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Combination personal data assistant and personal computing device

  • US 6,735,663 B2
  • Filed: 12/18/2000
  • Issued: 05/11/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A mobile computing system comprising:

  • a personal computer architecture system (PC);

    a personal digital assistant architecture system (PDA);

    a switch;

    a controller;

    a first communication bus connecting the controller to the switch and the PDA;

    a second communication bus connecting the PC to the switch and to the first communication bus;

    a common display interfacing to the PC and the PDA;

    a set of common resource devices connected to controller whereby the controller selectively passes control of the common display and the set of common resource devices to the PDA or the PC by controlling the switch;

    in response to the PDA system being given control, the second communication bus is blocked allowing the PDA system control over the common resource devices and the common display; and

    in response to the PC system being given control, the PDA system becomes a slave resource of the PC system and the PC system is given control over the common resource devices and the common display.

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