Portable computing apparatus and processing method using the same

• US 7,840,909 B2
• Filed: 11/20/2006
• Issued: 11/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Yun-Jung
• Primary Examiner(s): TRAN, MY CHAU T
• Application Number:
  US11/601,722
• Publication Number:
  US 20070143518A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,464 Days
• Field of Search: 345/1.1, 345/1.2, 345/156, 345/168, 345/169, 715/764, 715/810
• US Class Current: 715/810
• 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 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1677 for detecting open or closed state or particular intermediate positions assumed by movable parts of the enclosure, e.g. detection of display lid position with respect to main body in a laptop, detection of opening of the cover of battery compartment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/169 the I/O peripheral being an integrated pointing device, e.g. trackball in the palm rest area, mini-joystick integrated between keyboard keys, touch pads or touch stripes G06F1/1643 takes precedence; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3203 Power management, i.e. event-based initiation of a power-saving mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3287 by switching off individual functional units in the computer system
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3293 by switching to a less power-consuming processor, e.g. sub-CPU
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04855 Interaction with scrollbars
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04892 Arrangements for controlling cursor position based on codes indicative of cursor displacements from one discrete location to another, e.g. using cursor control keys associated to different directions or using the tab key arrangements for controlling cursor position based on coordinate signals G06F3/038
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

A portable computing apparatus and a processing method using the same, the portable computing apparatus including a management module and a processing module, wherein the management module provides a predetermined function list to a sub-display module when a specific event occurs, and the processing module processes a function selected from the function list by a user.

Claims

1. A portable computing apparatus provided with a first input module, the portable computing apparatus comprising:

a processor which controls the operation of

a first display module to display a first display mode;

a second display module to display a second display mode; and

a storage module to store a Basic Input Output System (BIOS) and information about a system setting,

wherein, the first display mode requires a booting of the portable computing apparatus and/or a running of the operating system (OS), and the second display mode does not require a booting of the portable computing apparatus and/or a running of the OS.

2. The portable computing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first display module displays the first display mode and the second display mode.

3. The portable computing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second display module displays the first display mode and the second display mode.

4. The portable computing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second display module displays the second display mode when a specific event occurs.

5. The portable computing apparatus as claimed in claim 4, further comprising an event detection module to detect an occurrence of the specific event.

6. The portable computing apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein the event detection module determines the specific event to have occurred when a predetermined key signal is detected.

7. The portable computing apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein the predetermined key signal is output from a specific button provided on the portable computing apparatus.

8. The portable computing apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein the specific event is a closing of a cover of the portable computing apparatus.

9. The portable computing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second display mode comprises a predetermined function list comprising functions that process without depending on an Operating System (OS) of the portable computing apparatus and/or without requiring a booting of the portable computing apparatus.

10. The portable computing apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein the predetermined function list comprises at least one of a system management function, the BIOS setting function, and/or an Operating System (OS) setting function.

11. The portable computing apparatus as claimed in claim 9, further comprising a second input module to receive, from a user, at least one of a predetermined control command and/or a function selection from the predetermined function list.

12. The portable computing apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the second input module receives, from the user, functions selected by the user to add to the predetermined function list.

13. The portable computing apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the second input module is provided on an outer surface of a cover of the portable computer and/or adjacent to the second display module.

14. The portable computing apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the second input module comprises one or more buttons and/or a touch screen.

15. The portable computing apparatus as claimed in claim 9, further comprising:

a management module to provide the predetermined function list to the second display module; and

a processing module to process a function selected from the predetermined function list by a user.

16. A processing method of a portable computing apparatus including a first display module and a second display module, the method comprising:

displaying a first display mode on the first display module when the portable computing apparatus is booted and/or an OS is running;

providing a second display mode with a predetermined function list comprising functions that process without depending on an Operating System (OS) of the portable computing apparatus and/or without requiring a booting of the portable computing apparatus;

displaying the second display mode on the second display module when a specific event occurs; and

processing a function selected by a user from the predetermined function list.

17. The processing method as claimed in claim 16, further comprising determining that the specific event has occurred when closing of a cover of the portable computing apparatus is detected.

18. The processing method as claimed in claim 16, further comprising determining that the specific event has occurred when a predetermined key signal is detected.

19. The processing method as claimed in claim 18, wherein the determining that the specific event has occurred further comprises outputting of the predetermined key signal from a specific button provided on the portable computing apparatus.

20. The processing method as claimed in claim 16, wherein the predetermined function list comprises at least one of a system management function, a BIOS setting function, and/or an OS setting function.

21. The processing method as claimed in claim 20, wherein the system management function comprises at least one of a disk defragmentation function and/or a computer task scheduling function.

22. The processing method as claimed in claim 20, wherein the BIOS setting function comprises at least one of a BIOS initial value restoring function and/or a low-noise setting function.

23. The processing method as claimed in claim 20, wherein the OS setting function comprises at least one of a data execution prevention setting function and/or a quick view function.

24. The processing method as claimed in claim 16, further comprising adding functions selected by the user to the predetermined function list.