Patent ID: 8384700

Claim:
A hybrid computing device comprising: a first hardware processor configured for consuming power at a high level that is greater than a predetermined level; a first hardware graphics processor configured for consuming higher power relative to a second hardware graphics processor, the first hardware graphics processor corresponding to the first hardware processor; a second hardware processor configured for consuming power at a low level that is less than the predetermined level; the second hardware graphics processor configured for consuming lower power relative to the first hardware graphics processor, the second hardware graphics processor corresponding to the second hardware processor; a display device configured for displaying under control of the first hardware processor via the first hardware graphics processor and the second hardware processor via the second hardware graphics processor; and a switching apparatus configured for switching control of the display device between the first hardware processor and the second hardware processor, the switching comprising first coupling the first hardware processor via the first hardware graphics processor to the display device in exclusion to the second hardware processor and the second hardware graphics processor, the first coupling in response to the function being designated a high power function based on its required power consumption level being above the predetermined threshold, and the switching further comprising second coupling the second hardware processor via the second hardware graphics processor to the display device in exclusion to the first hardware processor and the first hardware graphics processor to the display device, the second coupling in response to the function being designated a low power function based on its required power consumption level being below the predetermined threshold.