摘要:
A portable computer system including wireless communication functionality and global geographic positioning functionality includes a processor coupled to a wireless module, and a global positioning unit coupled to the wireless module and the processor. The wireless module may communicate with a wireless network via a wireless connection. The global positioning unit may be configured to receive geographic location information and to determine a current geographic location of the portable computer system based upon the received geographic location information. The processor may execute system software that may be configured to reconfigure system configuration settings such as security and authentication settings, and system clock settings, for example, dependent upon changes in the current geographic location information. In addition, an authenticated administrative level user may send one or more commands to the wireless module. The commands may cause a system storage to be made unreadable.
摘要:
A portable computer system such as a laptop computer system includes a processor coupled to a wireless module that may communicate with a computer network via a connection to a wireless network. In addition, portable computer system includes an authentication unit that may be coupled to the wireless module and configured to generate and provide authentication information to the wireless module. The wireless module may be further configured to provide the authentication information to the computer network in response to a challenge from the computer network during a initiation of the connection to the computer network without intervention of the processor. In addition, the wireless module may enable features such as authenticating a remote admin-level user, which may further enable that user to perform security related functions through the wireless module.
摘要:
A portable computer system such as a laptop computer, for example, includes a first processor that may execute instructions corresponding to application software during a first mode of operation. The portable computer system also includes a second processor that may execute the instructions during a second mode of operation. The first processor and the second processor may be heterogeneous processors. Further, operation of the first processor and the second processor in the first mode and the second mode may be dependent upon which of a plurality of system preferences have been selected.
摘要:
A portable computer system such as a laptop computer, for example, includes a processor and a wireless module. The wireless module may establish a wireless connection to a wireless network and may receive video data such as an MBMS video stream, for example, via one or more wireless channels. The portable computer system also includes a first display and a second display. The second display having a lower resolution than the first display, may display first video images associated with the video data. Upon request by a user of the portable computer system, the wireless module may further receive enhancement video data via one or more additional wireless channels (e.g., side channels) of the wireless connection. The first display may display second video images associated with a combination of the video data and the enhancement video data. The second video images have a higher resolution than the first video images.
摘要:
A portable computer system such as a laptop computer, for example, includes a computing subsystem and a wireless subsystem. The computing subsystem includes a processor that may execute instructions that implement application software. The computing subsystem also includes a memory that is coupled to the processor and may be configured to store the instructions. The wireless subsystem includes a processing unit that may execute instructions and perform functions that are associated with providing a wireless connection to a wireless network such as a wireless telephone network. The processor may execute instructions that may configure and manage operation of the wireless subsystem.
摘要:
A portable computer system such as a laptop computer, for example, includes a first processor that may execute instructions corresponding to application software during a first mode of operation. The portable computer system also includes a second processor that may execute the instructions during a second mode of operation. The first processor and the second processor may be heterogeneous processors. Further, operation of the first processor and the second processor in the first mode and the second mode may be dependent upon which of a plurality of system preferences have been selected.
摘要:
An apparatus for logging and reporting network parameters within a portable communication device that includes a processor and a wireless module that may communicate with a wireless network such as a wireless telephone network, for example, via a wireless connection. The wireless module may determine characteristic information associated with the wireless connection and may provide the characteristic information to the processor. The processor may format the characteristic information for transmission and then transmit the formatted characteristic information to the wireless network. In addition, the processor may store the characteristic information within the portable communication device for future aggregation and transmission.
摘要:
An apparatus for logging and reporting network parameters within a portable communication device that includes a processor and a wireless module that may communicate with a wireless network such as a wireless telephone network, for example, via a wireless connection. The wireless module may determine characteristic information associated with the wireless connection and may provide the characteristic information to the processor. The processor may format the characteristic information for transmission and then transmit the formatted characteristic information to the wireless network. In addition, the processor may store the characteristic information within the portable communication device for future aggregation and transmission.
摘要:
A method and system of controlling out of order execution pipelines using pipeline skew parameters is disclosed. The pipeline skew parameters track the relative position of a load/store instruction in a load/store pipeline and a simultaneously issued integer instruction in a variable length integer pipeline. The pipeline skew parameters are used to improve data hazard detection, pipeline stalling, and instruction cancellation.
摘要:
A polystyrene foam article and methods for producing the polystyrene foam article having a coating for reducing abrasiveness are disclosed. The reduced abrasiveness prevents scratching of surfaces in direct contact with the polystyrene foam article. The coating is applied to either a second surface area of an expanded polystyrene bead or an outer surface area of the polystyrene foam article. The coating may be any polymeric wax that reduces the abrasiveness of the polystyrene foam article.