Built-in electronic apparatus and device-detaching method therefor
US5648762A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 1, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A built-in electronic apparatus used where a notebook personal computer is inserted into a docking station main body. If detachment of the notebook PC from the main body is instructed while the notebook PC is attached to the main body, in response to the detachment instruction, password-input is instructed. If the input password coincides with a prestored password, the application program currently executed is terminated, and the docking station main body is separated from the notebook PC at the software stage. Thereafter, key-lock that physically connects the notebook PC and the main body is released. Thus, the notebook PC becomes detachable from the docking station main body.
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