PORTABLE COMPUTER

• US 20090059496A1
• Filed: 02/06/2008
• Published: 03/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Original Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Inventors: Lee, Yi-Heng
• Application Number:
  US12/027,145
• Publication Number:
  US 20090059496A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.40
• 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 1/165 the additional display being small, e.g. for presenting status information
• 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: G06F 1/1671 Special purpose buttons or auxiliary keyboards, e.g. retractable mini keypads, keypads or buttons that remain accessible at closed laptop G06F1/1666 takes precedence

Abstract

A portable computer is provided. The portable computer includes a host machine, a main display monitor, and at least one auxiliary display monitor. The host machine includes a processor adapted for dual display monitors. The processor provides data of a primary display mode and/or an auxiliary display mode according to an on/off state of at least one display monitor. The main display monitor is pivoted to the host machine for displaying the data of the primary display mode. The auxiliary display monitor is pivoted to the host machine for displaying data of the auxiliary display mode. The auxiliary display monitor is adapted to be turned on by pivotally turning an elevation angle relative to the host machine. Therefore, the elevation angle of the auxiliary display monitor can be flexibly adjusted, so as to allow the user to comfortably view the auxiliary display monitor.

Claims

1. A portable computer, comprising:

a host machine, comprising a processor adapted for dual display monitors, wherein the processor provides data of a primary display mode and/or an auxiliary display mode according to an on/off state of at least one display monitor;

a main display monitor, pivoted to the host machine for displaying data of the primary display mode; and

an auxiliary display monitor, pivoted to the host machine for displaying data of the auxiliary display mode,

wherein the main display monitor and the auxiliary display monitor are coaxially pivoted to the host machine, and the auxiliary display monitor is adapted to be turned on by pivotally turning an elevation angle relative to the host machine.

2. The portable computer according to claim 1, wherein the main display monitor comprises an accommodation opening for accommodating the auxiliary display monitor.

3. The portable computer according to claim 2, wherein the main display monitor comprises a first slope configured at a side of the accommodation opening, and the auxiliary display monitor comprises a second slope corresponding to the first slope, so that when the main display monitor is pivotally turned relative to the host machine, the auxiliary display monitor is synchronously pivotally turned together with the main display monitor.

4. The portable computer according to claim 1 further comprising:

a driven structure, coupled between the main display monitor and the auxiliary display monitor, and adapted for driving the auxiliary display monitor to synchronously pivotally turn with the main display monitor when the main display monitor pivotally turns relative to the host machine.

5. The portable computer according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary display monitor comprises a touch control panel.

6. The portable computer according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary display monitor is a liquid crystal display (LCD) or an organic light emitting diode display (OLED).

7. The portable computer according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary display monitor displays a battery capacity, a power state, a signal intensity of a wireless network, and a data or a multi-media image.

8. The portable computer according to claim 1 further comprising a plurality of function keys disposed at the auxiliary display monitor.

9. The portable computer according to claim 8, wherein the function keys are disposed at one side of the auxiliary display monitor relatively apart from the host machine.

10. The portable computer according to claim 8, wherein the function keys comprise at least one of an auxiliary display monitor on/off key, an email sending/receiving key, a multi-media playing key, an audio volume adjusting key, a wireless network on/off key, a Bluetooth®

on/off key, an office documents browsing key, and a direction key.

11. The portable computer according to claim 4, wherein the auxiliary display monitor is driven by the driven structure to move together with the main display monitor when the main display monitor is opened.