CN101089839A - Portable device and multimedium system - Google Patents

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CN101089839A
CN101089839A CNA2006100872941A CN200610087294A CN101089839A CN 101089839 A CN101089839 A CN 101089839A CN A2006100872941 A CNA2006100872941 A CN A2006100872941A CN 200610087294 A CN200610087294 A CN 200610087294A CN 101089839 A CN101089839 A CN 101089839A
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刘佛明
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A portable device is prepared as coupling host with display and enabling to couple said host with multimedia expansion unit, forming said host by a multimedia module and a switchover module, coupling said multimedia module with said switchover module, switching multimedia module off when display is closed down and controlling multimedia output unit by host through multimedia expansion unit.

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Portable apparatus and multimedia system
Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of portable apparatus, and particularly relevant for a kind of portable apparatus with multimedia switching module.
Background technology
Along with the progress of science and technology, (portable electronic device) is more and more general as the use of notebook computer (notebook) for portable electronic devices.Different with general electronic installation is, the convenience when portable electronic devices carries in order to pursue it, and it is compact that its exterior design is normally made every effort to.Yet for the volume that dwindles portable electronic devices carries to make things convenient for the user, its usefulness is usually less than general electronic installation.
For instance, the convenience when notebook computer carries in order to improve, it is built-in multimedia device (media device) on motherboard usually, for example built-in audio wafer and built-in shows wafer etc.And notebook computer is considered for reduced volume, and usually expansion slot (expansion socket) that also can these multimedia devices of additional configuration promotes its usefulness in order to the user.Therefore, when the user had the user demand of high-order software, as 3D drawing software or 3D recreation software etc., the situation that notebook computer is easy to hardware usefulness deficiency took place, and caused software can't carry out or the not good problem of fluency of software when carrying out.In other words, when the hardware usefulness of portable electronic devices was not enough, the user can only change the more portable electronic devices of high-order, or used carrying convenience not good, but the higher general electronic installation of hardware usefulness overcomes this situation.Therefore, for the user of portable electronic devices, the problem that hardware can't expand not only causes the inconvenience in the use, more may improve its use cost.
It should be noted that present electronic installation such as desktop computer or notebook computer, when installing or change the multimedia expansion board, the user must be earlier with system closing.And when electronic installation had the multimedia card of a plurality of identical functions such as display card or adlib simultaneously, the user must enter ROM-BIOS (basic input/output system-BIOS) change and set, with the setting of change multimedia card.Therefore, electronic installation more increases difficulty and inconvenience that multimedia card is set after expansion.
Summary of the invention
Portable apparatus the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of open-ended portable apparatus, so that can promote its hardware usefulness via an external multimedium extension device.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of multimedia system of switching module that has, so that the multimedia signal can be sent to multimedium extension device by closing display.
For reaching above-mentioned or other purposes, the present invention proposes a kind of portable apparatus, is suitable for being coupled to a multimedium extension device, to control a multimedia output unit via multimedium extension device.Portable apparatus comprises a display and a main frame.Main frame is coupled to display, and is suitable for being coupled to multimedium extension device.Main frame comprises a multimedia module and all die change groups, and the switching module is coupled to the multimedia module.When display is closed, switch module the multimedia module is closed, and main frame is via multimedium extension device control multimedia output unit.
In one embodiment of this invention, above-mentioned multimedia module comprises a display card, is coupled to display.
In one embodiment of this invention, above-mentioned multimedia module comprises an adlib.
The present invention more proposes a kind of multimedia system, and it comprises a multimedia output unit, a multimedium extension device and a portable apparatus.Multimedium extension device is coupled to the multimedia output unit, and portable apparatus is coupled to multimedium extension device in the mode that can plug (detachable).Portable apparatus comprises a display and a main frame.Main frame is coupled to display, and main frame is coupled to multimedium extension device in pluggable mode.Main frame comprises a multimedia module and all die change groups, and the switching module is coupled to the multimedia module.When display is closed, switch module the multimedia module is closed, and main frame is via multimedium extension device control multimedia output unit.
In another embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned multimedia module comprises one first display card, is coupled to display.
In another embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned multimedia output unit comprises an image output device, and multimedium extension device comprises a video signal expansion unit, is coupled to image output device.
In another embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned video signal expansion unit comprises one second display card.
In another embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned video signal expansion unit comprises a physics accelerator card.
In another embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned multimedia module comprises one first adlib.
In another embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned multimedia output unit comprises an audio output unit, and multimedium extension device comprises an audio expansion unit, is coupled to the audio output unit.
In another embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned audio expansion unit comprises one second adlib.
In another embodiment of the present invention, multimedia system comprises that more one expands seat (dockingstation), is coupled to portable apparatus.
In another embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned multimedium extension device comprises the function of multimedia module.
The multimedia function of the present invention because of adopting multimedium extension device to expand portable apparatus, and utilize the switching module to close display and the multimedia signal is sent to multimedium extension device.Therefore, the multimedia function of portable apparatus expands more simple and convenient.
For above-mentioned and other purposes, feature and advantage of the present invention can be become apparent, preferred embodiment cited below particularly, and cooperate appended graphicly, be described in detail below.
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Fig. 1 illustrates the calcspar into a kind of multimedia system of one embodiment of the invention.
Synoptic diagram when Fig. 2 illustrates to the display unlatching of the portable apparatus in a kind of multimedia system of one embodiment of the invention.
Synoptic diagram when Fig. 3 illustrates and closes for display shown in Figure 2.
10: multimedia system 100: the multimedia output unit
100a: image output device 100b: audio output unit
200: multimedium extension device 200a: the video signal expansion unit
200b: audio expansion unit 300: portable apparatus
310: display 320: main frame
322: multimedia module 322a: display card
322b: adlib 324: switch module
400: expand seat
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Fig. 1 illustrates the calcspar into a kind of multimedia system of one embodiment of the invention.Please refer to shown in Figure 1ly, multimedia system 10 comprises a multimedia output unit 100, a multimedium extension device 200 and a portable apparatus 300.Portable apparatus 300 comprises a display 310 and a main frame 320, and main frame 320 is coupled to display 310.Main frame 320 comprises a multimedia module 322 and all die change groups 324, and switching module 324 is coupled to multimedia module 322.In addition, multimedia module 322 can comprise one first display card 322a and one first adlib 322b, and the first display card 322a is coupled to display 310.First above-mentioned display card 322a and one first adlib 322b for example are built-in display card of portable apparatus and adlib.Moreover main frame 320 more can comprise loudspeaker (not illustrating), in order to send audio.
Please continue with reference to shown in Figure 1, multimedium extension device 200 for example be comprise video signal expansion unit 200a and audio expansion unit 200b at least one of them.Wherein, video signal expansion unit 200a comprises one second display card, and audio expansion unit 200b comprises one second adlib.And portable apparatus 300 is to be coupled to multimedium extension device 200 in pluggable mode.Hardware usefulness that it should be noted that second display card and second adlib can be higher than the first display card 322a and the first adlib 322b respectively, to promote the multimedia usefulness of portable apparatus 300.
In addition, multimedia output unit 100 for example be comprise image output device 100a and audio output unit 100b at least one of them.And multimedium extension device 200 is coupled to multimedia output unit 100.More specifically, when multimedium extension device 200 comprised video signal expansion unit 200a, multimedia output unit 100 comprised image output device 100a, and video signal expansion unit 200a is coupled to image output device 100a.Identical, when multimedium extension device 200 comprised audio expansion unit 200b, multimedia output unit 100 comprised audio output unit 100b, and audio expansion unit 200b is coupled to audio output unit 100b.
Synoptic diagram when the synoptic diagram when Fig. 2 illustrates and opens into the display of the multimedia system of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 illustrate and close for the display of the multimedia system of Fig. 1.Please common reference Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, when portable apparatus 300 is activated, and display 310 is when being unlocked, and main frame 320 is via multimedia module 322 control display 310 and loudspeaker, and the multimedia signal is transferred into display 310 and loudspeaker.Wherein, above-mentioned multimedia signal for example is image signal or sound effect signal.Then, please also refer to Fig. 1 and shown in Figure 3, when portable apparatus 300 is activated, and display 310 switches module 324 multimedia module 322 is closed when being closed.And main frame 320 is via multimedium extension device 200 control multimedia output units 100.At this moment, the multimedia signal is transferred into multimedium extension device 200 from main frame 320, is transferred into multimedia output unit 100 again.
More specifically, please be earlier simultaneously with reference to figure 1 and shown in Figure 2, multimedium extension device 200 comprises video signal expansion unit 200a, and multimedia output unit 100 comprises image output device 100a.When portable apparatus 300 is activated, and display 310 is when being unlocked, and main frame 320 is via multimedia module 322 control displays 310, and image signal is transferred into display 310, with show image on display 310.Then, please also refer to Fig. 1 and shown in Figure 3, when portable apparatus 300 is activated, and display 310 is when being closed, and switches module 324 the first display card 322a of multimedia module 322 is closed.And main frame 320 is via the image output device 100a of the video signal expansion unit 200a control multimedia output unit 100 of multimedium extension device 200.At this moment, image signal is transferred into video signal expansion unit 200a from main frame 320, is transferred into image output device 100a again, with show image on image output device 100a.Moreover video signal expansion unit 200a more can comprise a physics accelerator card (not illustrating) simultaneously, to improve the processing speed of video signal expansion unit 200a to image signal.
Identical, please be earlier simultaneously with reference to figure 1 and shown in Figure 2, multimedium extension device 200 can comprise audio expansion unit 200b, and multimedia output unit 100 can comprise audio output unit 100b simultaneously.When portable apparatus 300 is activated, and display 310 is when being unlocked, and main frame 320 is via multimedia module 322 control loudspeaker, and sound effect signal is transferred into loudspeaker, to send audio on loudspeaker.Then, please also refer to Fig. 1 and shown in Figure 3, when portable apparatus 300 is activated, and display 310 is when being closed, and switches module 324 the first adlib 322b of multimedia module 322 is closed.And main frame 320 is via the audio output unit 100b of the audio expansion unit 200b control multimedia output unit 100 of multimedium extension device 200.At this moment, sound effect signal is transferred into audio expansion unit 200b from main frame 320, is transferred into audio output unit 100b again, to send audio on audio output unit 100b.
In addition, please refer to shown in Figure 1ly, multimedia output unit 100 can comprise image output device 100a and audio output unit 100b simultaneously, and multimedium extension device 200 also can comprise video signal expansion unit 200a and audio expansion unit 200b simultaneously.It is identical with above-mentioned embodiment that it makes flowing mode, do not give unnecessary details in this.In simple terms, above-mentioned multimedium extension device 200 can comprise the image signal processing capacity of multimedia module 322 and sound effect signal processing capacity at least one of them.Therefore, when display 310 was closed, multimedium extension device 200 can be in order to replace at least partly function of multimedia module 322.Simultaneously, the multimedia signal is transferred into multimedium extension device 200 from main frame 320, is transferred into multimedia output unit 100 again, with show image on multimedia output unit 100 or send audio.
Moreover, please also refer to Fig. 2 and shown in Figure 3, multimedia system 10 can comprise that more one expands seat 400, is coupled to portable apparatus 300, to increase the extended function of portable apparatus 300.For instance, the user can connect a circumscribed input media (not illustrating) by expanding seat 400, and above-mentioned input media for example is circumscribed input medias such as circumscribed slide-mouse or external connection type keyboard.When display device 310 was closed, the user can be by operation circumscribed input media, with control portable apparatus 300.
In sum, multimedium extension device of the present invention is because of having the higher characteristic of transfer rate, and therefore, portable apparatus can promote its hardware usefulness by the mode of external multimedium extension device.Moreover the present invention is a hardware usefulness of utilizing external mode to expand portable apparatus, and portable apparatus need not shutdown system when expanding.Convenience when therefore, the present invention more can improve the portable apparatus expansion.In addition, be external at multimedium extension device under the situation of portable apparatus, switching module can be when display be closed, and the multimedia signal is automaticallyed switch and is sent to multimedium extension device.Therefore, after the portable apparatus expansion was finished, the user need not restarting systems change the setting of multimedia card to enter ROM-BIOS.So the present invention more can make the setting of portable apparatus after expansion more simple and convenient.
Though the present invention discloses as above with preferred embodiment; right its is not in order to limit the present invention; have in the technical field under any and know the knowledgeable usually; without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; when can doing a little change and retouching, so protection scope of the present invention is as the criterion when looking the claim person of defining.

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1. a portable apparatus is characterized in that it is suitable for being coupled to a multimedium extension device, and to control a multimedia output unit via this multimedium extension device, this portable apparatus comprises:
One display; And
One main frame is coupled to this display, and this main frame is suitable for being coupled to this multimedium extension device, and this main frame comprises:
One multimedia module; And
All die change groups are coupled to this multimedia module, and wherein when this display was closed, this switching module was closed this multimedia module, and this main frame is controlled this multimedia output unit via this multimedium extension device.
2. portable apparatus according to claim 1 is characterized in that wherein this multimedia module comprises a display card, is coupled to this display.
3. portable apparatus according to claim 1 is characterized in that wherein this multimedia module comprises an adlib.
4. multimedia system is characterized in that it comprises:
One multimedia output unit;
One multimedium extension device is coupled to this multimedia output unit; And
One portable apparatus is coupled to this multimedium extension device in pluggable mode, and this portable apparatus comprises:
One display;
One main frame is coupled to this display, and this main frame is coupled to this multimedium extension device in pluggable mode, and this main frame comprises:
One multimedia module; And
All die change groups are coupled to this multimedia module, and wherein when this display was closed, this switching module was closed this multimedia module, and this main frame is controlled this multimedia output unit via this multimedium extension device.
5. multimedia system according to claim 4 is characterized in that wherein this multimedia module comprises one first display card, is coupled to this display.
6. multimedia system according to claim 5 is characterized in that wherein this multimedia output unit comprises an image output device, and this multimedium extension device comprises one second display card, is coupled to this image output device.
7. multimedia system according to claim 5 is characterized in that wherein this multimedia output unit comprises an image output device, and this multimedium extension device comprises a physics accelerator card, is coupled to this image output device.
8. multimedia system according to claim 4 is characterized in that wherein this multimedia module comprises one first adlib.
9. multimedia system according to claim 8 is characterized in that wherein this multimedia output unit comprises an audio output unit, and this multimedium extension device comprises one second adlib, is coupled to this audio output unit.
10. multimedia system according to claim 4 is characterized in that it comprises that more one expands seat, is coupled to this portable apparatus.
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