Electronic apparatus, external apparatus and method of controlling the same
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1. An electronic apparatus connectable with an external apparatus, the electronic apparatus comprising:
- a locking mechanism configured to be electrically operated to one of lock or unlock a physical connection with the external apparatus; and
a processor configured to control one of a plurality of operation modes of the electronic apparatus, while the electronic apparatus and the external apparatus are connected,wherein the processor is further configured to control the locking mechanism to maintain the lock of the physical connection with the external apparatus if the electronic apparatus is in an operation mode in which the electronic apparatus uses a graphic processing unit of the external apparatus to perform graphic processing.
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Abstract
An electronic apparatus includes a locking unit to selectively lock a physical connection with an external apparatus and a control unit to control an operation mode of the electronic apparatus, according to a connection state with the external apparatus, in which the control unit controls the locking unit to lock the connection with the external apparatus, when the electronic apparatus is in an operation mode of using a graphic processing unit of the external apparatus.
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1. An electronic apparatus connectable with an external apparatus, the electronic apparatus comprising:
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a locking mechanism configured to be electrically operated to one of lock or unlock a physical connection with the external apparatus; and a processor configured to control one of a plurality of operation modes of the electronic apparatus, while the electronic apparatus and the external apparatus are connected, wherein the processor is further configured to control the locking mechanism to maintain the lock of the physical connection with the external apparatus if the electronic apparatus is in an operation mode in which the electronic apparatus uses a graphic processing unit of the external apparatus to perform graphic processing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of controlling an electronic apparatus connectable with an external apparatus, the electronic apparatus including a locking mechanism configured to be electrically operated to one of lock or unlock a physical connection with the external apparatus, and a processor configured to control one of a plurality of operation modes of the electronic apparatus, while the electronic apparatus and the external apparatus are connected, the method comprising:
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locking, by the locking mechanism, the physical connection with the external apparatus; and controlling, by the processor, the locking mechanism to maintain the lock of the physical connection with the external apparatus if the electronic apparatus is in an operation mode in which the electronic apparatus uses a graphic processing unit of the external apparatus to perform graphic processing.
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19. An electronic system, comprising:
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an external apparatus comprising a graphic processing unit; an electronic apparatus comprising a graphic processor; and a locking mechanism incorporated in one of the electronic apparatus and the external apparatus, the locking mechanism configured to be electrically operated to one of lock or unlock a physical connection between the external apparatus and the electronic apparatus, wherein the electronic apparatus is configured to control the locking mechanism to maintain the lock of the physical connection with the external apparatus if the electronic apparatus is in an operation mode in which the electronic apparatus uses the graphic processing unit of the external apparatus to perform graphic processing. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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