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6212590 Computer system having integrated bus bridge design with delayed transaction arbitration mechanism employed within laptop computer docked to expansion base  
A computer system includes a secondary bus bridge device in a portable computer and a another secondary bus bridge device in an expansion base to which the portable computer connects (docks). A...
6209105 Battery-driven electronic equipment system and power source control method therefor  
There is disclosed an electronic equipment system consisting of an electronic equipment and an expander detachably attached thereto and provided with a power source circuit and a power source...
6202209 Personal information device and method for downloading reprogramming data from a computer to the personal information device via the PCMCIA port or through a docking station with baud rate conversion means  
A personal information device is provided in the form of a PCMCIA card and includes a PCMCIA I/O port that is adapted to be coupled to a PCMCIA port of a computer, a first memory that is directly...
6178474 Media connect module for portable computer  
A module which may be connected to an I/O port of a notebook computer to provide an enhancement to the number of connectivity options available to a user of the computer. The module houses a set of...
6178469 Enabling access to a selected one of two detected same type peripheral devices connected to separate peripheral slots in a computer  
A computer has a processor having a bus port operatively connected to a first bus and being operative to selectively access one of a plurality of peripheral devices operatively connected to the bus...
6170020 Reservation and dynamic allocation of resources for sole use of docking peripheral device  
A computer including a computer housing having a processor and a number of peripheral devices operatively connected to the processor, a docking connector mounted on the computer housing and...
6161157 Docking system  
A system includes a portable computer having a first bus and a docking base having a second bus. A serial link (e.g., a 1394 link) couples the portable computer to the docking base. The portable...
6148353 Portable computer system having and a method for an audio expansion control function  
An audio expansion system for enhancing sound reproduction function of the portable computer includes a digital audio processing chip, a first audio amplifier provided in the portable computer and...
6145029 Computer system with enhanced docking support  
A computer system including a programmable bridge logic device to disable various peripheral device functions is disclosed. The bridge logic device preferably includes an address decoder and one or...
6126332 Apparatus and method for automatically disconnecting address and data buses in a multimedia system when docking with a portable personal computer  
A flexible multimedia presentation system is configured to be releasably secured to a portable personal computer to provide additional features, such as a PCMCIA interface, a port replicator and...
6119184 Electronic equipment and electronic equipment system  
A locking system has a double locking mechanisms such that when a main body of an electronic equipment and an extension device are combined, an operability similar to that in case of using a single...
6119237 Method and apparatus for regulating power supplied from a docking station to a portable computer  
A docking station that has means for detecting a docked-signal that indicates that a secure electrical connection has been made between the portable computer and docking station. In addition, a...
6098131 Network apparatus with removable electronic module  
A network apparatus having a chassis with an external network data port and a removable electronic module coupled to the network data port through an internal data port when the removable...
6094347 Airflow heat exchanger for a portable electronic device and port replicator, docking station, or mini-docking station  
An airflow heat exchange apparatus. One embodiment includes a housing configured to removably mate with an electronic device. The housing has a vent on a substantially horizontal surface and a fan...
6088752 Method and apparatus for exchanging information between buses in a portable computer and docking station through a bridge employing a serial link  
A docking system can give a portable computer access over a first bus in the portable computer to a second bus in a docking station. The first bus and the second bus are each adapted to separately...
6076123 System of peripheral assemblies which may be arranged in a decentralized manner  
A peripheral assembly system which can be arranged in a decentralized manner, including a basic assembly (1) and at least one expansion module. The basic assembly (1) has integrated input/output...
6044422 Modem for connection to a telephone line through a either portable computer connector or a docking station via an isolation circuit  
A laptop computer contains a built-in modem and has a phone jack for connection to a telephone line while the computer is being operated in a stand-alone mode. A docking station into which the...
6044452 Method for symmetrically processing  
A method of processing comprising first connecting a desk top computer to a portable computer; and then symmetrically processing.
6035354 Method for issuing transaction requests to a target device in accordance with the state of connection between a portable computer and the target device  
A computer system includes a portable computing unit releasably coupled to a docking unit to which a target device is also coupled. The portable computing unit includes a detector that detects...
6029215 Computer ducking station with internal microprocessor  
The described embodiments of the present invention provide a computer docking station having connection means for connecting a portable computer to the docking station, the docking station having...
6021452 Computer system capable of symmetrical processing  
A computer system includes a desk top computer and a portable computer. The desktop computer can be operatively connected to the portable computer and can perform symmetrical processing.
6016523 I/O modular terminal having a plurality of data registers and an identification register and providing for interfacing between field devices and a field master  
An transfer body is provided for interfacing between field devices and a field master. One form of the transfer body is an input/output (IO) body. The IO body has a plurality of in-data registers...
6009486 Cardbus docking station  
A computer system with a PC Card external connector sends signals to PCI devices as if respective PC Card functions. A cooperating docking station connects to the PC Card connector and so processes...
6005368 Charging system for computer with docking station  
A portable computer and docking station combination, comprising first and second batteries and first and second battery charging circuit portions, with automatic sequencing of charging between the...
6005769 Computer and computer system having a function of auto power off before connecting with an expansion system and having push button control thereof  
A portable computer system having automatic power cutoff function is disclosed. The main power supply of the portable computer is interrupted before connecting with an expansion system. The...
5999997 Two computers cooperating via interconnected busses  
A first computer is capable of being used with a second computer. The second computer has a second bus and a second central processing unit that runs a second operating system that provides a user...
5991838 Motorized portable computer/expansion chassis docking system  
A docking station structure is used to operatively connect a notebook computer to desktop computer peripheral devices. The docking station has an internal receiving chamber into which the portable...
5991839 Computer system having computer main body and expansion unit  
A computer main body has a system bus. The system bus is connected to a PCI-DS bridge. A docking station has a plurality of expansion devices for expanding the functions of the computer main body....
5935226 Method and apparatus for issuing transaction requests to a target device in accordance with the state of connection between the portable computer and the target device  
A computer system includes a portable computing unit releasably coupled to a docking unit to which a target device is also coupled. The portable computing unit includes a detector that detects...
5926627 Electronic apparatus for engaging a portable computer with an expansion unit  
In an electronic apparatus with a separably combining main body and expander, a pair of movable claws which are interlocked with an opening/closing lever are provided on an upper surface of the...
5925117 Method and apparatus for enabling application programs to continue operation when an application resource is no longer present after undocking from a network  
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for maintaining application integrity in a hot, disconnected network environment. The present invention provides a system having a computer...
5911777 Method and apparatus for reporting unauthorized attempt to release a portable computer from a docking station  
A computer system is provided to prevent a portable computer from being removed from a docking station by a unauthorized person. When set in a password protection mode, the docking station demands...
5892931 Method and apparatus for splitting a bus target response between two devices in a computer system  
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for splitting a bus target response between two devices in a computer system. In one embodiment, the computer system includes a bus having a...
5892930 Target peripheral device detection  
An apparatus and method for identifying devices on a passive type bus such as an ISA bus where peripheral devices do not identify themselves to the host CPU. The apparatus and method of the present...
5886424 Power supply apparatus for portable computer and DC input selection circuit adapted to the same  
Disclosed is a power supply apparatus which permits a docking station to be operated with a battery power from a battery pack of a portable computer even if supply of AC power to the docking...
5884049 Increased processor performance comparable to a desktop computer from a docked portable computer  
A portable computer is provided with comparable performance to a desktop computer when docked at a docking station. When the portable computer is docked or physically coupled to the docking...
5875312 Structure and method of performing DMA transfers between memory and I/O devices utilizing a single DMA controller within a notebook and docking station computer system  
A computer system (6,7) includes first and second I/O circuits (932, 934, 51, 97), first and second buses (904, 83) respectively coupled to the first and second I/O circuits (932, 934, 51, 97), a...
5864708 Docking station for docking a portable computer with a wireless interface  
A docking station for a portable computer includes a wireless transceiver for wireless communication with the portable computer. The docking station also includes a plurality of ports. Each port...
5838930 Method and apparatus for controlling a command cycle on a bus  
An EIBB (external ISA bus bridge) in a DS-PCI/ISA bridge device has a circuit for executing conventional command cycles to access an I/O device on an external ISA bus, and a circuit for executing...
5835732 Miniature digital assistant having enhanced host communication  
A miniature digital assistant module with a local CPU, a memory, and a touchscreen I/O interface in a preferred embodiment, has a host interface comprising a full-service parallel bus, including...
5835733 Method and apparatus for implementing a single DMA controller to perform DMA operations for devices on multiple buses in docking stations, notebook and desktop computer system  
A computer system (6,7) includes first and second I/O circuits (932, 934), 51, 97 first and second buses (904, 83) respectively coupled to the first and second I/O circuits (932, 934), 51, 97 a...
5832237 Portable computer system and method for controlling a power of system  
The present invention is a method and apparatus pertaining to the safe installation and disconnection of a portable computer from an electrically energized docking station. Ordinarily, the...
5826043 Docking station with serially accessed memory that is powered by a portable computer for identifying the docking station  
A docking station for connection with a notebook computer includes a non-volatile memory chip which stores a serial number, an identification number, and configuration information pertaining to the...
5826042 Portable computer docking station with module connection replicator  
A portable computer docking station in which the computer is inserted vertically into a vertical slot. An additional slot receives modular accessories (such as a CD drive, floppy disk drive, or...
5822546 Hand held docking station with deployable light source, rechargeable battery pack and recessed grip, for connecting to a palm top computer  
A hand-holdable docking station is adapted for mechanical and electrical connection with a palmtop computer. The docking station comprises a housing and means for securely affixing a palmtop...
5819052 Portable computer which performs bus arbitration using a serial bus  
An I/o control gate array, a power supply controller, an EEPROM of a battery pack, a DS (docking station) controller, and an EEPROM of a docking station are connected to an I 2 C serial BUS. This...
5805833 Method and apparatus for replicating peripheral device ports in an expansion unit  
A device for replicating input/output protocols (265, 290, 310, 340, 360) in an expansion unit configuration (20, 60) implemented in a semiconductor chip (85) that supports a the protocols...
5798951 Method and apparatus for automatic un-preconditioned insertion/removal capability between a notebook computer and a docking station  
A system having a portable computer, a docking station and an interface coupled between the portable computer and the docking station that is responsive to unpreconditioned insertion or removal of...
5781748 Computer system utilizing two ISA busses coupled to a mezzanine bus  
A computer system having an expansion base for docking a portable portion of the computer system includes a bridge circuit for adaptively decoding addresses on a bus based on the docking status....
5778205 Data communication system and portable data processing terminal used therein  
A data communication system comprises a portable data processing terminal, such as an electronic notebook, and an external data processing apparatus, such as a personal computer. When the...
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