Patent ID: 6681333
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: G06F,Y10T

Abstract:
A portable computer comprising a power supply and a stylus-holder adapted for holding a stylus, said computer being adapted for receiving input of data by means of the stylus, said portable computer further comprising:sensor means for detecting insertion of the stylus into the stylus-holder, thereby generating an IN signal, and for detecting extraction of the stylus from the stylus-holder, thereby generating an OUT signal; and power control means coupled to the sensor means and responsive to said IN and OUT signals of said sensor means, said power control means determining whether said portable computer is in an operating mode or a non-operating mode, and said power control means placing said portable computer into a first power mode in response to the IN signal when said portable computer is in the operating mode and placing said portable computer into a second power mode in response to the OUT signal; when said portable computer is in the non-operating mode.