Integrated display system for a computer and a portable device
First Claim
1. A display-based host device comprising:
- a display assembly including a first viewing portion and a second viewing portion within the first viewing portion;
a docking station configured for removably docking a portable device having an imaging apparatus such that the imaging apparatus is positioned facing a rear side of the second viewing portion of the display assembly, wherein the imaging apparatus includes at least one of a display apparatus and an image capture apparatus; and
a display mode processor component configured for operating the display-based host device in a first mode in which data from the display-based host device is displayed in the second viewing portion and backlighting for the second viewing portion of the display assembly is provided by the portable device, and for operating the display-based host device in a second mode in which the second viewing portion is substantially transparent so as to allow at least one of the display apparatus of the portable device to display data viewable through the display assembly in the second viewing portion, and the image capture apparatus to capture images through the second viewing portion.
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Abstract
A display-based device includes a display assembly having a first viewing portion and a second viewing portion within the first viewing portion and a docking station that removably docks a portable device having an imaging apparatus that includes a display apparatus and/or an image capture apparatus. When docked, the portable device'"'"'s imaging apparatus is positioned facing a rear side of the second viewing portion. The display-based device operates in a first mode, where data from the display-based device is displayed in the second viewing portion and backlighting for the second viewing portion is provided by the portable device, and operates in a second mode, where the second viewing portion is substantially transparent so that the display apparatus of the portable device can display data through the second viewing portion and/or the image capture apparatus can capture images through the second viewing portion.
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24 Claims
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1. A display-based host device comprising:
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a display assembly including a first viewing portion and a second viewing portion within the first viewing portion; a docking station configured for removably docking a portable device having an imaging apparatus such that the imaging apparatus is positioned facing a rear side of the second viewing portion of the display assembly, wherein the imaging apparatus includes at least one of a display apparatus and an image capture apparatus; and a display mode processor component configured for operating the display-based host device in a first mode in which data from the display-based host device is displayed in the second viewing portion and backlighting for the second viewing portion of the display assembly is provided by the portable device, and for operating the display-based host device in a second mode in which the second viewing portion is substantially transparent so as to allow at least one of the display apparatus of the portable device to display data viewable through the display assembly in the second viewing portion, and the image capture apparatus to capture images through the second viewing portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for operating a display-based host device comprising a display assembly having a first viewing portion and a second viewing portion within the first viewing portion, the method comprising:
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providing for removably docking a portable device to the display-based host device, the portable device having an imaging apparatus such that when the portable device is docked, the imaging apparatus is positioned facing a rear side of the second viewing portion of the display assembly, wherein the imaging apparatus includes at least one of a display apparatus and an image capture apparatus; operating the display-based host device in a first mode in which data from the display-based host device is displayed in the second viewing portion and backlighting for the second viewing portion of the display assembly is provided by the portable device; and operating the display-based host device in a second mode in which the second viewing portion is substantially transparent so as to allow at least one of the display apparatus of the portable device to display data viewable through the display assembly in the second viewing portion, and the image capture apparatus to capture images through the second viewing portion. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A display-based host device comprising:
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a display assembly having a first viewing portion and a second viewing portion within the first viewing portion; means for removably docking a portable device having an imaging apparatus such that the imaging apparatus is positioned facing a rear side of the second viewing portion of the display assembly, wherein the imaging apparatus includes at least one of a display apparatus and an image capture apparatus; and means for operating the display-based device in a first mode in which data from the display-based device is displayed in the second viewing portion and backlighting for the second viewing portion of the display assembly is provided by the portable device, and for operating the display-based device in a second mode in which the second viewing portion is substantially transparent so as to allow at least one of the display apparatus of the portable device to display data viewable through the display assembly in the second viewing portion, and the image capture apparatus to capture images through the second viewing portion.
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24. A computer readable recording medium tangibly embodying a computer program, executable by a machine, for operating a display-based host device when a portable device having an imaging apparatus is removably docked to the display-based device, wherein a display assembly of the host device includes a first viewing portion and a second viewing portion within the first viewing portion and when the portable device is docked, the imaging apparatus is positioned facing a rear side of the second viewing portion of the display assembly, and wherein the imaging apparatus includes at least one of a display apparatus and an image capture apparatus, the computer program including executable instructions for:
- operating the display-based host device in a first mode in which data from the host device is displayed in the second viewing portion and backlighting for the second viewing portion of the display assembly is provided by the portable device; and
operating the host device in a second mode in which the second viewing portion is substantially transparent so as to allow at least one of the display apparatus of the portable device to display data viewable through the display assembly in the second viewing portion, and the image capture apparatus to capture images through the second viewing portion.
- operating the display-based host device in a first mode in which data from the host device is displayed in the second viewing portion and backlighting for the second viewing portion of the display assembly is provided by the portable device; and
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