Notebook

• US 7,830,651 B2
• Filed: 08/28/2008
• Issued: 11/09/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Cheng-Lin
• Primary Examiner(s): Gandhi; Jayprakash N
• Assistant Examiner(s): Edwards; Anthony Q
• Application Number:
  US12/200,883
• Publication Number:
  US 20090316347A1
• Time in Patent Office: 803 Days
• Field of Search: 361/679.09
• US Class Current: 361/679.26
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/32 Means for saving power
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/325 Power saving in peripheral device
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 345/905 Display device with housing structure

Abstract

A notebook includes a host, a monitor, a power source, a system switch, a system button, a monitor switch, and a monitor button. The power source is used for supplying electric power to the host and the monitor. The system button is configured for controlling the system switch to power on or power off the host. The monitor button is configured for controlling the monitor switch to power on or power off the monitor when the host is turned on.

Claims

1. A notebook comprising:

a host;

a monitor;

a power source for supplying power for the host and the monitor;

a system switch;

a system button configured for controlling the system switch to power the host on and off;

a monitor switch;

an electrode of the power source being electrically connected to an end of the system switch, the other electrode of the power source being electrically connected to an end of the host and to an end of the monitor, the opposite end of the system switch being electrically connected to the opposite end of the host and an end of the monitor switch, the opposite end of the monitor switch and the monitor being electrically connected and

a monitor button configured for controlling the monitor switch to power the monitor on and off.

2. The notebook as claimed in claim 1, wherein the monitor comprises a liquid crystal display.

3. The notebook as claimed in claim 1, wherein the power source is selected from the group consisting of an external source or a battery.

4. The notebook as claimed in claim 1, wherein the system switch comprises a touch switch.

5. The notebook as claimed in claim 4, wherein the system button comprises a pressing member covering the system switch.

6. The notebook as claimed in claim 5, wherein the system button is housed within the host, the system button being placed on the surface of the host.

7. The notebook as claimed in claim 1, wherein the monitor switch comprises a touch switch.

8. The notebook as claimed in claim 7, wherein the monitor button comprises a pressing member covering the monitor switch.

9. The notebook as claimed in claim 8, wherein the monitor button is housed within the monitor, the monitor button being placed on the surface of the monitor.

10. A notebook comprising:

a power source;

a host;

a monitor;

a system switch; and

a monitor switch;

an electrode of the power source being electrically connected to an end of the system switch, the other electrode of the power source being electrically connected to an end of the host and to an end of the monitor, the opposite end of the system switch being electrically connected to the opposite end of the host and an end of the monitor switch, the opposite end of the monitor switch and the monitor being electrically connected.

11. The notebook as claimed in claim 10, wherein the monitor comprises a liquid crystal display.

12. The notebook as claimed in claim 10, wherein the power source is selected from the group consisting of an external source or a battery.

13. The notebook as claimed in claim 10, further comprising a system button, the system button being configured for controlling the system switch to be turned on and broken.

14. The notebook as claimed in claim 10, further comprising a monitor button, the monitor button being configured for controlling the monitor switch to be turned on and broken.

15. The notebook as claimed in claim 10, wherein the system switch comprises a touch switch.

16. The notebook as claimed in claim 10, wherein the monitor switch comprises a touch switch.