CN104024973A - Modular electronic device system with a detachable display - Google Patents
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Abstract
Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device, such as a notebook computer or laptop, that includes a circuit board coupled to a plurality of electronic components (which includes any type of components, elements, circuitry, etc.). One particular example implementation of the electronic device may include means for establishing a first electrical connection between a first base and a lid portion; and means for establishing a second electrical connection between a second base and the lid portion. The lid portion is removably coupled to a selected one of the first base and the second base.
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Technical field
Each embodiment described herein relates generally to the modular arrangements of electronic equipment.
accompanying drawing summary
Each embodiment illustrates without limitation as example in the accompanying drawings, and wherein similarly Reference numeral is indicated similar element, in accompanying drawing:
Figure 1A is in opening the rough schematic view of an embodiment of electronic equipment of clam shell configuration according to the illustration of an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Figure 1B is the rough schematic view of one embodiment of the electronic equipment in the configuration of closed clamshell formula according to the illustration of an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 1 C is the rough schematic view that is divided into an embodiment of the electronic equipment in clastotype of two sections according to the illustration of an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 1 D is the rough schematic view of one embodiment of the electronic equipment in plate mode according to the illustration of an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 2 A is the rough schematic view that is divided into an embodiment of the electronic equipment in clastotype of two sections according to the illustration of an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 2 B is the rough schematic view of an embodiment of the electronic equipment in attached pattern that is connected according to two sections of illustration of an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 3 A is the rough schematic view that is divided into an embodiment of the electronic equipment in clastotype of two sections according to the illustration of an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 3 B is the rough schematic view of one embodiment of the electronic equipment in attached pattern according to the illustration of an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 3 C is the rough schematic view of one embodiment of the electronic equipment in clastotype according to the illustration of an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 4 A is the simplification rectangular projection view according to the electronic equipment that is divided into two sections of an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 4 B is the simplification rectangular projection view according to the electronic equipment that is divided into two sections of an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 5 A is the simplification rectangular projection view according to the electronic equipment that is divided into two sections of an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 5 B is the simplification rectangular projection view according to the electronic equipment that is divided into two sections of an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 6 A is the simplification rectangular projection view according to the electronic equipment that is divided into two sections of an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 6 B is the simplification rectangular projection view according to the electronic equipment that is divided into two sections of an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 7 is the simplified flow chart that illustrates the possible operation being associated with an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 8 is the simplified flow chart that illustrates the possible operation being associated with an embodiment of the present disclosure; And
Fig. 9 is the simplified block diagram that illustrates the possible electron device being associated with electronic equipment.
Each secondary accompanying drawing in accompanying drawing needs not to be drafting in proportion, does not deviate from the scope of the present disclosure because their size can significantly change.
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Below describe in detail and explained about the device of the detachable display configuration of electronic equipment, the example embodiment of method and system.For example, for convenience, describe the feature such as structure, function and/or characteristic with reference to an embodiment, each embodiment can realize by any suitable one or more features in described feature.
Along with the issue of the nearest operating system (OS) of optimizing through touch for flat computer, convertible (convertible) laptop computer (, clamshell style computing machine) becomes and becomes more and more popular.But convertible hinge design has the shortcoming that is accompanied by mechanical complexity, and further, they may present availability issue for particular consumer colony.For example, mechanical complexity comprises how electric signal being run to lid from pedestal.A common solution is electric wire cable; But electric wire cable may be having problems equipment in the time that laptop computer configuration transitions becomes flat panel configurations.In addition, in order to hold cable, equipment need to be thick, and cannot serve as the slim mini system with convertible feature.In at least one example embodiment of discussing herein, electrical equipment can be configured to make the lid of laptop computer removable, can be modular to make whole system, and be further configured to operate with conventional laptop computer (, clamshell style) or plate mode.
The specific embodiment of textual description provides a kind of electronic equipment, such as notebook, laptop computer, cell phone or comprise and other mobile device of the circuit board of multiple electronic packages (it comprises the assembly, element, Circuits System etc. of any type) coupling.This electronic equipment also can comprise base part and cover part, cover part is in hinge place and base part coupling, hinge is configured to make base part and cover part to separate, and different base parts and/or cover part can be coupling in together, be modular thereby allow electronic equipment.Some embodiment in this paper does not require that cable extends to lid from pedestal.In addition, some embodiment can allow effective hinge and concatenation ability, and this ability provides orientation dirigibility and suitable connection realizing the modularity between base part and cover part.
This electronic equipment also can comprise that magnet assembly is to enter correct configuration by the guiding of base and cover.Hinge can comprise that connector and mechanical fixing to provide electrical connection between base and cover.In one embodiment, use printed circuit board (PCB) (PCB) connectors by the electrical connection of base and cover.In addition, lid can on electric and mechanically separate with fuselage: to allow lid to overturn between clam shell configuration and flat panel configurations and alternately.In one embodiment, the main body of system component (for example, mother matrix, hard disk drive, battery, communication module etc.) is stayed in pedestal.In addition, it is interior to allow another (different) cap attachment to this pedestal that hinge can be stayed pedestal, or allow the cap attachment being removed to another different pedestal.In certain embodiments, lid can comprise display (for example, display can be touch-screen display).Lid also can comprise camera model, microphone, loudspeaker and/or wireless module.Such design allows this electronic equipment to carry out work with clam shell configuration or flat panel configurations.In one embodiment, lid can comprise permission lid and serve as the battery of autonomous device and suitable electron device (for example, processor, storer etc.).
the modular arrangements of electronic equipment
Figure 1A is in opening the rough schematic view of an embodiment of electronic equipment 10 of clam shell configuration according to the illustration of an embodiment of the present disclosure.Electronic equipment 10 can comprise base part 12a, cover part 14a (it is included in below display in greater detail) and hinge 16a.In one or more embodiments, electronic equipment 10 is notebook or laptop computer or Ultrabook
tM.Also having in some other embodiment, electronic equipment 10 can be any suitable electronic equipment with display, for example, such as mobile device, flat computer and/or flat-panel devices (, i-Pad
tM), personal digital assistant (PDA), smart phone, Android
tMphone, i-Phones
tM, Google Nexus
tM, Microsoft Surface
tM, personal computer, server, audio system, any type movie player, computing machine docking depressed place etc.In another embodiment, most of electron device of electronic equipment 10 (for example, processor, storer etc.) resides in base part 12a.Hinge 16a definable is shared turning axle between base part 12a and cover part 14a.
Cover part 14a can comprise the display of liquid crystal display (LCD), Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) or a certain other type.In another embodiment, cover part 14a can comprise the battery and the various electron device (for example, processor, storer etc.) that allow cover part 14 to serve as independent flat board.In another embodiment, cover part can comprise wireless module 40 (for example, Wi-Fi module, bluetooth module etc.), and wireless module 40 allows cover part 14a to communicate by letter with base part 12a in the time that base part 12a removes at cover part 14a.In another embodiment, cover part 14a can comprise camera 44, microphone 42 and loudspeaker 46.
Turn to Figure 1B, Figure 1B is the rough schematic view illustrating according to the side view of the electronic equipment 10 in sealing clam shell configuration of an embodiment of the present disclosure.Fig. 1 C is the rough schematic view that illustrates an embodiment of the electronic equipment in clastotype that is divided into two sections.As illustrated, cover part 14a separates with base part 12a.Hinge fraction 16a comprises lug 20.Cover part 14a comprises that (both are below describing lug 20 and notch 18 notch 18 in more detail; Projection, knob, projection, connector, protrusion of any type etc. all contained in these terms).
Fig. 1 D is the rough schematic view of one embodiment of the electronic equipment in plate mode according to the illustration of an embodiment of the present disclosure.In one embodiment, cover part 14a is reversed, thereby electronic equipment 10 is flat computer and/or flat-panel devices.In one embodiment, base part 12b can be similar to base part 12a, except base part 12b does not have keyboard (and base part 12a has keyboard).In another embodiment, base part 12b can comprise than base part 12a still less or different electron devices.For example, pedestal 12b can be wireless module, scan module, electric battery etc.
Figure 1A-1D illustrates the modularity of electronic equipment 10.For example, cover part 14a can be connected to base part 12a or base part 12b.In other example, base part 12a (or 12b) can be connected to than cover part 14a more greatly, less or there is the cover part of different electronic modules or function.Electronic equipment 10 may be configured with pedestal and/or the lid that can exchange from different pedestals and/or lid, and each pedestal and/or lid have different electron devices and function, are modular thereby allow electronic equipment 10.Being noted that the pedestal in some accompanying drawings with keyboard can be changed into moves keyboard and/or adds touch pads to the back side.Any such displacement is clearly in the scope of teaching of the present disclosure.
Turn to Fig. 2 A, Fig. 2 A is the rough schematic view that is divided into an embodiment of the electronic equipment in clastotype of two sections according to the illustration of an embodiment of the present disclosure.This specific embodiment comprises printed circuit board (PCB) (PCB) connectors 22 and compression connector 24.In the time that lug 20 slips in notch 18, compression connector 24 interlock PCB connectors 22 create and are electrically connected making between base part 12a and cover part 14a.Notice, base part 12a and cover part 14a be only as example, and the example providing should the scope of limiting module electronic equipment or the extensive teaching of inhibited mode blocking electronic equipment, as being applied to other a large amount of frameworks.In one embodiment, lug 20 and compression connector 24 are on hinge fraction 16a.
Use PCB connectors 22, electric current and signal can be passed to cover part 14a being charged in plate live pond or capacitor from base part 12a, for example, for the project of any number (is powered, display 28, wireless module 40, camera 44, loudspeaker 46 etc.), and provide communication path between base part 12a and cover part 14a.In other example, electric current and signal can pass through plug-in connector (for example, its male side-prominent thing is connected to base part 12a and its female side is connected to cover part 14a, or contrary) and transmit.Notice, connector (for example, USB (universal serial bus) (USB) connector (for example, meeting the USB3.0 specification of issuing in November, 2008), the Thunderbolt of any number can be provided in conjunction with electronic equipment 10
tMconnector, non-standard tie point such as butt connector etc.).[Thunderbolt
tMwith Thunderbolt mark be that Intel company is at the U.S. and/or other national trade mark].Can use in fact any other electrically connected method, thereby and these methods clearly in the scope of the present disclosure.Notice, multiple different base parts can be electrically connected from multiple different cover parts, are modular thereby allow electronic equipment 10.
Turn to Fig. 2 B, Fig. 2 B is the rough schematic view of an embodiment of the electronic equipment in attached pattern that is connected according to two sections of illustration of an embodiment of the present disclosure.In this specific embodiment, lug 20 has slipped in notch 18, and PCB connectors 22 is electrically connected to compression connector 24.In one embodiment, can with mechanical snap-in feature by attached to any base part (for example, pedestal 12a or 12b) and any cover part (for example, lid 14a), keep and separate.
Turn to Fig. 3 A, Fig. 3 A is the rough schematic view that is divided into an embodiment of the electronic equipment in clastotype of two sections according to the illustration of an embodiment of the present disclosure.This specific embodiment comprises magnet 26a-c.Magnet 26a can be positioned on base part 12a.In one embodiment, magnet 26a is positioned on hinge fraction 16a.Magnet 26b and c can be positioned on cover part 14a.Magnet 26a-c can in the time that base part 12a is connected to cover part 14a, provide magnetic import guiding and for fixing suction.In an exemplary operations, in the time that cover part 14a is lowered by base part 12a, magnet 26a and b can help lug 20 to snap to notch 18 and PCB connectors 22 is fixed to compression connector 24.In the time that cover part 14a is reversed and is fixed to pedestal 12a, magnet 26c carrys out work according to the mode identical with magnet 26b.In one embodiment, more than one magnet is positioned at the upper and magnet of base part 12a (or hinge fraction 16a) and replaces north and south poles.In addition, it is upper that more than one magnet can be positioned at cover part 14a, and magnet 26 by accordingly towards north and south poles with base part 12a (or hinge fraction 16a) on magnets align.
Turn to Fig. 3 B, Fig. 3 B is the rough schematic view of one embodiment of the electronic equipment in attached pattern according to the illustration of an embodiment of the present disclosure.Magnet 26a and b have helped lug 20 to slip into notch 18 and PCB connectors 22 have been fixed to compression connector 24.Magnet 26a and b also assist base part 12a to be fixed to cover part 14a.In one embodiment, suction between magnet 26a and magnet 26b (or magnet 26c) makes power relatively in a small amount cover part 14a to be removed to (for example, user can remove cover part 14a with a hand from base part 12a) from base part 12a.
Turn to Fig. 3 C, Fig. 3 C is the rough schematic view of one embodiment of the electronic equipment in clastotype according to the illustration of an embodiment of the present disclosure.This specific embodiment comprises the magnet 26d that is arranged in cover part 14a.Magnet 26d and magnet 26b and c work similarly.
In one or more be encapsulated in electronic equipment 10 in magnet 26a-d, and provide the directivity in the magnetic field being created by magnet 26a-d to focus on.In addition, magnet 26a-d can be attended by suitable backing (for example, steel backing lining) to reduce unwanted stray magnetic field.One particular example realize in, with there is the rare-earth magnet of alter polarity and steel backing plate reduces stray magnetic field and by magnetic field concentration in desired orientation.
Fig. 4 A is the simplification rectangular projection view according to the electronic equipment that is divided into two sections of an embodiment of the present disclosure.By connecting two sections that separate, electronic equipment 10 can be opened in configuration in clamshell style pattern.Electronic equipment 10 can comprise keyboard 38.Display 28 can be positioned at top section 14a/upper and/or be supported by top section 14a.In one or more embodiments, display 28 is screens, and it can be liquid crystal display (LCD) display screen, light emitting diode (LED) display screen, Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display screen, plasma display panel (PDP) curtain or any other suitable display screen system.Display 28 can be touch-screen, existence and position that it touches in can detection display region.
In one or more embodiments, electronic equipment 10 is notebook or laptop computer.In general, electronic equipment 10 can provide for terminal user the handle of the appropriate comfort level of handling base part 12a (for example,, so that it is separated with cover part 14a).The power supply of electronic equipment 10 can with its chassis physical isolation, and/or it can be integrated in base part 12a.In addition, electronic equipment 10 can provide allow power and/or data equipment and and its annex docking between mobile docking.
Fig. 4 B is the simplification rectangular projection view according to the electronic equipment that is divided into two sections of an embodiment of the present disclosure.In this specific embodiment, electronic equipment 10 is the relatively thin and smooth flat boards for example, with touch-screen (, display 28) and separable and base part 12a that can be again attached.Electronic equipment 10 allows cover part 14a on two different directions, to be attached to base part 12a: display 28 is (as illustrated in Fig. 4 A---clamshell style pattern) or display 28 (as illustrated in Fig. 4 B---plate mode) outwardly inwardly.Electronic equipment 10 can be configured in multiple possible configuration, such as clam shell configuration (open and close configures both), flat panel configurations, film configuration etc.
In operation, when electronic equipment 10 is when clam shell configuration (as shown in Figure 4 A), make-position allows the display 28 on base part 12a over cap subdivision 14a.In the time that cover part 14a rotates up to an open position, electronic equipment 10 can conventional laptop computer direction (that is, keyboard is placed on the top surface of pedestal, and display is maintained at erection position) operate.When display part spins upside down with in flat panel configurations outwardly time (as shown in Figure 4 B), after keyboard 38 can be embedded in cover part 14a and do not hinder user interactions.In one embodiment, base part 12a can serve as shelf (after cover part 14a), and electronic equipment 10 becomes static display (for example, film mode).
Fig. 5 A is the simplification rectangular projection view according to the electronic equipment that is divided into two sections of an embodiment of the present disclosure.In one embodiment, base part 12b can be similar to base part 12a, except base part 12b does not have keyboard (and base part 12a has keyboard).In another embodiment, base part 12b can comprise the electron device different from base part 12a.For example, base part 12b can be wireless module, scan module, electric battery etc.Electronic equipment 10 can be in clamshell style (or laptop computer configuration) or flat panel configurations (as directed).Base part 12b can have the motherboard different from base part 12a (MB), thereby its cumulative volume can with less battery requirements pedestal can be much smaller.By reducing battery sizes, pedestal weight can be lowered to realize better dull and stereotyped experience.
Fig. 5 B is the simplification rectangular projection view according to the electronic equipment that is divided into two sections of an embodiment of the present disclosure.In one embodiment, cover part 14b can be similar to cover part 14a, except cover part 14b may be greater than cover part 14a.In another embodiment, cover part 14b can comprise the electron device different from cover part 14a.For example, cover part 14b can comprise wireless module, electric battery etc.Cover part 14b can be self-contained equipment, and it can separate and be brought to different places from base part 12a (or 12b).Cover part 14b can use the radio communications such as wireless module 40 and base part 12a, network (for example, cloud network) or can be the separate unit that needn't communicate by letter with base part 12a (or 12b).
Fig. 6 A is the simplification rectangular projection view according to the electronic equipment that is divided into two sections of an embodiment of the present disclosure.Base part 12a comprises row's magnet 26e.Cover part 14a comprises magnet 26f that can be corresponding with a row of magnet 26e pairing.Magnet 26e and 26f can replace north and south poles.In one embodiment, magnet (being similar to magnet 26f) can be positioned on the both sides of cover part 14a (as shown in Fig. 3 A and 3B).In another embodiment, row's magnet can be arranged in cover part 14a (as shown in Figure 3 C).Magnet 26e and 26f can in the time that base part 12a is connected to cover part 14a, provide magnetic import guiding and for fixing suction.
Fig. 6 B is the simplification rectangular projection view according to the electronic equipment that is divided into two sections of an embodiment of the present disclosure.Base part 12a comprises the isolated magnet 26g of a row.Base part 14a comprises the isolated magnet 26h of row's correspondence.In one embodiment, magnet can be evenly spaced apart.Notice, magnet that can any number in interval, for example, the number of magnet can be 3,4,5,6 etc.Each arranges isolated magnet 26g and 26h can replace north and south poles accordingly.In one embodiment, isolated magnet 26h can be positioned on the both sides of cover part 14a (as shown in Fig. 3 A and 3B).In another embodiment, isolated magnet 26h can be arranged in cover part 14a (as shown in Figure 3 C).Isolated magnet 26g and 26h can in the time that base part 12a is connected to cover part 14a, provide magnetic import guiding and for fixing suction.
Turn to Fig. 7, Fig. 7 is the simplified flow chart 700 that illustrates the example activities of modular electronic equipment system.In 702, the first cap attachment to the first pedestal.Remove from the first pedestal at 704, the first lids, and the second pedestal is attached to the first lid.Remove from the second pedestal at 706, the first lids, and the first lid serves as independent flat board.Turn to Fig. 8, Fig. 8 is the simplified flow chart 800 that illustrates the example activities of modular electronic equipment system.In 802, the first cap attachment to the first pedestal.Remove from the first pedestal at 804, the first lids, and the second cap attachment is to the first pedestal.Remove from the first pedestal at 806, the second lids, and the second lid serves as independent flat board.
Fig. 9 is the simplified block diagram that illustrates the possible electron device being associated with electronic equipment 10.More specifically, Fig. 9 illustrates an embodiment of the example system 900 of (or being shared by each several part) in any part that can be included in electronic equipment 10.System 900 comprises touch input device 914, touch controller 902, one or more processors 904, be coupled to the system control logic 906 of at least one processor 904, be coupled to the system storage 908 of system control logic 906, be coupled to nonvolatile memory and/or the memory device 910 of system control logic 906, be coupled to the display controller 912 of system control logic 906, be coupled to the display controller 912 of display, be coupled to the power management controller 918 of system control logic 906, and be coupled to the communication interface 920 of system control logic 906.
Touch input device 912 comprises touch sensor 920, and can realize by any suitable touch-sensitive technology, such as for instance but be not restricted condenser type, resistance-type, surface acoustic wave (SAW), infrared and optical imagery.In a particular embodiment, touch input device 912 can be realized by any suitable multiple point touching technology.
In a particular embodiment, system control logic 906 can comprise for being provided at least one processor 904 and/or any suitable interface controller to any suitable interface of any suitable device of communicating by letter with system control logic 906 or assembly.In a particular embodiment, system control logic 906 can comprise one or more Memory Controllers of the interface for being provided to system storage 908.System storage 908 can be used to for example load and store data and/or instruction for system 900.In a particular embodiment, system storage 908 can comprise any suitable volatile memory, such as for example suitable dynamic RAM (DRAM).In a particular embodiment, system control logic 906 can comprise one or more I/O (I/O) controller of the interface for being provided to display device, touch controller 902 and nonvolatile memory and/or memory device 910.
Useful nonvolatile memory and/or memory device 910 are in for example software 928 store data inside and/or instruction.Nonvolatile memory and/or memory device 910 can comprise any suitable nonvolatile memory such as flash memory for example, and/or can comprise any suitable non-volatile memory device such as for example one or more hard disk drives (HDD), one or more CD (CD) driver and/or one or more digital versatile disc (DVD) driver.
Power management controller 918 comprises Power management logic 930, and it is configured to based on electronic equipment 10 is various power managements and/or power save functions that physical orientation in opening configuration or closed configuration and/or electronic equipment 10 is controlled electronic equipment 10.In one embodiment, at electronic equipment 10 during in closed configuration, power management controller 918 is configured in reduction system 900 to operate or the power consumption of pent each assembly or device with the power reducing.For example, in a particular embodiment, at electronic equipment 10 during in closed configuration, power management controller 918 can be carried out one or more in following operation: close the unused portion of display and/or associated with it any backlight; If need less computing power in this closed configuration, allow the one or more lower power state that enter in processor 904; And close any device and/or the assembly that do not use during in closed configuration at electronic equipment 10, such as keyboard 38.
Communication interface 920 can be system 900 provide by one or more network service and/or with the interface of any other suitable devices communicating.Communication interface 920 can comprise any suitable hardware and/or firmware.In a particular embodiment, communication interface 920 can comprise for example network adapter, wireless network adapter, telephone modem and/or radio modem.
In a particular embodiment, system control logic 906 can comprise one or more I/O (I/O) controller, is used to provide such as for example with helping to convert tones into corresponding digital signal and/or with the interface of helping digital signal to convert to any suitable input-output apparatus audio frequency apparatus, camera, field camera, printer and/or the scanner of corresponding sound.
For an embodiment, at least one processor 904 and the logic of one or more controllers of system control logic 906 can be packaged together.In one embodiment, at least one processor 904 and the logic of one or more controllers of system control logic 906 can be packaged together to form system in package (SiP).In one embodiment, at least one processor 904 and the logic of one or more controllers of system control logic 906 can be integrated on same tube core.For specific embodiment, at least one processor 904 and the logic of one or more controllers of system control logic 906 can be integrated on same tube core to form SOC (system on a chip) (SoC).
For touch control, touch controller 902 can comprise touch sensor interface circuit 922 and touch control logic 924.Touch sensor interface circuit 922 can be coupled with the touch input on the first touch-surface layer and the second touch-surface layer of detection display device 28.Touch sensor interface circuit 922 can comprise any suitable circuit that for example can depend at least in part the touch-sensitive technology that display 28 uses.In one embodiment, touch sensor interface circuit 922 can be supported any suitable multiple point touching technology.In one embodiment, touch sensor interface circuit 922 can comprise that converting the simulating signal corresponding with the first touch-surface layer and second surface layer to any suitable numeral touches any suitable circuit of inputting data.For an embodiment, suitable numeral touches input data can comprise for example touch location or coordinate data.
The touch control logic 924 that can be coupled is to help in any suitable manner controlling touch sensor interface circuit 922 to detect the touch input on the first touch-surface layer and the second touch-surface layer.For an embodiment, the touch control logic 924 that also can be coupled touches input data with the numeral of exporting the touch input detecting corresponding to touch sensor interface circuit 922 according to any applicable mode.Can utilize any applicable logic---(for example comprise any suitable hardware, firmware and/or software logic, non-transient state tangible medium) realize touch control logic 924, this depends on the circuit that for example touch sensor interface circuit 922 uses at least in part.For an embodiment, touch control logic 924 can be supported any suitable multiple point touching technology.
Touch control logic 924 can be coupled to touch input data for processing to system control logic 906 and/or at least one processor 904 output numerals.For an embodiment, at least one processor 904 can be carried out any suitable software that touches input data for processing the numeral of exporting from touch control logic 924.Suitable software can comprise for example any suitable drive software and/or any suitable application software.As shown in Figure 9, system storage 908 can be stored suitable software 926 and/or nonvolatile memory and/or memory device.
In an example embodiment, the motherboard of electronic equipment 10 is general-purpose circuit boards, and it can keep the various assemblies of the internal electron system of electronic equipment 10.Each assembly can comprise CPU (central processing unit) (CPU), storer etc.Mother matrix also can be coupled to one or more connectors and attempt to hold the user of electronic equipment 10 other peripherals using.More specifically, mother matrix can provide other assembly of this system can the electrical connection of nationality to communicate.
Based on customized configuration needs, processing requirements, Computer Design etc., any processor (comprising digital signal processor, microprocessor, supporting chip group etc.), memory component etc. can be coupled to mother matrix suitably.Such as exterior storage, for video show, other assembly controller and the peripherals of sound can be used as and insert card, be attached to mother matrix via cable, or be integrated in mother matrix itself.
Notice, specific embodiment of the present disclosure can easily comprise SOC (system on a chip) (SOC) CPU (central processing unit) (CPU) encapsulation.SOC represents the assembly of computing machine or other electronic system to be integrated into the integrated circuit (IC) in one single chip.It can comprise numeral, simulation, mixed signal and radio-frequency enabled usually: all these can provide on one single chip substrate.
Be noted that all appointments, size and the relation (for example, highly, width, length, material etc.) summarized are only to provide for the object of example and teaching herein.Each in these data can significantly change and not deviate from the scope of spirit of the present disclosure or appended claims.Each appointment is only applicable to a non-restrictive example, and correspondingly they should so be explained.In the above description, each example embodiment has been described.Can make various amendments and change and not deviate from the scope of appended claims these embodiment.Therefore, should treat instructions and accompanying drawing with illustrative and nonrestrictive meaning.
Those of ordinary skill in the art can find out multiple other change, replacement, modification, change and amendment, and the disclosure be intended to by all such changes, replacement, modification, change and amendment be encompassed in fall into as in the scope of claims.For any reader of any patent of assisting United States Patent (USP) trademark office (USPTO) and additionally authorize in the application explains appending claims, applicant wishes statement, applicant: (a) be not intended to any claims and quote 35U.S.C. the 112nd part the 6th (6) money (because its day in the application exists), unless word " for ... device " or " for ... step " be used in particularly specific rights require in; And (b) be not intended to limit the disclosure by any statement in instructions in any mode not reflecting in appended claims.
example embodiment realizes
A particular example of electronic equipment realizes the device that can comprise for set up the first electrical connection (for example,, by any suitable interface, link, bus, communication path, processor, software, Circuits System, maincenter, controller etc.) between the first base and cover subdivision.Electronic equipment also can comprise the device for set up the second electrical connection (for example,, by any suitable interface, link, bus, communication path, processor, software, Circuits System, maincenter, controller etc.) between the second base and cover subdivision.Cover part is coupled to the selected pedestal in the first pedestal and the second pedestal removedly.In some example implementation, cover part is coupled to the first pedestal by circuit board interconnect device.Additionally, in some examples, in cover part, after the first pedestal removes, cover part is used wireless module to communicate by letter with the first pedestal.In other example, wireless module is Wi-Fi module.Also having in some other examples, cover part is used for serving as flat board.Also having in some other example implementation, the first pedestal comprises keyboard.
Claims (30)
1. an electronic equipment, comprising:
Multiple electronic packages;
The first pedestal;
Second pedestal different from described the first pedestal; And
Be coupled to removedly the cover part of the selected pedestal in described the first pedestal and described the second pedestal.
2. electronic equipment as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, described cover part is coupled to described the first pedestal by circuit board interconnect device.
3. electronic equipment as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, in described cover part, after described the first pedestal removes, described cover part is used wireless module to communicate by letter with described the first pedestal.
4. electronic equipment as claimed in claim 3, is characterized in that, described wireless module is Wi-Fi module.
5. electronic equipment as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, described cover part is used for serving as flat board.
6. electronic equipment as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, also comprises:
For being coupled to removedly the additional cap subdivision of described the first pedestal.
7. electronic equipment as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, described the first pedestal comprises keyboard.
8. electronic equipment as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, described cover part is used for serving as touch display.
9. electronic equipment as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, described cover part comprises camera and microphone.
10. electronic equipment as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, described cover part is attached to described the first pedestal by magnet assembly.
11. electronic equipments as claimed in claim 10, is characterized in that, described magnet assembly comprises row's magnet.
12. electronic equipments as claimed in claim 10, is characterized in that, described magnet assembly comprises two or more magnets.
13. electronic equipments as claimed in claim 12, is characterized in that, described magnet assembly comprises alternately magnetic direction.
14. electronic equipments as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, described magnet assembly comprises the backing that is configured to reduce stray magnetic field.
15. electronic equipments as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, described the second pedestal comprises electric battery and wireless module.
16. electronic equipments as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, together with described the first pedestal is coupling in described cover part time, power and data flow between described the first pedestal and described cover part.
17. electronic equipments as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, described cover part can be coupled to described the first pedestal in the clam shell configuration of described electronic equipment.
18. 1 kinds of electronic equipments, comprising:
Multiple electronic packages;
Limit the cover part of one or more openings, described cover part has display and has second side relative with described the first side in the first side of described cover part; And
There is the pedestal of one or more connectors, wherein configure for first of described electronic equipment, described the first side described pedestal dorsad of described cover part, one or more connectors of described pedestal are for matching with the one or more corresponding opening of described cover part, and for the second configuration of described electronic equipment, described the second side described pedestal dorsad of described cover part, one or more connectors of described pedestal are for matching with the one or more corresponding opening of described cover part, wherein said cover part limits the one or more openings through described first and second sides of described cover part.
19. electronic equipments as claimed in claim 18, is characterized in that, described the first configuration is flat panel configurations.
20. electronic equipments as claimed in claim 18, is characterized in that, one or more connectors of described pedestal are coupled to the hinge of described pedestal to allow described cover part to rotate with respect to described pedestal.
21. electronic equipments as claimed in claim 20, is characterized in that, for the second configuration of described electronic equipment, described hinge allows described cover part to rotate with respect to described pedestal.
22. electronic equipments as claimed in claim 21, is characterized in that, described the second configuration is notebook configuration.
23. electronic equipments as claimed in claim 20, is characterized in that, for the first configuration of described electronic equipment, described hinge allows described cover part to rotate with respect to described pedestal.
24. electronic equipments as claimed in claim 18, is characterized in that, one or more connectors of described pedestal comprise the elongation connector matching with the elongated openings of described cover part.
25. 1 kinds comprise the electronic equipment of at least one processor, comprising:
For set up the device of the first electrical connection between the first base and cover subdivision; And
For set up the device of the second electrical connection between the second pedestal and described cover part, wherein said cover part is coupled to the selected pedestal in described the first pedestal and described the second pedestal removedly.
26. electronic equipments as claimed in claim 25, is characterized in that, described cover part is coupled to described the first pedestal by circuit board interconnect device.
27. electronic equipments as claimed in claim 25, is characterized in that, in described cover part, after described the first pedestal removes, described cover part is used wireless module to communicate by letter with described the first pedestal.
28. electronic equipments as claimed in claim 25, is characterized in that, described wireless module is Wi-Fi module.
29. electronic equipments as claimed in claim 25, is characterized in that, described cover part is served as flat board.
30. electronic equipments as claimed in claim 25, is characterized in that, described the first pedestal comprises keyboard.
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