公开(公告)号：JPH04317156A

公开(公告)日：1992-11-09

申请号：JP35252391

申请日：1991-12-13

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： FURANSHISU JIEIMUZU KANOBUA JI ,  NIIRU ARAN KATSUTSU ,  SHIYAUN ASUTARABADEI ,  ROBAATO REAADO HOOTON

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

Abstract: PURPOSE: To automatically perform initialization at power-up time by making the docking possible portable computer system visible to a user. CONSTITUTION: A base unit 1 includes an RS232C connector 7, a parallel port connector 8, a telephone jack connector, and an Internal circuit device 10 which operates through those connectors, and a docking unit 2 also includes connectors and relative circuits like those. An internal logical communication path comx can be allocated to those connectors and relative circuits. When both the units are docked, the path operates without any contradiction and when the base unit is not docked, all internal paths in the base unit are sufficiently utilized.

公开(公告)号：JPH0627208A

公开(公告)日：1994-02-04

申请号：JP30178191

申请日：1991-11-18

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： MITO TOSHITSUGU ,  REOPORUDO RINO SUARESU ,  SHIYAUN ASUTARABADEI ,  MAAKASU JINO KAARESUSHIBETSUTA

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

Abstract: PURPOSE: To enable a visible indication in a specific charge state by forming a device such that the computer has a processor, the processor monitors battery conditions, and electric signals are generated for indicating them. CONSTITUTION: The electric power administration processor PMP 30 operates to measure an ambient temperature AT, a voltage V of the battery, electric current I and BT respectively by the use of a thermistor 46, a resistor 40 and calculation amplifiers 38-1 to 38-4 connected to the thermistor 42. The PMP 30 selects one from a plurality of discharge tables stored in ROM 24, confirms the charge zone of a battery 11 by using signals I, V, and controls the icon display 52. The fuel icon has three panels, and when the battery 11 is charged completely, all panels become lighted. When electric power is consumed, panels are made off consecutively to indicate conditions of 2/3 charge and 1/3 charge. When consumption further advances, the remained panels flash on and off, and thereafter all panels become off, so that the consumption of the battery 11 is indicated.