公开(公告)号：GB2484394A

公开(公告)日：2012-04-11

申请号：GB201117083

申请日：2011-10-05

Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS INC

Inventor： CHEN SHI-KUAN ,  MEDICA JOHN ,  TSAI LEONARD

IPC: G06F1/16

Abstract: A portable personal electronic device 20, such as a notebook or netbook computer or a smartphone, can be connected to a slave device 22 with an enhanced user interface. The processor in the master device controls the slave via an electrical interface. When the master device detects that the slave device has been connected, it uses the user interface on the slave device. An adapter 24 may be used to match the shape of the master device to the shape of a docking bay in the slave device. The adapter may also provide the electrical connection between the master and slave. The connection may be a combination of HDMI and USB interfaces. Multiple adapters may be used to connect different master devices to the same slave device. The master and slave devices may both have batteries. The connected devices may be charged based on the charge levels in the devices.

公开(公告)号：GB2484394B

公开(公告)日：2013-04-03

申请号：GB201117083

申请日：2011-10-05

Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS INC

Inventor： CHEN SHI-KUAN ,  MEDICA JOHN ,  TSAI LEONARD

IPC: G06F1/16

Abstract: A modular system of devices, in which a (master) device can be combined with one or more of other (slave) devices to transform to functional electronic devices having expanded functionalities and features in different form factors and/or platforms. The master device is docked to the slave device via a data/electrical interface, to transform the master device to the larger form factor of the slave device, with the master device maintaining control of the slave device, substantially based on the operating system installed in the master device, with access to the data, application programs, functionalities and features embodied in the master device. An intermediate removable physical interface adaptor (or docking adaptor) is provided to facilitate docking compatibility of the master device to the slave device. An enhanced charging and power management scheme is provided to optimize power management for the master device and the slave device.