Portable computer having power saving provisions

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1997-12-10

2000-10-24

Powell, Mark R.

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Display peripheral interface input device

Touch panel

345179, G09G 500

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061374814

ABSTRACT:
A portable computer apparatus (1), such as a PDA, has an LCD(3). The LCD(3) can be operated in two modes. In one mode, only a portion of the LCD(3) is active whereas in the other mode, the whole LCD(3) is active. When the apparatus (1) is switched on, it operates according to a first operating program which uses only a portion of the LCD(3). The user may then instruct the apparatus to operate according to a second operating program and use the whole LCD(3).

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