Qualcomm Incorporated

Ronald John Tessitore

Thomas Kevin Collopy

Manjit Singh Gill

Luis Pineda

A method of managing a portable computing device (PCD) display and a PCD docking station display when a PCD is docked with a PCD docking station is disclosed and may include connecting a PCD data driver to the PCD docking station display, transmitting a primary display signal to the PCD docking station display, and transmitting a secondary display signal to the PCD display. The method may include displaying primary information at the PCD docking station display. The method may also include displaying secondary information at the PCD docking station display.

System and method of managing displays at a portable computing device and a portable computing device docking station

A method of managing power distribution between a portable computing device (PCD) and a PCD docking station is disclosed and may include determining that the PCD is docked with the PCD docking station, switching a power supply to the PCD from a PCD battery to a PCD docking station battery, and powering the PCD and the PCD docking station from the PCD docking station battery. Further, the method may include determining whether a PCD battery power equals a charge condition and charging the PCD battery when the PCD battery power equals the charge condition. The method may also include monitoring a PCD docking station battery power, determining whether the PCD docking station battery power equals a warning condition, and transmitting a first warning when the PCD docking station battery power equals the warning condition.

System and method of managing power at a portable computing device and a portable computing device docking station

A method of managing processor cores within a portable computing device (PCD) is disclosed and may include determining whether the PCD is docked with a PCD docking station when the PCD is powered on and energizing a first processor core when the PCD is not docked with the PCD docking station. The method may include determining an application processor requirement when an application is selected, determining whether the application processor requirement equals a two processor core condition, and energizing a second processor core when the application processor requirement equals the two processor core condition.

System and method of providing scalable computing between a portable computing device and a portable computing device docking station

A portable computing device (PCD) docking station is disclosed and may include an upper housing portion and a lower housing portion coupled to the upper housing portion. A PCD docking pocket formed in the lower housing portion of the PCD docking station may be configured to removably receive a PCD. The PCD docking station may further include a keyboard incorporated into the lower housing portion, a display incorporated into the upper housing portion and a battery. The PCD docking station may be configured to allow access to a PCD via the keyboard when the PCD is docked with the PCD docking station.

Portable docking station for a portable computing device

An apparatus comprising plurality of functional integrated circuit blocks, each manufactured with different oxide thicknesses on a monolithic integrated circuit die, is described. Using different gate oxide thicknesses for different functional integrated circuit blocks provides reduced power consumption and increases performance in processing systems. Several embodiments comprising different combinations of functional integrated circuit blocks, including processor cores and memory elements, are presented.

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Raleigh, NC, United States of America

Ronald John Tessitore