Patent ID: 6414842
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for thermal management in a portable personal computer including a base having a front side, a back side, a right side, a left side, and a bottom surface and at least one stand member interconnectable with the base,said at least one stand member being positionable in a deployed position and a stowed position, wherein in said deployed position said at least one stand member supports at least one portion of said bottom surface of said base at an elevated level with respect to a surface that the portable personal computer is supported by, said at least one stand member engaging a surface of said base or being retracted within said computer in said stowed position, said computer further including at least one heat-generating device wherein said heat-generating device generates heat in an â€œonâ€  state, and does not generate heat in an â€œoffâ€  state, said method comprising: detecting whether said at least one stand member is in a deployed or a non-deployed position; detecting a temperature of said computer; and deactivating at least one of said at least one heat-generating device when a total heat output of the computer exceeds either of a cooling capacity of the computer or a predetermined heat output level.