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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2000
Woo-Jong Cho, Suwon, KR;
Hyun-Kuk Shin, Suwon, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Abstract
A docking system for a computer includes a portable computer having a first signal transmitting unit and a main computer having a second signal transmitting unit. The portable computer includes a read-only memory (ROM) wherein a first operating system is stored, a microprocessor, a memory wherein commands and data are stored, and a first docking controller for selecting an operating system according to the existence or non-existence of docking of the portable computer at the main computer. The main computer includes an auxiliary storage device wherein a second operating system is stored, a second microprocessor, a second memory wherein commands and data are stored, and a second docking controller for controlling the first and second microprocessors so that they are used simultaneously when the portable computer is docked at the main computer. The signal transmitting units control transmission and reception of data between the portable computer and the main computer.