Smartpad—power management
First Claim
1. A smartpad comprising:
- a touch screen display, the touch screen display adapted to display content from a docked multi-screen device, the docked multi-screen device having touch screens connected by a hinge, a first battery, and a first battery management module, the multi-screen device configured to operate in at least a closed state, an open state and an easel state, and the docking including physically inserting the multi-screen device at least partially inside the smartpad;
a second battery; and
a second battery measurement module, the second battery measurement module adapted to control one or more of charging and power consumption of the second battery in the smartpad and the first battery in the multi-screen device;
wherein the smartpad touch screen display is adapted to display a battery status indicator indicating a charging state.
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Abstract
A multi-display device is adapted to be dockable or otherwise associatable with an additional device. In accordance with one exemplary embodiment, the multi-display device is dockable with a smartpad. The exemplary smartpad can include a screen, a touch sensitive display, a configurable area, a gesture capture region(s) and a camera. The smartpad can also include a port adapted to receive the device. The exemplary smartpad is able to cooperate with the device such that information displayable on the device is also displayable on the smartpad. Furthermore, any one or more of the functions on the device are extendable to the smartpad, with the smartpad capable of acting as an input/output interface or extension of the smartpad. Therefore, for example, information from one or more of the displays on the multi-screen device is displayable on the smartpad.
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1. A smartpad comprising:
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a touch screen display, the touch screen display adapted to display content from a docked multi-screen device, the docked multi-screen device having touch screens connected by a hinge, a first battery, and a first battery management module, the multi-screen device configured to operate in at least a closed state, an open state and an easel state, and the docking including physically inserting the multi-screen device at least partially inside the smartpad; a second battery; and a second battery measurement module, the second battery measurement module adapted to control one or more of charging and power consumption of the second battery in the smartpad and the first battery in the multi-screen device; wherein the smartpad touch screen display is adapted to display a battery status indicator indicating a charging state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for managing power comprising:
controlling, by a microprocessor, one or more of charging and power consumption of a smartpad, the smartpad adapted to display content from a docked multi-screen device on a touch screen display, the multi-screen device having touch screens connected by a hinge, a first battery, and a first battery management module, the multi-screen device configured to operate in at least two hinge states;
an opened state wherein the first screen and the second screen are juxtaposed, and an easel state wherein the first screen and the second screen are in different relative positions to one another and face away from one another, and the docking including physically inserting the multi-screen device at least partially inside the smartpad, the smartpad including a second battery and a second battery management module;
wherein the smartpad touch screen display is adapted to display a battery status indicator indicating a charging state.- View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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