by the computer, cause the computer to display auxiliary information on the auxiliary display when the computer is in a switched-off operational state, to hide the auxiliary information when the auxiliary display is deactivated, to monitor the primary keyboard when the auxiliary display is deactivated, to detect an activation code comprising one or more keystrokes entered using the primary keyboard, and to activate the auxiliary display responsively to detecting the activation code.
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