Wireless access point seek mode for wireless access clients
    2.
    发明授权
    Wireless access point seek mode for wireless access clients 有权
    用于无线接入客户端的无线接入点搜索模式

    公开(公告)号:US07353416B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-04-01

    申请号:US09912784

    申请日:2001-07-25

    IPC分类号: G06F1/32 G06F1/00

    摘要: A computer system that is configured to wirelessly access a local area network is further configured to search for the availability of wireless access points when the notebook computer is powered-off. A computer user activates this powered-off seek mode by pressing a button mounted on the outside cover of the computer. Activation of this button then activates a power supply within the notebook computer that powers a wireless communication module. The remaining power supplies in the computer system, however, are not turned on. Once the wireless communication or radio module is powered, a side-band signal to the normal universal serial bus communication activates the wireless access seek mode. Once a determination is made by the wireless communication module, that determination is passed to the user in the form of a light emitting diode which indicates the availability or nonavailability of a wireless access point in range.

    摘要翻译: 被配置为无线地访问局域网的计算机系统还被配置为在笔记本计算机断电时搜索无线接入点的可用性。 计算机用户通过按下安装在计算机的外盖上的按钮来激活该关闭寻线模式。 激活此按钮然后激活笔记本电脑内的电源,为无线通信模块供电。 然而,计算机系统中的剩余电源未打开。 一旦无线通信或无线电模块被供电,到正常通用串行总线通信的边带信号激活无线接入寻找模式。 一旦由无线通信模块做出确定,该确定以发光二极管的形式传递给用户,该发光二极管指示无线接入点在范围内的可用性或不可用性。

    Lighting system for a keyboard
    3.
    发明授权
    Lighting system for a keyboard 有权
    键盘照明系统

    公开(公告)号:US06179432B2

    公开(公告)日:2001-01-30

    申请号:US09229246

    申请日:1999-01-12

    IPC分类号: F21V916

    摘要: An illuminated keyboard that may be used for providing inputs to a computer. The keyboard includes a keyboard base pan and a plurality of input keys having keycaps that may be pressed by a user. An electroluminescent lamp, in the form a flat panel, is sandwiched between the keyboard base pan and the keycaps to illuminate the keyboard during use.

    摘要翻译: 可用于向计算机提供输入的照明键盘。 键盘包括键盘底盘和具有可由用户按压的键帽的多个输入键。 形成平板的电致发光灯被夹在键盘底盘和键帽之间,以在使用过程中照亮键盘。

    Method and apparatus for controlling the brightness of a display screen
    5.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for controlling the brightness of a display screen 失效
    用于控制显示屏的亮度的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US6151008A

    公开(公告)日:2000-11-21

    申请号:US905146

    申请日:1997-08-01

    申请人: Tim L. Zhang

    发明人: Tim L. Zhang

    摘要: A method and apparatus of controlling the brightness level of an LCD display. The brightness of a display having two light bulbs may be controlled by illuminating only one bulb to provide a relatively low brightness level or by illuminating both bulbs to provide a relatively high brightness level. This method and apparatus may be particularly useful in AC/DC powered devices, as a single bulb may be lit when the device is operating on DC power to conserve battery power, and both bulbs may be lit when the device is operating on AC power to provide enhanced brightness.

    摘要翻译: 一种控制LCD显示器的亮度水平的方法和装置。 具有两个灯泡的显示器的亮度可以通过仅照亮一个灯泡以提供相对低的亮度级别或通过照亮两个灯泡以提供相对高的亮度级别来控制。 这种方法和装置在AC / DC供电设备中可能特别有用,因为当设备以直流电力操作以节省电池电力时,单个灯泡可能点亮,并且当设备以交流电源工作时,两个灯泡可能点亮 提供增强的亮度。

    Polling and displaying updated audio disk track number in a portable computer
    6.
    发明授权
    Polling and displaying updated audio disk track number in a portable computer 有权
    在便携式计算机中轮询和显示更新的音频磁盘轨道号

    公开(公告)号:US06195713B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-02-27

    申请号:US09514839

    申请日:2000-02-28

    IPC分类号: G06F1314

    摘要: A computer system incorporating capabilities for displaying the audio disk track number when the computer system is playing an audio disk. The computer system determines if a disk is present in the disk drive. If a disk is present, the computer system determines if an audio disk is present in the disk drive. If so, the computer system then monitors the disk drive. When the audio disk is played by the disk drive, the computer system displays the audio disk track number. The computer system then periodically polls the disk drive to update the audio disk track number. The computer system displays a battery gauge status when the audio disk track number is not being displayed. The status display is visible when the portable computer is in either an open or closed state.

    摘要翻译: 一种具有在计算机系统播放音频盘时显示音频盘轨道号的能力的计算机系统。 计算机系统确定磁盘驱动器中是否存在磁盘。 如果存在磁盘,则计算机系统确定磁盘驱动器中是否存在音频磁盘。 如果是这样,计算机系统就会监视磁盘驱动器。 当音频磁盘由磁盘驱动器播放时,计算机系统显示音频磁盘的磁道号。 计算机系统然后定期轮询磁盘驱动器以更新音频磁盘轨道号。 当音频磁盘轨迹号不显示时,计算机系统显示电池计量器状态。 当便携式计算机处于打开或关闭状态时状态显示是可见的。

    Audio CD play subsystem capable for playing audio CDs in a CD-ROM drive during computer system is in power-off state
    10.
    发明授权
    Audio CD play subsystem capable for playing audio CDs in a CD-ROM drive during computer system is in power-off state 有权
    能够在计算机系统中在CD-ROM驱动器中播放音频CD的音频CD播放子系统处于断电状态

    公开(公告)号:US06266714B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-07-24

    申请号:US09514842

    申请日:2000-02-28

    IPC分类号: G06F1312

    摘要: A computer system is capable of playing audio CDs in a CD-ROM drive independent of the operating system by using an embedded CD-ROM drive application or a CD-ROM drive controller. When an audio CD mode switch of the computer system is in an “on” state and the main power switch of the computer is in an “off” state, the computer system is in an audio CD mode. When the computer is placed in such an audio CD mode, the computer either loads the embedded CD application from a non-volatile memory region such as read-only-memory (ROM) region or enables the CD-ROM drive controller of the CD-ROM drive to receive a CD selection and transmit the selections to the CD-ROM drive. The embedded CD application includes an embedded CD-ROM device driver for driving the CD-ROM drive to process audio CDs, power-on-self test (POST) code for selectively powering and initializing hardware devices in the computer system, initialization code for the embedded CD-ROM device driver, and system management interrupt/keyboard controller interface code used for processing the selection of a CD button of the computer system.

    摘要翻译: 计算机系统能够通过使用嵌入式CD-ROM驱动器应用程序或CD-ROM驱动器控制器,在独立于操作系统的CD-ROM驱动器中播放音频CD。 当计算机系统的音频CD模式切换器处于“打开”状态并且计算机的主电源开关处于“关闭”状态时,计算机系统处于音频CD模式。 当计算机被放置在这样的音频CD模式中时,计算机从诸如只读存储器(ROM)区域的非易失性存储器区域加载嵌入式CD应用,或者使CD- ROM驱动器接收CD选择并将选择发送到CD-ROM驱动器。 嵌入式CD应用包括用于驱动CD-ROM驱动器以处理音频CD的嵌入式CD-ROM设备驱动器,用于选择性地为计算机系统中的硬件设备供电和初始化的上电自检(POST)代码,用于 嵌入式CD-ROM设备驱动程序,以及系统管理中断/键盘控制器接口代码,用于处理计算机系统的CD按钮的选择。