公开(公告)号：MY107793A

公开(公告)日：1996-06-15

申请号：MYPI19912418

申请日：1991-12-30

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： RICHARD FRANCIS POLLITT ,  SHAUN ASTARABADI ,  FRANCIS JAMES CANOVA JR ,  NEIL ALAN KATZ ,  C WILLIAM FRANK ,  LEOPOLDO LINO SUAREZ

IPC: G06F1/26 ,  G06F1/04 ,  G06F11/30 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F1/28 ,  G06F1/32

Abstract: A COMPUTER (10) HAS TWO PROCESSORS. A MAIN PROCESSOR (12) OPERATES UNDER THE CONTROL OF AN OPERATING SYSTEM AND PROVIDES OVERALL CONTROL OF THE COMPUTER FOR EXECUTING APPLICATION PROGRAMS. THE MAIN PROCESSOR ALSO ASSISTS IN POWER MANAGEMENT BY EXECUTING CERTAIN INTERRUPTS AND CONTROLLING A POWER CONTROL REGISTER (108) TO TURN POWER ON AND OFF TO VARIOUS DEVICES. A POWER MANAGEMENT PROCESSOR (30) MONITORS AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY, AND BATTERY CONDITIONS, AND GENERATES INTERRUPTS AS A RESULT OF PREDETERMINED CHANGES. SUCH PROCESSOR ALSO CONTROLS CHARGING OF THE BATTERY (11). LOGIC MEANS ARE RESPONSIVE TO PREDETERMINED CONDITIONS TO ALSO GENERATE INTERRUPTS. (FIG. 1)

公开(公告)号：MY107688A

公开(公告)日：1996-05-30

申请号：MYPI19912417

申请日：1991-12-30

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： SHAUN ASTARABADI ,  MARCUS GINO CALESCIBETTA ,  LEOPOLDO LINO SUAREZ ,  TOSHITSUGU MITO

IPC: G06F12/16 ,  G01R31/36 ,  H02J7/00

Abstract: A CHARGE MONITOR FOR A BATTERY OPERATED COMPUTER INCLUDES A PROCESSOR ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO A PLURALITY OF SIGNAL GENERATING CIRCUITS. THE GENERATED SIGNALS REPRESENT THE TEMPERATURE, VOLTAGE AND CURRENT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BATTERY BEING MONITORED. THE LEVEL OF REMAINING BATTERY ENERGY IS ASCERTAINED BY UTILIZING A PREDETERMINED DISCHARGE TABLE WHICH IS DEPENDENT UPON THE BATTERY TEMPERATURE, VOLTAGE AND CURRENT.

公开(公告)号：MY107644A

公开(公告)日：1996-05-30

申请号：MYPI19912419

申请日：1991-12-27

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： SHAUN ASTARABADI ,  NEIL ALAN KATZ ,  FRANCIS JAMES CANOVA JR ,  ROBERT LAIRD HORTON

IPC: G06F1/18 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F3/00 ,  G06F13/14 ,  G06F15/177

Abstract: APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONFIGURING COMMUNICATION PORT ASSIGNMENTS IN DOCKABLE PORTABLE COMPUTER SYSTEMS WHEREIN A PORTABLE COMPUTER UNIT (1) IS OPERABLE BOTH ON A STAND-ALONE BASIS AND ATTACHED (DOCKED) TO A GENERALLY STATIONARY EXPANSION (DOCKING) UNIT (2) PROVIDING EXTENDED CONNECTIVITY AND POWER SOURCING FACILITIES. THE PORTABLE COMPUTER UNIT (1) MAY CONTAIN INTEGRAL CONNECTORS (7-9) (RS232, TELEPHONE JACKS PARALLEL CONNECTORS, ETC) AND INTERNAL CIRCUIT DEVICES (10) OPERATING THROUGH THE CONNECTORS (MODEMS, CIRCUITS SUPPORTING RS232 SIGNALLING, ETC). THE DOCKING UNIT (2) MAY ALSO HAVE SUCH CONNECTORS (17-19) AND ASSOCIATED CIRCUITS (20). THE COMPUTER USER MAY ASSIGN INTERNAL LOGICAL COMMUNICATION PATHS COM X (X=1, 2..) TO THESE CONNECTORS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED CIRCUITS. WHEN THE PORTABLE UNIT IS IN DOCKED MODE, CARE MUST BE TAKEN THAT DUPLICATE PATHS ARE NOT CONCURRENTLY ACTIVE IN THE PORTABLE AND DOCKING UNITS LEADING TO POTENTIALLY CONFLICTING SIGNAL PROCESSES IN THE UNITS. THE PRESENT INVENTION PROVIDES AN AUTOMATIC INITIALIZATION PROCESS WHEREBY THE SYSTEM IS AUTOMATICALLY CONFIGURED TO, OPERATE WITHOUT PATH CONFLICTS WHEN IT IS DOCKED AND TO MAKE FULL USE OF ALL INTERNAL PATHS IN THE PORTABLE UNIT WHEN THE BASE PORTABLE UNIT IS NOT DOCKED; ALL TRANSPARENT TO SYSTEM USERS. (FIG. 1)