Ice Computer, Inc.

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Compal Electronics, Inc.

Chia-Ming Lin

Shang-Che Cheng

Wei-Han Wu

Yu-Chen Liu

Ting-Chi Chang

Han-Szu Chou

An intelligent platform integrates with an intelligent portable device or intelligent core to provide a dynamic computer that may serve as any of: a pad, a tablet computing device, a netbook computer, and a notebook computer. The operations of the integrated device are determined by the connected intelligent core's CPU architecture and its installed operating system. The intelligent platform includes a housing and a core slot located behind a display for accommodating the intelligent core. A core connector is provided on an inner wall of the core slot for interconnecting with a compatible connector of the inserted intelligent core. A control unit continually communicates with the intelligent core through signals carried by the connector, refreshes image received from the intelligent core on its touch-sensitive display, and sends touch-input commands from the touchable panel of the touch-sensitive display to the intelligent core. The battery on intelligent platform provides backup power to the intelligent core.

Intelligent platform

A near-eye display system is provided. The near-eye display system includes a display, an image capturing device, a storage device and a processor. The image capturing device is configured to obtain an image of a field of view in which a user watches the display. The storage device is configured to record programs or commands. The processor loads and executes the programs or commands recorded in the storage device to: calculate an in-view brightness distribution according to the image; establish a luminosity invert mask according to the in-view brightness distribution; and control the display to display according to the luminosity invert mask. In addition, a display method for the near-eye display system is also provided.

Near-eye display system and display method thereof

An enclosure design facilitates heat dissipation from a space-limited computer core device. An external computer platform is provided to connect the computer core device, the external computer platform including a fan that provides an air flow to the connected computer core device. The computer core device and the computing platform may be tightly connected by connectors located on their respective enclosure walls. Both the computer core device and the external computing platform are provided air inlets and outlets on their respective enclosures. When connected, an air inlet of the computer core device faces an air outlet of the external computing platform such that a single cooling air flow flows through the external computing platform and the computer core device. The external computing platform may include a built-in fan to blow air into or draw air from the matching air inlets and outlets.

Modular computer and thermal management

A dynamic dual displays system is coupled with a computing device to provide at least two display panels for single user or multiple user applications. In one embodiment, two display panels are provided in a back-to-back configuration connected by a hinge to allow rotation motion of the display panels relative to each other. Depending on the relative positions of the display panels and the computing device, the combined system provides a hybrid device that may dynamically serve as a notebook or a tablet computer. The multiple display panels may present the same or different contents simultaneously, depending on application. In a multi-user application, the display panels may be presented to different users, one of which accepts input data through a touch-sensitive surface on the corresponding display panel.

Computing device with two or more display panels

An integrated keyboard includes a touch pad and a dynamic keyboard embedded in an area of the touch pad. The touch pad, which may provide a transparent surface to allow the keyboard to be visible, provides motion tracking in areas around the periphery of the keyboard and may be configured into many operating modes. For example, virtual touchable buttons may be configured in the periphery of the keyboard. The keyboard may be provided as a dynamic keyboard with various layouts. A keyboard protector may be provided for each layout, with printed symbols for the keys under the layout. The integrated keyboard may also include a mini-projector to allow projection of a large image on a surface and a virtual Human Interface Device (HID) system to facilitate data input. With the input capabilities of the touch pad and the keyboard, the projector may be controlled in many additional ways not available in conventional projectors that are controlled by a few buttons. The virtual HID may provide motion tracking. The integrated keyboard may interface with a master/slave device, such as a slate type device. A customized case tightly integrates the integrated keyboard with the master/slave device.

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Taipei, Taiwan

Chia-Ming Lin