CN101609353A - A kind of personal computer with multiple use pattern - Google Patents
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The present invention proposes a kind of personal computer, form by main frame, notebook base and desktop computer base with multiple use pattern.Main frame can be independently uses as MID, also can be respectively with notebook base or desk-top and base in conjunction with and form the body of notebook or desktop computer.The present invention can support hot plug and plug and play.The invention solves problems such as be equipped with that many personal computers brought with high costs, difficult management.
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Technical field
The invention belongs to field of personal computers, particularly a kind of personal computer with multiple use pattern.
Background technology
In recent years, low-power consumption computing technique development is swift and violent.
In the past, have only desktop computer just to have enough performances, thereby satisfy daily calculation task, and for example moved Office, object for appreciation has the recreation at magnificent interface etc.The power consumption of processing unit of desktop computer generally more than 60W, need large-scale cooling system, so volume can't miniaturization.2002, Intel released after the Centrino mobile computing platform, can have the performance of desktop computer in the past so that power consumption is a processor about 20W, and is really popular thereby notebook begins.Notebook because low in energy consumption, noise is little, be easy to carry, and has more attractive force than desktop computer.The sales volume of notebook has surpassed desktop computer now.
2008, Intel has released up-to-date Atom series processors, its power consumption has only 0.6～4W, from and the 3 kinds of new personal computer classifications that have been born: device for logging on network (NetTop), net book (NetBook) and mobile internet device (Mobile Internet Device, MID).The common ground of these three kinds of equipment is: power consumption is very low; Noise is little; Price is low; Though performance also is enough to satisfy daily calculation task not as notebook and desktop computer.Device for logging on network is exactly the desktop computer of a kind of low-power consumption, small size.Net book is a kind of pocket diary that adopts 8～10 inches.The outer appearnce of mobile internet device (MID) is similar to MP4 and high-end smartphones, adopts 3～5 inches display screen, can adopt straight plate, renovate or the slip lid design.
Intel will or release specially processor towards mobile phone after a while in 2010, sort processor will provide enough strong computing function with lower power consumption (less than 1W), make mobile phone can have, satisfy daily most of computation requirement as in the past the notebook and the computing power of desktop computer.
On the other hand, the development of miniature memory technology is also very swift and violent.Present 1.8 inches hard-disk capacities reach more than the 160GB.More small size, more the hard disk of high power capacity or solid-state disk also in research and development, will go on the market soon.
As seen, micromodule equipment (for example mobile phone or MID) can reach the performance the same with desktop computer of notebook in the past, thereby can satisfy most of daily computation requirements.Micromodule equipment with identical calculations and storage capacity is higher than the price of main equipment (referring to notebook and desktop computer etc.) certainly, but development along with technology, the price of micromodule equipment will be further near main equipment, just as the price of notebook very near desktop computer.And micromodule equipment is fairly obvious with respect to the advantage of main equipment: low in energy consumption, noise is low, be easy to carry.
Therefore can predict, along with further developing of low-power consumption computing technique and miniature memory technology, it is a kind of trend of personal computer that micromodule equipment substitutes main equipment gradually.For example the sales volume of notebook surpassed desktop computer in 2008, this wherein very important reasons be exactly that Intel has released enough powerful low-power consumption Centrino processor platform.Perhaps in the near future, notebook, net book, MID can replace the former successively, and it is most crucial that written individual calculates.
But above-mentioned " replacement " only is meant on the ability of calculating, store, communicating by letter and show, but only with these " endogenous capacity ", can't really replaces.This is because the computing machine of this equipment of MID and standard is different on the use pattern.The computing machine of standard (referring to desktop computer and notebook) is operated with keyboard and mouse, generally computing machine is placed on the desk, and seat is operated before table.MID operates with qwerty keyboard or touch-screen, and screen can not surpass 5 inches, thereby can only closely watch, and is that both hands are held machine operation.
Therefore, the computing machine though the performance of MID will be near the mark can satisfy general daily calculating fully, and people still need to be equipped with a MID, is equipped with one or many station symbols semicomputer simultaneously again.A lot of people just no longer have been equipped with MID, but have only had a station symbol semicomputer because consuming capacity is limited, but obviously so just can't enjoy the advantage of MID.
The mode of the multiple personal computer of this outfit has a lot of shortcomings.
At first, overlapping investment is serious, needs to be equipped with many cover hardware and softwares.
The second, the upgrade cost height.The computer industry development is very swift and violent, just need upgrade in general 5 years.If be equipped with multiple computing machine, then need upgrading respectively.If do not upgrade, just have various inconvenience.For example, after blue tooth interface is popular,, will finds to be connected to various bluetooth equipments, thereby make troubles if do not upgrade.Simultaneously, after each upgrading, will produce a plurality of " waste products ", waste very serious.
The 3rd, a plurality of computer management difficulties.For example, need carry out patch installation, upgrading and configuration of software systems or the like, very trouble for each computing machine.Family has the people of many computing machines that this is had an intimate knowledge.
The 4th, the data management difficulty.A people has many computing machines, just needs the data on many computing machines of management.Often have this problem: want to open a file, for example a video found that this file is not on the computing machine of current use; and the computing machine of storage this document has shut down; must start shooting earlier,, can check this document then with the USB flash disk copied files or set up network and share.For another example, transaction generally needs erecting act in the bank on the net, finds just when perhaps will pay the bill that this TV station computing machine does not also configure certificate, obtains concluding the business on the other computing machine.Above variety of problems, root all are that a people has many computing machines, need many parts of identical data of management.
The 5th, carry difficulty.For example, someone has a net book and a MID.When he travelled away from home, hope can be played MID on train or aircraft, then after the hotel, with net book online and Edit Document.So just need carry two kinds of equipment.And, as above as described in the 4th, may find certain video in net book when playing MID, and net book can't take out in luggage, thereby make troubles.
The present invention is directed to this problem, proposed a kind of personal computer, thereby solved above-mentioned most of problem with multiple use pattern.
Explanation herein a bit, at present the smart mobile phone of most significant end is identical with MID on structure and performance, just many functions of making a phone call.The mobile phone of manufacturer's release based on Atom processor and WindowsXP for example arranged." MID " herein is a generalized concept, also comprised the mobile phone identical with MID on structure and the performance.Along with further developing of technology, perhaps the main flow mobile phone can reach this level, and we can say that most of mobile phone all has been a MID this moment.
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The present invention proposes a kind of personal computer with multiple use pattern.It is characterized in that, form by main frame, notebook base and desktop computer base.Main frame itself is a MID, can independently use as MID.Main frame also can be connected to the notebook base by the base interface, thereby forms notebook.Main frame also can be connected to the desktop computer base by the base interface, thereby forms the body of desktop computer, and outside display and keyboard and mouse etc. are gone up in collocation has more just become complete desktop computer.Main frame is connected by same " base interface " with various bases.
Main frame is exactly a MID, and its assembly comprises mainboard, display screen (generally being touch-screen), main camera, attached camera, qwerty keyboard, memory storage, loudspeaker, battery and shell.Be loaded with processor, chipset, DRAM (internal memory), flash elements such as (being used to store BIOS) on the mainboard.Also have various communication modules on the mainboard, for example wifi, bluetooth, gps, 3G etc.Main frame can adopt straight plate, slip lid and design such as renovate.Memory storage can be high-capacity flash memory or micro hard disk.Common external interface comprises miniUSB, audio frequency input and output, card reader mouth (can insert storage mediums such as SD card), HDMI interface, AC adapter interface or the like.Also have the base interface on the main frame.
No matter be notebook base or desktop computer base, its topmost function all is to provide various additional peripheral devices for main frame.Comprise the built-in display screen of base, keyboard, Trackpad, loudspeaker, memory storage, camera, CD-ROM drive etc. in these peripherals; Also comprise the external unit that is connected to base, for example external display, televisor, projector, portable hard drive, keyboard and mouse etc.; Also comprise by being wirelessly connected to the equipment of base, for example wireless mouse (requiring has corresponding wireless communication module on the base).
In these peripherals, may have on some main frame, for example display screen, keyboard, memory storage etc., but base provides performance more powerful equipment, for example bigger display screen and keyboard, the memory storage that capacity is bigger, cost is lower.
Simultaneously, base can also have attached calculating unit, thereby provides additional computing power, for example video card for main frame.Certainly also have the video card functional unit in the used chipset of main frame, can support general 3D recreation, but still can provide independent video card on the base, the general video card that is better than on the main frame far away of the performance of this video card, power consumption and volume are also greater than the video card on the main frame simultaneously.Base can also provide coding and decoding video accelerator card, science Floating-point Computation accelerator card or the like.
When main frame was connected to base, the original various peripherals of main frame still can continue to use, for example functional modules such as the display screen of main frame, hard disk, touch-screen, audio frequency input and output, loudspeaker, SD card reader, wifi, bluetooth, 3G.When just being connected to base, further increased the peripherals on the base.
No matter use main frame separately, still main frame is connected on the base and uses, operating system and application software all operate on the processor of main frame.Operating system herein and application software refer to operating system and the application software that is used to generate graphical interfaces and finishes most of daily calculation task, for example Windows XP, UbuntuLinux, Mac OS, office software, web browser, recreation etc.Do not get rid of and have some small intelligent processors on the base yet, move embedded OS above, be used to finish some auxiliary functions, for example communication.In addition, graphical interfaces may also be partly to be generated by the calculating unit on the base, for example the picture of 3D recreation may be cooperated the independent video card on the base to generate by the processor of main frame, and the GPU of base video card may also move in some sense operating system and application software, but this only is the work of treatment of a kind of association, and the software of core remains on the processor that operates in main frame.Coding and decoding video accelerator card on the base and science computer card also all are to carry out complementary evaluation work for another example, even operation has certain operating system and application software on their processor.
As seen, the present invention is equivalent to multiplexing various hardware on the main frame between MID, notebook and desktop computer, also multiplexing operating system and application software on the main frame, thereby reduced whole cost, also made things convenient for use, because only need manage a computer, base only is the combination of various peripheral hardwares.
" base interface " is used to connect main frame and various base, comprises power circuit and various signal line in the interface.Power circuit is used for transferring electric power between main frame and base.Generally be that base is powered to main frame, power to base but also can be designed to main frame.Signal line is used for transmitting data between main frame and base.For example, signal line can comprise HDMI, DVI, VGA, USB, SATA, PCI express or the like.These signal lines generally do not adopt the connector (for example the DVI connector volume of standard is very big) of standard, but be put into all these signal lines same together with power circuit (generally is one, also can be a plurality of) in the accurate miniature connector, thus realize the miniaturization of base interface.
Which signal line actual base interface comprises, and then has nothing in common with each other according to concrete design.Along with the development of computer industry, also can engender various new-type interfaces, so the base interface can be updated also.
" wireless base interface " can also be provided simultaneously.Wireless base interface has replaced the signal line in the base interface then by a kind of hypervelocity wireless communication protocol.For example, the radio-frequency technique of 60GHz is just under development at present, and this technology can provide 1Gbps above wireless bandwidth, therefore can be used to realize wireless base interface fully.The standard that concrete wireless protocols then needs industrial community to formulate realizes.In fact, the technology of radio HDMI and so on has at present been arranged, its target all is to replace corresponding cable technology with wireless technology.
The stability of wireless base interface and bandwidth are certainly not as wireline interface.But wireless base interface provides bigger facility for the user.For example only need be placed on main frame near the base, can between main frame and base, set up wireless connections.Therefore, implement to be certain to provide " base interface " when of the present invention, " wireless base interface " simultaneously, for high-end product, then can be provided simultaneously.
Mode is set up in the connection of wireless base interface and existing wireless technology is similar, for example bluetooth.Near main frame can be found base allows the user select to be connected to which base then, may need to input password this moment.These all are to realize in the wireless protocols of wireless base interface.
The notebook base is the notebook computer shape, i.e. hinge shape, and one page is a display screen, one page is a fuselage.Its assembly comprises shell, circuit board, display screen, camera, keyboard, Trackpad, loudspeaker, memory storage (generally being 2.5 inches hard disks at present), CD-ROM drive or CD writer, video card, battery etc.Wherein some assembly is optionally, for example camera, Trackpad, memory storage, CD-ROM drive and video card.The same with general notebook, the notebook base also has multiple external interface, for example DVI, HDMI, VGA, USB, S-Video, IEEE1394, card reader mouth, audio frequency input/output port, Ethernet, AC adapter interface, or the like.
On the notebook base host slot is arranged, the base interface is arranged in the host slot.When being inserted into main frame in the host slot, main frame and notebook base are just set up by the base interface and are electrically connected, and mechanically are integrated, and have finally formed a complete notebook.Usually, can provide a host slot similar on the notebook base with the main frame geomery, in the main frame insertion groove after, suffered just as the battery of a notebook is embedded into the notebook base.Certainly, also can not exclusively embed, and just be partially submerged into, this depends on final industrial design.Embodiment has partly provided several designs.
The assembly of desktop computer base comprises shell, circuit board, memory storage (generally being 3.5 inches hard disks at present), CD-ROM drive, video card etc.Wherein memory storage, CD-ROM drive and video card are optional.The desktop computer base also can have more other modules, and this depends on final design.The desktop computer base also has various interface, for example DVI, HDMI, VGA, USB, Ethernet, audio frequency input/output port, AC adapter interface, or the like.
The desktop computer base also can have host slot, has the base interface in the groove.As long as in the main frame insertion groove, can connect main frame and desktop computer base like this, mix external display, mouse and keyboard again, just become a complete desktop computer.
Desktop computer also can not provide host slot, but has only the base interface, at this moment then connects main frame and desktop computer base with cable.Need a kind of cable of custom-made, this cable is according to the difference of base interface and difference, if can customize relevant criterion, then can be with unified interface and cable.
A kind of easy desktop computer base can also be provided.This base is mainly used in a main frame and televisor couples together, thereby has realized so-called " digital home ".Compare with Full Featured desktop computer base, simple and easy desktop computer base has saved for example hard disk etc. of a lot of peripherals.See " embodiment " part for details.
The present invention supports hot plug and plug and play.Main frame can be connected to base at any time or disconnect from base, need not the user and carry out any software operation and configuration (for example shutdown) in whole plug process, and this provides maximum flexibility ratio to the user.Plug herein not only comprises the connection and the disconnection of base interface, has also comprised the connection and the disconnection of wireless base interface.
For example, then main frame is inserted the notebook base in the time of working, become notebook computer, be used for handling official business; Can pull up main frame come before coming off duty, on the way can regard MID then, carry out various recreations; After going home main frame is inserted the notebook base once more, perhaps be connected to the desktop computer base, begin to surf the Net to play games or continue and handle official business, support up-to-date gorgeous 3D recreation thereby may have high-end video card on the desktop computer base; If tired out then can pull up the chaise longue online of lying to main frame; Also can insert the other simple and easy desktop computer base of TV to main frame, thereby directly carry out recreation on TV.In above-mentioned whole process, do not need shutdown or restart, all smoothness is freely for all.
The user also can be equipped with a plurality of similar bases.For example can dispose one 8.9 inches notebook base and one 15.4 inches notebook base, carry when the former is used to travel away from home, the latter is used for fixing at ordinary times the use.The consumer acquires the cost that one 15.4 inches notebook base only need be paid liquid crystal display and peripherals, far below the cost of main frame.In addition, in the time of needs upgrading computer, can upgrade respectively base and main frame.As long as for example upgraded main frame, all notebooks and the desktop computer of the family that just is equivalent to have upgraded.
No matter how many platform computing machines the consumer disposes, usefulness all be same main frame and identical operations system, application software and data, saved the software arrangements of many computing machines and the trouble of data management.As seen, the invention enables the user, really realized comprehensively " movability " with lower cost and very high flexibility ratio.
Main frame can be supported multiple " mode of operation ".A mode of operation is exactly the duty of one group of software and hardware.Be operated under which kind of pattern is by the decision of the connection status of current main frame and base.When main frame detected the connection status change, main frame can automatically switch under the corresponding work mode.
Corresponding a kind of mode of operation when main frame is not connected to any base; When being connected to base, every kind of all corresponding a kind of mode of operation of base.For example someone has a main frame, 8.9 inches notebook bases, 15.4 inches notebook bases and a desktop computer base, then has 4 kinds of mode of operations.
When main frame was connected to any base, main frame can read some information from base, thereby which base what can judge connection is, thereby entered corresponding work mode.Can from base, read information such as " base code names " as USB device.Base code name can base of unique identification (being similar to the device id of USB), makes the base that main frame once connected before can discerning.These information can be stored in the single-chip microcomputer or special chip on the base.
Software and hardware state under each mode of operation can be disposed (disposing, as the control panel of Windows) by the user in the configuration interface that operating system provides.For example, can dispose the pattern of graphical interfaces, the displaying contents of each display screen, the power supply status of each hardware and the various actions of operating system, or the like.Hypothesis has a notebook base A now.Can be configured to: when main frame is connected to notebook base A, the display screen display standard desktop of notebook base, and host display shows " attachment interface " (being similar to the SideShow of Windows Vista).For another example, also can be configured to: when being connected to notebook base A, the display screen of notebook base and host display be the display standard desktop all, both piece together a large table surface (for example Windows XP just can piece together a large table surface to a plurality of displays, even its resolution is different).For another example, can also be configured to: when being connected to notebook base A, the display screen display standard desktop of notebook base, and host display is closed.
For notebook add to touch and double-display screen (refer to also have a small display screen except main display, the pair that is similar to mobile phone is shielded) function becomes fashion gradually.The present invention has very utilized the display screen of main frame to add touch and double-display screen function (referring to accompanying drawing 1) for notebook naturally.The display screen of main frame generally is 3～5 inches a touch-screen, very is suitable for showing " attachment interface ".Attachment interface can be used to show the application interface of various gorgeous fashion, for example handwriting pad, quick botton, music player interface, the time master slave interface, photo circulation demonstration, natural landscape image, email message, instant communication software interface or the like, be similar to the SideShow function of Windows Vista.In addition, host display can also substitute the Trackpad of notebook.
Simultaneously, can also provide " base class " this function, be similar to " equipment class " notion of USB.When main frame is connected to base first, this moment, the user also was not configured the pairing mode of operation of this base, this moment, main frame can dispose this base automatically according to " the base class " under this base, and the user can further revise configuration according to the hobby of oneself afterwards.For example, " notebook base " is exactly a base class, no matter is 8.9 inches notebook base or 15.4 inches, all belongs to notebook base class.When main frame has found to be connected to a new notebook base, can be configured as automatically and on the display screen of notebook base, show main interface, on host display, show attachment interface, because most of user can dispose like this.Similar with the USB standard, " base class " information also is stored on the base, and when main frame was connected to base, main frame not only can read the base code name, also can read the code name of base class.
In addition, various application software also can have different states under different working modes.The operating system of main frame can send " mode of operation switching " message to each application software in switching working mode, application software can change interface and the behavior of oneself according to this message.For example, when main frame was connected to the notebook base, QQ operated with mouse; When main frame broke away from base, QQ then automatically switched under the interface model that is similar to " mobile phone QQ ", and this pattern is suitable for the operational scenarios that does not have mouse.Application software that can switching state should correspondingly provide configuration interface, thereby allows the user dispose software feature under every kind of mode of operation.
3 sections following literal have specifically described a kind of common mode of operation configuration sight, as just the usefulness of giving an example.Actually can adopt arbitrarily configuration, configurable project that provides according to software systems and user's hobby are decided.
When main frame is not connected with any base, enter " MID mode of operation " automatically.Under the MID mode of operation, operation interface is presented on the display screen of main frame.The interface of this interface and general MID or mobile phone is similar, is characterized in: for small display screen designs; Be suitable for both hands and hold machine operation; Be suitable for touch screen operation; Be suitable for recreation, as video playback, recreation, instant messaging etc.
When main frame is connected to any notebook base or desktop computer base, automatically entering " desktop mode of operation " (in fact still is the corresponding a kind of mode of operation of every kind of base, just the software and hardware state configuration under these patterns is identical, is referred to as " desktop mode of operation " herein).Under the desktop mode of operation, operation interface is presented on the display screen of notebook base or is connected on the external display of notebook or desktop computer.This moment, operation interface was exactly general desktop system interface, for example the interface of Windows XP, Linux or Mac OS.The characteristics at this interface are to be the design of large scale display screen; Be fit to mouse and keyboard operation.Simultaneously, on the display screen of main frame, show " attachment interface ", for example the SideShow interface of Windows Vista.
When main frame is connected to the simple and easy desktop computer base that is connected with TV, enter " media center mode of operation " automatically.The interface of the interface of media center mode of operation and Windows XP Media Center Edition is similar, and be characterized in: operation interface shows on TV; Be suitable for operating with telepilot.Still can show " attachment interface " on the display screen of main frame at this moment.
Base also can basis and the connection status of main frame enter different power supply statuss.Whether base can detect main frame and connect, if do not connect, then can close the various peripherals on the base automatically, thereby reduces power consumption.This can realize by single-chip microcomputer on the base or custom-designed chip.If have wireless base interface, then corresponding wireless module also should participate in the power management of base.After main frame is connected to base (by base interface or wireless base interface), main frame can be controlled the power supply status of the equipment on the base in more detail, thereby base can be included the power management system of main frame in comprehensively.
In addition, suppose that main frame is connected by wireless base interface with base, if again main frame is connected to base by the base interface this moment, thereby then can connect the reduction power consumption by the wireless base interface of automatic cutout, this also is the part of hot plug process.
In order to realize the said hot plug of the present invention, necessarily require the peripheral hardware on the base to support hot plug comprehensively.Comprehensively hot plug needs the good support of hardware, operating system and driver.For example, USB, HDMI etc. can carry out hot plug fully, and the video card of present PCI experss interface can't hot plug (though PCI express standard is to support hot plug).But, can realize hot plug as long as revise partial code in the design of hardware and operating system, the driver a little.Hot plug is existing mature technology, along with the improvement of hardware and the upgrading of software, can support gradually in the future comprehensively.Some equipment do not support hot plug all to be because these equipment did not need hot plug originally yet at present, for example by present computing machine, do not have any demand to the hot plug video card, so manufacturer does not just provide corresponding product yet.
Main frame is a MID, and the volume ratio of its battery is less.When main frame was connected to base, general main frame did not re-use the battery of main frame inside, and is to use the power supply (obtaining by the power circuit on the base interface) from base.The power supply that the while base provides can also be used to charging to cell host.The power supply that base provides can come from the battery (for the notebook base) of base or the external ac power source adapter of powering to base.Simultaneously, main frame itself also has outer AC adapter interface, can power and charge with power supply adaptor independently, and this is identical with general MID.
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Accompanying drawing 1 is the synoptic diagram of the 1st kind of notebook base and the design of main frame connection mode.
Accompanying drawing 2 is synoptic diagram of the 2nd kind of notebook base and the design of main frame connection mode.
Accompanying drawing 3 is synoptic diagram of the 3rd kind of notebook base and the design of main frame connection mode.
Accompanying drawing 4 is synoptic diagram of a kind of simple and easy desktop computer base and the design of main frame connection mode.
Accompanying drawing 5 is main frame electrical structure synoptic diagram of the 1st kind of electric embodiment.
Accompanying drawing 6 is notebook base electrical structure synoptic diagram of the 1st kind of electric embodiment.
Accompanying drawing 7 is simple and easy desktop computer base electrical structure synoptic diagram of the 1st kind of electric embodiment.
Accompanying drawing 8 is main frame electrical structure synoptic diagram of the 2nd kind of electric embodiment.
Accompanying drawing 9 is notebook base electrical structure synoptic diagram of the 2nd kind of electric embodiment.
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Below, 4 kinds of main frames and base connection mode example and 2 kinds of electrical structure examples will be proposed.Between connection mode example and the electrical structure embodiment without any association.Any connection mode example can adopt any scheme on electrical structure.
Accompanying drawing 5, accompanying drawing 6 and accompanying drawing 7 have provided the 1st kind embodiment of the present invention aspect electrical structure.
Present embodiment has adopted present existing Intel processor and chipset, is subjected to the restriction of this chipset, and the signal line of the base interface of present embodiment only comprises one road HDMI and one road PCI express (abbreviating PCIe among the figure sometimes as), and power circuit.
Accompanying drawing 5 has provided the main frame electrical structure synoptic diagram of the 1st kind of electric embodiment, has only enumerated most important part among the figure.Present embodiment adopts 4.8 inches touch-screens, has all-purpose keyboard (being commonly referred to as " qwerty keyboard "), can adopt the sliding cover type design.The main chip scheme of MID is Z5xx series processors (comprising Z500, Z510, Z520 and Z530) and the supporting US15W chipset of intel at present.US15W is integrated north bridge and south bridge in the past in single-chip, has realized high-performance, small size and super low-power consumption.Main frame has multiple communication module, can be loaded with wifi module, bluetooth module and 3G communication module on its mainboard, also can have the GPS module.Main frame can have multiple external interface, and present embodiment has only SD card, miniUSB interface and audio frequency IO interface.Also have peripheral circuits such as power management on the mainboard.Main frame is powered battery internally, also can also can power from the AC adapter of outside from the power supply of base interface.Electric power management circuit is these power source transition the needed voltage of each element on the main frame, and also the switching of responsible power supply is selected and battery is charged simultaneously.
Accompanying drawing 6 is electrical structure synoptic diagram of the notebook base of the 1st kind of electric embodiment, has only enumerated most important part among the figure.The HDMI signal that main frame sends by the base interface sends chip through HDMI receiving chip and LVDS to be changed the LVDS signal later on into and inputs to 14.1 inches built-in liquid crystal displays of notebook base.Because the US15W chipset only supports two-way to show output, the one tunnel is used for host display, and one the tunnel is used for notebook base display screen, so the notebook base of present embodiment just can't have been supported external display again.Thereby be connected to the PCIe Ethernet chip from one road PCIe of main frame and realized Ethernet interface.Another road PCIe then is converted to USB interface by PCIe to the USB bridging chip, expands to a plurality of USB interface by a usb hub chip then.Wherein some interfaces are as the external USB interface, and remaining is used to connect various inner peripheral equipment, for example built-in keybad, camera, hard disk and sound card etc.The notebook base is powered battery (capacity of this battery is much larger than the battery of main frame inside) internally, also can be from the power supply of external communication adapter, and this is identical with general notebook.Simultaneously, the notebook base can also be powered to main frame.The notebook base of present embodiment has used a large amount of chips, and this is because also there is not to release special single chip solution at the notebook base, thereby single chip solution can realize Ultra Low Cost by integrated most of chips herein.USB single-chip microcomputer in the accompanying drawing 6 is mainly used in information such as storage base ID, base class ID, can judge which base the base that is connected is for main frame.
The electrical structure of Full Featured desktop computer base and notebook base are similar, have just removed assemblies such as camera, display screen, battery, audio frequency power amplifier, loudspeaker and keyboard.
Accompanying drawing 7 is electrical structure synoptic diagram of the simple and easy desktop computer base of the 1st kind of electric embodiment, has only enumerated most important part among the figure.Simple and easy desktop computer base is mainly used in main frame is connected to TV.Simple and easy desktop computer base directly has been connected to outside HDMI interface to the HDMI signal from main frame, thereby the HDMI signal of main frame output can directly flow to outside display device, as televisor; Also can be connected to the display that has HDMI or DVI interface.Simultaneously, simple and easy desktop computer base is a plurality of USB interface to the PCIe expansion from main frame with a PCIe to USB bridging chip and a usb hub chip.Wherein the part interface is connected to the external USB interface, thereby can connect equipment such as mouse, keyboard, portable hard drive, thereby can be in work such as TV or the enterprising style of writing shelves of display editors.The inner USB interface of another one is connected to a USB single-chip microcomputer, is used to control infrared reception electrical equipment, thereby can supports Infrared remote controller.Simple and easy desktop computer base is powered from the external communication adapter.Simultaneously, simple and easy desktop computer base can be the main frame power supply by the base interface.
Accompanying drawing 8, accompanying drawing 9 have provided the 2nd kind embodiment of the present invention aspect electrical structure.This embodiment then is based on the chip solution of future generation that does not also have at present.This chip can realize just also not having manufacturer to release this chip at present fully.
Accompanying drawing 8 has provided the main frame electrical structure synoptic diagram of the 2nd kind of electric embodiment, has only enumerated most important part among the figure.The acp chip of main frame is that set processor and chipset are in the single-chip MID of one solution (Intel is about to release similar chip).This scheme has the HDMI interface, that is to say that main frame itself just has HDMI interface (HDMI in this and the base interface is a two different matters).So also can directly be connected to TV to main frame, need not simple and easy desktop computer base with the HDMI cable." hypervelocity IO bus " wherein can be a kind of bus of brand-new design, also can be the existing ripe bus of PCI express and so on, for example can use PCI express*16.Here why wanting " hypervelocity ", is because therefore the independent video card that embodiment 2 supports on the base must guarantee that main frame and base have hypervelocity data to be communicated with.
Accompanying drawing 9 is electrical structure synoptic diagram of the notebook base of the 2nd kind of electric embodiment, has only enumerated most important part among the figure.Core wherein is " notebook base controller " chip.South bridge in the structure of this chip and the present computing machine is very similar.It is integrated most of chips among Fig. 6, on function and Fig. 6 be similar.More equipment such as blue light CD writer have also been added in the accompanying drawing 9.Main frame is exported to notebook base controller 2 road HDMI signals by the base interface, notebook base controller is wherein one the tunnel being converted to the display screen that the LVDS signal is exported to the notebook base, is converted to HDMI to other one the tunnel or VGA exports to external display later on.
Have independent video card on the notebook base in the accompanying drawing 9.Therefore be connected to after the base when main frame, just can use video card on the base (its performance is generally far away be better than in the chipset of main frame built-in video card unit) to move various advanced games.Simultaneously, used operating system should be supported the hot plug of video card.For example present desktop computer can have been supported 2 video cards, and every outputs to 2 displays, can support 4 displays simultaneously, but can't dynamically insert or pull up video card.
Also have " wireless base interface module " in accompanying drawing 8 and the accompanying drawing 9.This module also is the wireless technology module in a kind of future, for example can adopt the 60GHz radio-frequency technique.This module class is similar to the PCIe wifi module on the present notebook.These two modules have formed " wireless base interface ", are used for replacing the signal line of base interface.The user both can use the base interface like this, also can use wireless base interface to connect main frame and base.But the bandwidth of wireless technology generally is lower than wireline interface bandwidth of the same period, if therefore use wireless base interface to connect, then is subjected to bandwidth constraints, and the complete machine performance also can descend to some extent, and for example the video card capabilities on the base is certain to descend.In addition, use wireless base interface, then just do not have power circuit to connect between base and the main frame, so main frame must lean on its internal battery to power.
Accompanying drawing 1 is the synoptic diagram of a kind of notebook base and the design of main frame connection mode.Display screen (8) comprising the host slot (5) of the camera (4) of the display screen (3) of the built-in keybad (2) of notebook base (1), notebook base, notebook base, notebook base, notebook base, base interface (6) (main frame and notebook base respectively have, and its connector can insert mutually), main frame (7), main frame.
Wherein arrow represents main frame is inserted the process of notebook base.As seen, main frame (7) is inserted after the host slot (5) of notebook base (1), both become as a whole, are exactly a notebook.This moment, the display screen (8) of main frame was exposed up, as second display screen of notebook, can show gorgeous attachment interface just, can also come usefulness as Trackpad, and this preamble is narrated.
Obviously, need to be provided with mechanisms such as corresponding guide rail and snap close on main frame and the host slot, make main frame can successfully, correctly, unique direction insert slot, and can fix main frame after inserting.This all is prior art (for example Notebook Battery slot, a CardBus card slot etc.), and method for designing is also ever-changing, has not just narrated here.
Accompanying drawing 2 has provided the synoptic diagram of the 2nd kind of notebook base and the design of main frame connection mode, and the sequence number implication among the figure is identical with Fig. 1.The design that this design can be made a farfetched comparison among Fig. 1 is done forr a short time.This design main frame be inserted into the notebook base below, covered by keyboard, its shortcoming is to utilize host display to show as attached.Base interface position on the main frame of the design that provides in this design and the accompanying drawing 1 is different, one on long limit one at minor face.
Accompanying drawing 3 has provided the synoptic diagram of the 3rd kind of notebook base and the design of main frame connection mode, and the sequence number implication among the figure is identical with Fig. 1.The host slot of this design (5) is a mechanism of (10) rotation around the shaft, just is received in notebook base (1) inside at ordinary times.When needs are connected to main frame (7) on the notebook base, then host slot (5) is produced, then endways the inserting of main frame (7) got final product.But also can adjust the angle of main frame (7) because main frame (7) can along with host slot (5) together around the shaft (10) rotate.As seen this design makes that not only volume is very little, has also supported the 2nd display screen of notebook, thereby has supported various gorgeous user interfaces.
Accompanying drawing 4 has provided the synoptic diagram of a kind of simple and easy desktop computer base and the design of main frame connection mode.Display screen (5), TV (6), the display screen (7) of TV, shows signal cable (8), telepilot (9) comprising desktop computer base (1), host slot (2), base interface (3), main frame (4), main frame.
Shows signal cable (8) is used to connect desktop computer base and TV, for example the HDMI cable.Telepilot (9) is used to control main frame.If blue Tooth remote controller, then can the direct control main frame, if Infrared remote controller, thereby then by desktop computer base and main-machine communication operating host.
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1, a kind of personal computer with multiple use pattern is characterized in that:
Form by main frame, notebook base and desktop computer base;
Main frame is a MID, and has the base interface; Main frame can independently use;
Main frame can be connected to the notebook base by the base interface, thereby forms notebook;
Main frame can be connected to the desktop computer base by the base interface, thereby forms the body of desktop computer;
Main frame also can be connected to base by an optional wireless base interface;
The circuit of base interface comprises power circuit and signal line, and power circuit is used for transferring electric power between main frame and base, and signal line is used for transmitting data between main frame and base;
Base is used to main frame that various peripherals are provided; These peripherals can be installed in base inside, also can be that the equipment of base exterior still is connected to base, and connection can be wired or wireless; Base can also have attached calculating unit, thereby provides additional computing power for main frame;
When main frame was connected to base, the own peripherals of main frame still can continue to use, the peripherals that can use base to provide simultaneously;
No matter use main frame separately, still main frame is connected on the base and uses, operating system and application software all operate on the processor of main frame;
The notebook base is the notebook computer shape, and its parts comprise shell, circuit board and display screen at least;
The notebook base has host slot, and when main frame inserted host slot, main frame and notebook base mechanically became one, and sets up by the base interface simultaneously to be electrically connected;
The parts of desktop computer base comprise shell and circuit board at least;
The desktop computer base can have host slot, wherein contains the base interface, connects main frame and desktop computer base in the host slot thereby can be inserted into main frame; The desktop computer base also can only have the base interface, and is connected to base interface on the main frame by cable;
Can hot plug and plug and play, can be connected to base to main frame at any time or disconnect from base, in whole process, need not the user and carry out any other software and hardware configuration;
Main frame provides multiple mode of operation; Corresponding a kind of mode of operation when not connecting any base; When being connected to base, the corresponding a kind of mode of operation of each base; When main frame be connected to base or and base when disconnecting, main frame automatically switches to corresponding work mode; Software and hardware state under each mode of operation can be disposed by the user;
In the time of the main frame switching working mode, host operating system sends duty to all application software and switches message, and application software can change the state of oneself according to message and user's configuration;
Base can basis and the connection status of main frame enter different power supply statuss; When main frame was connected to base, main frame can further be controlled the power supply status of base in detail.
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