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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2005
Jill Ann Hansen, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Marco Michael Rengan, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Robert Russell Wolford, Durham, NC (US);
Richard Joseph Zabelicky, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Jill Ann Hansen, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Marco Michael Rengan, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Robert Russell Wolford, Durham, NC (US);
Richard Joseph Zabelicky, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A dual display mode portable computer is disclosed. The portable computer includes a flat-panel display, and a display controller for outputting an internal video signal to the flat panel display. The portable computer further includes means for receiving an external video signal, and a multiplexer for outputting the internal video signal to the flat-panel display during a first display mode, and for outputting the external video signal to the flat-panel display during a second display mode, thereby enabling the portable computer to act as a display device for an external computer.