Apparatus and method for a combination personal digital assistant and network portable device
First Claim
1. A portable data processing computer, comprising:
- an industry standard personal computer architecture (ISPCA) data processing section within said computer including at least an ISPCA central processing unit;
a non-industry standard personal computer architecture (NSPCA) data processing section within said computer including at least an NSPCA central processing unit; and
a common section having apparatus used by both the ISPCA data processing section and the NSPCA data processing section, wherein the ISPCA data processing unit and the NSPCA data processing unit are detachably coupled, and wherein the common section includes at least a power supply/battery unit, the power supply/battery unit having a first mode of operation wherein only the NSPCA data processing system and the common section have power applied thereto;
wherein the power supply has a second user selected mode of operation wherein the ISPCA data processing unit and the common section have power applied thereto.
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Abstract
A portable system is provided with both an ISPCA processing section, a non-standard personal computer architecture (NSPCA) processing section and a common section including apparatus common to both processing sections. The NSPCA processing section operates under an operating system such as the WINDOWS® CE operating system, having reduced functionality, but being capable of “instant-on” operation. The data processing system includes controllable reduced power (and reduced functionality) mode wherein only the NSPCA processing is activated. The data processing system can controllably be transferred to a higher power (and full functionality) mode operating by activating the ISPCA processing section. In this manner, the processing section that is not an integral part of the data processing system can be detachably coupled thereto.
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27 Claims
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1. A portable data processing computer, comprising:
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an industry standard personal computer architecture (ISPCA) data processing section within said computer including at least an ISPCA central processing unit;
a non-industry standard personal computer architecture (NSPCA) data processing section within said computer including at least an NSPCA central processing unit; and
a common section having apparatus used by both the ISPCA data processing section and the NSPCA data processing section, wherein the ISPCA data processing unit and the NSPCA data processing unit are detachably coupled, and wherein the common section includes at least a power supply/battery unit, the power supply/battery unit having a first mode of operation wherein only the NSPCA data processing system and the common section have power applied thereto;
wherein the power supply has a second user selected mode of operation wherein the ISPCA data processing unit and the common section have power applied thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
a motherboard, wherein the NSPCA section is located on the motherboard, the motherboard including a first connector, the ISPCA section having a second connector, wherein the first connector can be detachably coupled to the second connector, the first and second connectors permitting the ISPCA section and the NSPCA section to exchange signals.
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11. The portable processing computer as recited in claim 1 further comprising:
a motherboard, wherein the ISPCA section is located on the motherboard, the motherboard including a first connector, the NSPCA section having a second connector, wherein the first connector can be detachably coupled to the second connector, the first and second connectors permitting the ISPCA section and the NSPCA section to exchange signals.
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12. The portable processing computer as recited in claim 1 wherein the ISPCA section, the NSPCA section, and the common section are located on the same motherboard.
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13. A portable computer, comprising:
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a central processing unit and associated apparatus within said computer having a unit selected from the group consisting of an industry standard personal computer architecture (ISPCA) unit and a non-standard personal computer architecture (NSPCA) unit;
a common section including at least a power supply/battery unit for energizing, by a user, the central processing unit wherein the non-selected architecture device is detachably coupled to the selected architecture device; and
a connector for coupling the non-selected unit to the common section and to the central processing unit and associated apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
a motherboard, wherein the selected section is located on the motherboard, the motherboard including;
a first connector, the non-selected section having a second connector, wherein the first connector can be detachably coupled to the second connector, the first and second connectors permitting the selected unit and the non-selected unit to exchange signals.
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18. The portable computer as recited in claim 13 wherein the selected unit is an ISPCA unit.
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19. The portable computer as recited in claim 13 wherein the selected unit is an NSPCA unit.
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20. A portable computer, comprising:
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a central processing unit and associated apparatus within said computer having a unit selected from the group consisting of an industry standard personal computer architecture (ISPCA) unit and a non-standard personal computer architecture (NSPCA) unit; and
a detachable connector for coupling and decoupling the non-selected unit to the selected unit;
the non-selected unit including a common unit, the common unit determining to which of the selected and not selected unit power is applied, the selection unit being selected by a user.- View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A method of providing an instant-on capability and increased battery-operated lifetime in an industry standard (ISPCA) portable processing system within a computer, the method comprising:
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in the portable processing system, detachably adding a non-industry standard processing (NSPCA) unit;
providing a common section, the common section including components used by both the ISPCA unit and the NSPCA unit; and
providing a power unit controllably applying power by a user to at least one of the ISPCA along with the common section unit and the NSPCA unit along with the common section. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
during power up of the processing system, applying power to the NSPCA unit and the common section.
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25. The method as recited in claim 23 further comprising:
coordinating files between the NSPCA unit and the ISPCA unit when power is switched from one unit to the other.
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26. The method as recited in claim 23 further comprising:
locating the NSPCA unit and the ISPCA unit on the same motherboard.
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27. The method as recited in claim 23 further comprising:
increasing the functionality of the portable processing system by adding components to the common section.
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