CN100345137C - Switching between portable electronic devices operating in normal mode and tablet mode - Google Patents
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The invention provides a portable electronic device to integrate with multimedia functions according to different operation modes. The portable electric device comprises a trigger device which can generate information and a trigger value after being triggered; a processing center for responding the information, obtaining a normal state value corresponding to the normal state mode from the portable electronic device and comparing the normal state value with the trigger value to obtain a comparison result; and an execution unit for selectively executing the normal mode and the tablet mode according to the comparison result.
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Technical field
The present invention is about the changeable notebook computer that runs on normal mode and input board mode (tablet mode).Particularly, switch on method and its device of a normal mode and input board mode (tablet mode) about the turnover notebook computer of a kind of LCD screen.
Background technology
At existing portable computer device, because of requiring to develop, so the road comprehensive with multimedia function also moved towards in the product design of the notebook computer on the market towards purpose light, thin, easy and multimedia integration.
As Fig. 1, generally speaking, the notebook computer 1 on the market comprises a main body 10 and a LCD screen body 11.When notebook computer 1 was in non-working condition, LCD screen body 11 presented closed state with main body 10, and promptly remove to fasten main body 10 by the latch 111 that is arranged on the LCD screen body 11 this moment.And when notebook computer 1 needs to open use, be arranged at the latch 11 on the LCD screen body, just can the buckling state of latch 111 on main body 10 be removed owing to user's manual operation,, use to make things convenient for the user so that LCD screen body 11 represents into open mode.
When notebook computer in working order in, might need temporary transient closed to make things convenient for the user to be carried into its place.So regular meeting is provided with the on-off controller 12 of a LCD screen in general notebook computer 1; with convenient in the process of carrying or when the closure state; LCD screen body 11 is entered in a kind of dormant state of break-off; the too much heat of generation when avoiding the inner system that is provided with of notebook computer 1 with element; dissipation thereby may cause and can notebook computer 1 reduce its serviceable life because of overheated between main body 10 and LCD screen body 11.
For avoiding this situation, the user can take to withdraw from user mode in advance, turns off closed again main body 10 of power supply and LCD screen body 11.Further, existing notebook computer can provide and support advanced power management (advanced power management), and utilize the sensing control of the on-off controller 12 of above-mentioned LCD screen, and the user demand that makes notebook computer can respond the user enters armed state, dormant state or halted state.
But for a turnover notebook computer of LCD screen body, because it is except using under a normal mode, that is the liquid crystal panel on the LCD screen body with towards be arranged on the main body keyboard towards press close to or away from, or can be by this LCD screen body of upset, and make the back side of LCD screen press close to the keyboard face and use down at input board mode (tablet mode).
So can carry out its function in this novel input board mode operation in order to make notebook computer, it is changeable and run on method and its device of aforesaid normal mode and input board mode to the invention provides a kind of turnover notebook computer of LCD screen that makes, and connects with making things convenient for user's user demand with the interface of comprehensive these two kinds of patterns to enter user mode, armed state, dormant state or halted state.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of changeable portable electron device that runs on normal mode and input board mode (tabletmode), make the user can comply with its fancy setting, with convenient this portable electron device that uses.
This portable electron device that comprises main body and display screen comprises: a location triggered device, be used for triggering the trigger value of the relative position of relevant main body of the information that can produce after being triggered and display screen with one according to the relative position of main body and display screen; One processing enter is used to respond this information and obtains one in this portable electron device and compare with this trigger value with the acquisition comparative result corresponding to the normality value of this normal mode and with this normality value; And a performance element, according to this comparative result, optionally carry out this normal mode and this input board mode.
Wherein, preferably this location triggered device is to be a sensor, is used to detect this information.
Wherein, preferably this processing enter comprises a basic input/output system and a central processing unit, to receive this information.
Wherein, preferably this information is a solicited message.
Wherein, preferably this basic input/output system and this central processing unit have an executable handling procedure, to respond this information.
Wherein, preferably this handling procedure is used to read and this normality value relatively and this trigger value.
Wherein, preferably this processing enter has an executable application program, so that this portable electron device when being executed in the operation of this input board mode, can be accepted a user setting.
Wherein, preferably this application program is a temperature control program, so that the reduction of the temperature levels of this portable electron device, to enter the low power consuming state.
Wherein, preferably this application program is the application program of a virtual personal digital assistant, so that this portable electron device when being executed in this notes mode operation, is available for users to browse and import data by input media.
Wherein, preferably this input media is a touch-control lettering pen.
A further object of the present invention provides a kind of portable electron device that comprises main body and display screen in the changing method of a normal mode and input board mode, so that this portable electron device can be in a state operation down than low power consuming.
This changing method comprises:
(a), trigger a location triggered device, to produce an information and to obtain a trigger value corresponding to the relative position of the relevant main body of this information and display screen according to the relative position of main body and display screen;
(b) respond this information, a processing enter obtains one in this portable electron device corresponding to the normality value of this normal mode and further this normality value is compared with this trigger value with the acquisition comparative result; And
(c), optionally carry out this normal mode and this input board mode according to this comparative result.
Wherein, preferably this step (a) comprises the substep (d) of this information of reception, so that this processing enter receives this information.
Wherein, preferably this step (c) comprises the substep (e) of an execution interrupt routine, so that this processing enter is compared this normality value with this trigger value.
Another object of the present invention provides the changeable method that runs on a normal mode and input board mode of a kind of portable electron device, so that the user can use different application to move this portable electron device according to its hobby under normal mode and input board mode.
This portable electron device comprises main body and display screen, has primary importance sensitive switch and second place sensitive switch, and to control the operation of this normal mode and this input board mode respectively, this changing method comprises:
(a), trigger described position sensing switch according to the relative position of main body and display screen;
(b) detect the conducting and the off state of this primary importance sensitive switch and this second place sensitive switch; And
(c) when this primary importance sensitive switch conducting, carry out this normal mode, when this second place sensitive switch conducting, carry out this input board mode.
Wherein, be better than most in this step (b), also comprise a substep (d), when this primary importance sensitive switch conducting, produce an interrupting information, move an interrupt handling routine to carry out this normal mode to notify this portable electron device.
Wherein, be preferably in this step (b), also comprise a substep (e), when this second place sensitive switch conducting, produce an interrupting information, move an interrupt handling routine to carry out this input board mode to notify this portable electron device.
Another purpose of the present invention provides a kind of portable electron device, can be used alternatingly under normal mode and input board mode for the user.
This portable electron device, changeable normal mode and the input board mode of running on comprises: a LCD screen; The main body of this LCD screen operation of one control has a position sensing switch, and by triggering this position sensing switch this main body and this LCD screen is run under this normal mode and this input board mode discriminably; And one be stored in the disposal system that is used to carry out this normal mode in this main frame body, in order to the driving of response to this position sensing switch, so that this portable electron device optionally runs under this normal mode and this input board mode.
Wherein, preferably this disposal system comprises: a flip flop equipment can produce an information and a trigger value after this position sensing switch is triggered; One processing enter is used to respond this information and obtains one in this portable electron device corresponding to the normality value of this normal mode and further this normality value is compared with this trigger value with the acquisition comparative result; And a performance element, according to this comparative result, optionally carry out this normal mode and this input board mode.
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From the detailed description of preferred embodiments below the comprehensive accompanying drawing, can be expressly understood further feature of the present invention and advantage, in the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is a three-dimensional combination figure, and a known notebook computer is described;
Fig. 2 is a preferred embodiment of changeable portable electron device in normal mode and input board mode of the present invention, for the rotation situation of its LCD screen is described;
Fig. 3 is the part enlarged diagram of the preferred embodiment, and the position that is provided with of gauge tap is described;
Fig. 4 is the part stereographic map that is in expanded position of the preferred embodiment, and the position that is provided with of another gauge tap is described;
Fig. 5 is the part schematic perspective view of the preferred embodiment, and the position that is provided with of another Comprehensive Control switch is described;
Fig. 6 is the calcspar of preferred embodiment of a computer system of the preferred embodiment, and its each chief component is described;
Fig. 7 is the calcspar of switchover operation of the present invention in another preferred embodiment of a computer system of normal mode and input board mode, and its each chief component is described;
Fig. 8 is the process flow diagram of switchover operation of the present invention in a preferred implementation method of normal mode and input board mode;
Fig. 9 is the process flow diagram of switchover operation of the present invention in another preferred implementation method of normal mode and input board mode; And
Figure 10 be use switchover operation of the present invention in the portable electron device of normal mode and input board mode in the stereographic map of a virtual personal digital assistant.
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As shown in Figure 2, a notebook computer provided by the present invention includes a main body 20 and a LCD screen body 21.Main body has a upper surface 201, and LCD screen body 21 has a front surface 211 and a rear surface 212, and front surface 211 is provided with a screen 213 with presentation data.
The most important thing is that LCD screen body 21 of the present invention interconnects by being arranged on be connected with LCD screen body 21 pivot device 22 of position of main body 20.One end of pivot device 22 is fixed on the main body 20, and the other end then is coupling in LCD screen body 21.The front surface 211 that its effect is to make LCD screen body 221 rotatably about an axis away from upper surface 201 near main body 20, that is notebook computer uses open mode or closure state under aforesaid normal mode.Pivot device 22 also can make LCD screen body 21 turn round above with respect to the upper surface 201 of main body 20, and after optionally rotating, make LCD screen body 21 rear surface 212 can away from near the upper surface 201 of main body 20, a user is notebook computer and uses the use under aforesaid tablet normal mode to display state, so that can directly import and carry out the function (see figure 9) on screen 213.
Synthesizing map 2, in Fig. 3, LCD screen gauge tap 31 provided by the invention is arranged on the main body 20, and by being triggered of the gauge tap 31 of LCD screen, so that notebook computer runs under the normal mode.In addition, as shown in Figure 4, another gauge tap 41 of LCD screen provided by the invention is arranged on the LCD screen body 21, and by being triggered of LCD screen gauge tap 41, so that notebook computer runs under the input board mode.Certainly in a further advantageous embodiment, LCD screen gauge tap 31,41 the position is set adjusts design voluntarily, inside one of in main body 20 or LCD screen body 21, or as shown in Figure 5, can distinguish with the difference that fastens sensing mode again further combined with in same switchgear 51.
As shown in Figure 6, it has been described and has used among the present invention so that the preferred embodiment setting that this notebook computer moves as the computer system that switches on normal mode and input board mode.
In this preferred embodiment, can see notebook computer 6 in the present invention, include a flip flop equipment 61, one processing enters 62 and a performance element 63 so that computer system changeable with run under normal mode and the input board mode respectively.
As shown in Figure 8, it is that configuration development according to earlier figures 6 makes the computer system of notebook type switch on the preferred implementation method of one between a normal mode and the input board mode.When sensor 612 that one is passed in the flip flop equipment 61, just can produce a solicited message 72 and a trigger value 613.When the further transmission of solicited message 72 (being an Interrupt Process information) enters processing enter 62, processing enter can be obtained a normality value 623 corresponding to this normal mode from the inside of computer system, can carry out a comparison step 73 (carrying out) simultaneously, so that the trigger value 613 that flip flop equipment was produced is compared with normality value 623 by an inner interrupt handling routine of installing.When the result after the comparison is a trigger value 613 when being worth 623 greater than normality, just bear results " one " is so that performance element 63 is carried out the startup of input board modes 74.Or selectively, when the result after the comparison is a trigger value 613 when being worth 623 less than normality, just bear results " two " just enter normal mode 75 times.The manner of comparison of this trigger value 613 and normality value 623 can be changed its comparison condition via original program, looks its last setting result again, and carries out input board mode 74 and normal mode 75 separately.And dividing other input board mode 74 and the normal mode 75 times can be jointly or use corresponding application separately, or more specifically can set up the application program of oneself, and carry out input board mode 74 times by computer system.
As shown in Figure 9, it to be the present invention make the computer system of notebook type switch on another preferred implementation method between normal mode and the input board mode according to aforesaid configuration development.When computing machine is in running status 81,, when any detects a trigger message in for example aforesaid gauge tap 31,41, just can produce solicited message 72 by both one of them gauge tap if work as the gauge tap of flip flop equipment 61.When solicited message 72 further transmission entered processing enter 62, processing enter 62 can later read earlier the user mode potential value corresponding with it of gauge tap 31 or gauge tap 41.Next step is for carrying out the comparison step 82 of a high electronegative potential at both potential values of gauge tap 31 and gauge tap 41.
Continue above stated specification, gauge tap 41 is sensitive switches that are used for corresponding to input board mode, and gauge tap 31 is used for another sensitive switch corresponding to normal mode.Generally speaking when a gauge tap was in conducting state, it was in a low-potential state, and gauge tap is in a high potential state when turn-offing.So processing enter 62 with both potential values of gauge tap 31 and gauge tap 41 relatively after, when recording that gauge tap 41 is in conducting state and gauge tap 31 when being in off state just can make performance element 63 carry out the startup of input board modes 74.Similarly, input board mode 74 and the normal mode carried out separately 75 times, can be jointly or use corresponding application separately, or more specifically can set up the application program of oneself, and carry out by computer system input board mode 74 times.
Aspect the setting and operation function of application program, the present invention by the setting of application program with response user's utilization executive utility, to reach following purpose and function.
1. set application program and prevent that notebook computer from sending interference sound.
2. set and close the cresset relevant with other action.
3. design temperature is controlled this application program, so that the reduction of the temperature levels of notebook computer, to enter a low power consuming state.
4. be accustomed to setting the browsing mode of straight formula or horizontal type screen according to the user.
5. can set up the required software of input on their own, as with comprehensive handwriting input software of touch-control lettering pen or software keyboard.
6. the down normal software that uses of comprehensive general normal mode.
7. start virtual PDA(Personal Digital Assistant) pattern.
The present invention further provides a kind of notebook computer 9 as shown in figure 10, can move in the mode of simulation PDA(Personal Digital Assistant) under input board mode.In the preferred embodiment, under the operation of input board mode, but the BIOS notification application goes to respond user's setting, provide the user to go to utilize as the virtual personal digital assistant operating environment 90 shown on Fig. 9, also can arrange in pairs or groups simultaneously and support the mode of operation of drafting card or other peripheral interface card and its chip, for example, can increase the stand-by time of notebook computer, and the function that notebook computer is had fetch fast.Further as seen from Figure 9, in the time of in the operating environment of virtual personal digital assistant, can be divided into service routine checks part 91 and simple and easy control section 92 approximately on the screen.Check that in service routine part 91 can provide the shortcut of the software that the user will often use to add, simple and easy control section 92 then provides handwriting input district 921, and picture Spin Control 922 and other be as software keyboard, e-book or the like application software.
Conclude above-mentioned, the changeable notebook computer that runs on normal mode and input board mode of the present invention, utilize set flip flop equipment and handle in signal comprehensive and reach the goal of the invention of switchover operation between a normal mode and input board mode.
The above only is the preferred embodiments of the present invention, non-ly limits scope of the invention process with this, and promptly the simple equivalent of doing according to claim scope of the present invention and description changes and revises, and should still belong in the scope that patent of the present invention contains.
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20 main bodies, 9 notebook computers
21 LCD screen bodies, 90 virtual personal digital assistant operating environments
22 pivot devices, 91 service routines are checked part
31 gauge taps, 92 simple and easy control sections
The upper surface of 41 gauge taps, 201 main bodies
The front surface of 51 Comprehensive Control switches, 211 LCD screen bodies
The rear surface of 61 flip flop equipments, 212 LCD screen bodies
The screen of 62 processing centers, 213 LCD screen bodies
63 performance elements, 611 sensitive switches
64 application programs, 612 sensors
71 contact operations, 613 trigger values
72 solicited messages, 621 central processing units
73 comparison step, 622 basic input/output systems
74 input board modes, 623 normality value normalities
75 normal modes, 921 handwriting input districts
81 computer systems are moved 922 picture Spin Control
82 high electronegative potentials relatively
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