CONVERTIBLE COMPUTER
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Abstract
A convertible computer is equipped with a notebook computer function and a tablet computer function. When a system power supply is turned on, a functionality or physical configuration such as rotation state of a display module can be detected, and an environment can be controlled such as an operating system (OS) for a tablet computer or notebook computer is selectively booted. Input signals of input units can also be controlled in an activation or inactivation state according to a system mode. An operation of switch sensing an open/closed state of a liquid crystal display (LCD) can be controlled by a signal generated by the rotation operation of the display module. In a state in which at least one control value necessary for setting a system environment is stored in a memory, the system mode switching operation is monitored and the system environment is set according to the switched system mode.
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35 Claims
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24. A protection circuit provided in a portable computer including a display module whose rotation state allows a system mode to be switched to a notebook computer mode or a tablet computer mode, a first switch for sensing opening and closing operations of the display module, and a second switch for sensing a rotation operation of the display module, comprising:
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a logic device configured to output an open/close signal of the display module based upon an operation of the first switch; and a logic device controller configured to control the logic device to be in an enable/disable state based upon an operation of the second switch.
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25. A portable computer, comprising:
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a controller configured to set a system performance operation based upon the portable computer operating in each of a notebook computer mode or a tablet computer mode; and a memory configured to store at least one control value necessary for setting the system performance operation in said each mode. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. An apparatus for managing a system mode in a portable computer including a notebook computer mode or a tablet computer mode, comprising:
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monitoring means for monitoring a system mode switching operation; and setting means for setting different system power consumption environments based upon a current system mode. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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30. A method, comprising:
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operating a portable computer in a notebook computer mode and a tablet computer mode, wherein devices in the portable computer operate in each mode; and operating at least one device in the portable computer at a first power consumption level in the notebook computer mode and a second lower power consumption level in the tablet computer mode.
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31. A method for managing a system mode in a portable computer having a configuration that switches a system mode to a notebook computer mode or a tablet computer mode, comprising:
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monitoring a system mode switching operation; setting at least one control value necessary for switching a system performance based upon the switched system mode. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. An article including a machine-readable storage medium containing instructions for managing a system mode in a portable computer including a display module whose rotation state allows the system mode to be switched to a notebook computer mode or a tablet computer mode, the instructions, when executed, causing the portable computer to:
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monitor a system mode switching operation; read, from a memory, at least one control value necessary for setting a system environment based upon the switched system mode when the system mode is switched; and set the system environment based upon the read control value. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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Specification