# US 11,079,799 B2 · Mateable computing devices > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,079,799 B2 - Document ID: US11079799B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/097,470 - Filed: 2016-05-04 - Published: 2019-05-16 - Granted: 2021-08-03 - Earliest claimed: 2016-05-04 - Assignees: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Applicants: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Inventors: Syed S. Azam; Xiang Ma; Manjunath Bhat - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11079799B2 ## CPC - G06F 1/1632: {External expansion units, e.g. docking stations} - G06F 1/1616: {with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position} - G06F 1/1637: {Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing} - G06F 1/1654: {the display being detachable, e.g. for remote use} - G06F 1/1662: {Details related to the integrated keyboard} - G06F 1/1681: {Details related solely to hinges (hinge details related to the transmission of signals or power are classified in G06F1/1683)} - G06F 1/189: {Power distribution} - G06F 1/20: Cooling means - G06F 1/266: {Arrangements to supply power to external peripherals either directly from the computer or under computer control, e.g. supply of power through the communication port, computer controlled power-strips} - G06F 1/3218: of display devices - G06F 1/3234: Power saving characterised by the action undertaken - G06F 1/324: by lowering clock frequency - H04M 1/04: Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers - H04M 1/72409: by interfacing with external accessories (hands-free H04M1/60) - H04M 1/0249: {Details of the mechanical connection between the housing parts or relating to the method of assembly} - H04M 1/0266: {for a display module assembly} - H04M 1/0274: {for an electrical connector module} - H04M 1/72412: using two-way short-range wireless interfaces - H04M 2250/16: including more than one display unit - Y02D 10/00: Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - Y02D: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE ## Abstract An example computing device includes a connector. The connector is to mate with a display unit. The connector is to receive power from the display unit and output a display signal to the display unit. The computing device includes a non-transitory computer readable medium. The computing device also includes a processor communicatively coupled to the non-transitory computer readable medium. The processor is to determine a form factor of the display unit. The processor also is to adjust at least one of a resolution and an orientation of an image to be included in the display signal based on the form factor. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computing device, comprising: a connector to mate with a display unit, the connector to receive power from the display unit and output a display signal to the display unit; a non-transitory computer readable medium; and a processor communicatively coupled to the non-transitory computer readable medium, the processor to: determine a form factor of the display unit, including a display size associated with the display unit, and adjust a processor speed based on the form factor and the display size. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The computing device of claim 1, further comprising a battery, wherein the processor is to detect disconnection from the display unit, and enter a low power state based on the disconnection. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The computing device of claim 1, further comprising a housing, wherein the housing is to engage a locking mechanism when connected to the display unit, and wherein the housing is substantially flush with the display unit when connected. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The computing device of claim 1, further comprising an orientation sensor to measure an orientation of the computing device, wherein the processor is to adjust the orientation of the image based on the form factor and the orientation of the computing device. ### Claim 5 A method, comprising: detecting, using a processor, a connection of a computing device comprising the processor to a display unit, wherein the connection transfers power from the display unit to the computing device and a display signal from the computing device to the display unit; retrieving, using the processor, an indication of a form factor of the display unit including a display size associated with the display unit; and adjusting, using the processor, a power profile of the processor based on the indication of the form factor and the display size. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, further comprising connecting the computing device to the display unit, wherein the display unit comprises an upper housing including a display and a lower housing coupled to the upper housing by a hinge, the lower housing comprising a keyboard. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein connecting the computing device to the display unit comprises connecting the computing device with the lower housing, and wherein the computing device is substantially flush with two substantially orthogonal surfaces of the display unit. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, further comprising disconnecting the computing device from the display unit and connecting the computing device to a tablet display unit, wherein the computing device is substantially flush with a surface of the tablet display unit. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein connecting the computing device to the display unit comprises connecting the computing device to a display unit comprising a supplemental battery and a heat removal device. ### Claim 10 A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to: detect a connection to a remote device that provides power to a local device; retrieve an indication of a form factor of the remote device, wherein the indication of the form factor includes information about user interfaces, power profile information, information about peripheral components of the remote device, and a display size of a display unit; and configuring operation of the local device based on the indication of the form factor, including configuring operation of the processor or another processor based on the display size. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the information about the peripheral components includes information about a port and a network interface in the remote device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the instructions cause the processor to configure the operation of the local device by selecting between the network interface in the remote device and a network interface in the local device based on a data rate of each network interface. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the information about the peripheral components includes information about a sensor in the remote device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the instructions cause the processor to configure the operation of the local device by determining whether to use the sensor in the remote device or a sensor in the local device to perform a predetermined operation.