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Computer having auxiliary display device

US6191758A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 30, 1998
Grant dateFeb 20, 2001
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Expiry dateJun 30, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/1438
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer having an auxiliary display device which enables a user to work more effectively by including an auxiliary display device as well as a main display device, is provided. The computer having an auxiliary display device includes an input device for inputting user's commands, a computer body for performing a predetermined program according to the commands input to the input device, a main display device for displaying signals output from the computer body on a screen, and an auxiliary display device for displaying the signals output from the computer body on a screen together with the main display device. The computer body also includes a main display controller for controlling the main display device and an auxiliary display controller for controlling the auxiliary display device, and after booting when a power supply of the computer body is turned on, the computer body executes a predetermined application program, and displays the execution result thereof on the auxiliary display device through the auxiliary display controller.

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