Patent ID: 7917993
Filing Date: 2011-04-05
Classification: G06F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A portable computer, comprising: a first module configured with a first display screen; and a second module rotatably coupled by a hinge unit to the first module and configured with a second display screen and with a controller configured to control the first module and the second module, wherein the controller controls the first display screen and the second display screen to be in a default display mode when the computer is initially powered on or when the default display mode is selected by a user, and the controller controls the first display screen and the second display screen to be in a vertical display mode when the vertical display mode is selected by a user, and the controller controls the first display screen and the second display screen to be in a horizontal display mode when the horizontal display mode is selected by a user, and wherein in the default display mode the first display screen displays a window screen image and the second display screen displays a keyboard image including a plurality of keys in which a language of the keys is selectively changed by user selection, wherein in the vertical display mode each of the first display screen and the second display screen vertically display a window screen image, and wherein in the horizontal display mode each of the first display screen and the second display screen horizontally display a window screen image, wherein the hinge unit includes: