Foldable portable electronic device and system and method for protecting hard disk
AssigneeASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
InventorPING-YEN TSAI
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Abstract
A foldable portable electronic device, a system and a method for protecting a built-in hard disk thereof are disclosed. The foldable portable electronic device includes a display and a main body. The system includes a trigger, a lid switch, and a logic judgment module. When the foldable portable electronic device is away form a flat surface, the trigger generates a first signal; when the display is folded onto the main body, the lid switch generates a second signal. The logic judgment module determines the method to control and protect the hard disk in accordance with the first signal and the second signal.
Claims10
A hard disk protecting system, adapted for a foldable portable electronic device, wherein the foldable portable electronic device includes a hard disk, a display, and a main body, the hard disk protecting system comprising:
- a trigger disposed at the bottom of the foldable portable electronic device and generating a first signal when the trigger is not abutted against;
- a lid switch disposed at the display and generating a second signal when the lid switch is abutted against;
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- a logic determining module disposed in the foldable portable electronic device, wherein the logic determining module compares a default program procedure according to the first signal and the second signal and determines whether to start a hard disk protection procedure in accordance with the comparing result.
A foldable portable electronic device, comprising:
- a display;
- a main body pivotally connected with the display;
- a hard disk;
- a trigger disposed at the bottom of the foldable portable electronic device and generating a first signal when the trigger is not abutted against;
- a lid switch disposed at the display and generating a second signal when the lid switch is abutted against;
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- a logic determining module, wherein the logic judgment module compares a default program procedure according to the first signal and the second signal and determines whether to start a hard disk protection procedure in accordance with the comparing result.
A method for protecting a hard disk, adapted for a foldable portable electronic device including the hard disk, a trigger, and a lid switch, wherein the trigger generates a first signal when the trigger is not abutted against, and the lid switch generates a second signal when the lid switch is abutted against, the method comprising the steps of:
- starting the foldable portable electronic device and running the hard disk;
- starting a hard disk protection procedure when the first signal and the second signal are both generated;
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- closing down the hard disk protection procedure when one of the first signal and the second signal disappears.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.