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US 2003/0224779 A1Published application
Automatic tablet scratch pad
AssigneeGateway, Inc.
InventorR. Scott Sims
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and signal-bearing medium for determining that a tablet electronic device is docked to a docking station. Upon detection, a scratchpad application is started. When a telephone call occurs, a telephone message pad application is started. In this way, an application is automatically selected for the tablet electronic device.
Claims20
A machine-implemented method, comprising:
- determining whether an electronic device is docked to a docking station;
- and
- when the electronic device is docked to the docking station, starting a scratchpad application.
An electronic device comprising:
- a docking connector;
- and
- a controller to automatically select an application to execute when the docking connector is connected to another electronic device.
A signal-bearing medium comprising machine-readable instructions, wherein the instructions when read and executed by a machine comprise:
- determining whether an electronic device is connected to a docking station;
- and
- when the electronic device is connected to the docking station, starting a telephone message pad application when a telephone call is received by a telephone connected to the docking station.
A system comprising:
- a docking station including a first docking connector;
- and
- a tablet computer, including
- a second docking connector, and
- a controller to start a scratchpad application when the second docking connector is connected to the first docking connector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.