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US 9,870,027 B2Granted
Mass storage device operation
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsKevin Yun-Hsiang Wang, Shih-Jung (Shawn) Huang
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Abstract
Activation of a release button is detected, where the release button is to separate a tablet computing device from a docking station while a mass storage device of the docking station is performing an operation. In response to the detection, power is maintained to the mass storage device from a battery of the docking station to complete the operation.
Claims14
A computing system comprising:
- a tablet computing device including a first battery and second battery;
- a docking station to couple to the tablet computing device, the docking station comprising:
- a mass storage device storing data accessible from the tablet computing device;
- and
- a battery;
- a release in the docking station to separate the tablet computing device from the docking station;
- a controller in the docking station to:
- receive a signal from the release that the tablet computing device is to be separated from the docking station during performance of an operation by the mass storage device;
- and
- maintain power to the mass storage device via the battery in response to the received signal;
- and
- a power supply to:
- charge one of the battery of the docking station and the second battery of the tablet computing device when the tablet computing device is separated from the docking station;
- and
- charge the battery of the docking station and the second battery of the tablet computing device when the tablet computing device is connected to the docking station, wherein the second battery of the tablet computing device charges the battery of the docking station when the power supply is not connected to the docking station.
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A method comprising:
- determining that a docking station including mass storage device is coupled to a power supply, wherein the mass storage device includes data accessible by a tablet computing device;
- determining that the tablet computing device is coupled to the docking station, wherein:
- the tablet computing device includes a first battery and a second battery;
- and
- a battery of the docking station and the second battery of the tablet computing device are charged when the tablet computing device is connected to the docking station, wherein the second battery of the tablet computing device charges the battery of the docking station when the power supply is not connected to the docking station;
- determining that the mass storage device is performing an operation;
- detecting that a release button of the docking station is activated to separate the tablet computing device from the docking station while the mass storage device is performing the operation;
- maintaining power to the mass storage device from a battery of the docking station to complete the operation in response to the detection;
- charging one of the battery of the docking station and the second battery of the tablet computing device in response to detection that the release button of the docking station is activated to separate the tablet computing device from the docking station;
- and
- terminating power to the mass storage device upon completion of the operation.
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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a controller of a docking station, causes the controller to:
- determine that the docking station is coupled to a power supply;
- determine that a tablet computing device is coupled to the docking station, wherein:
- the tablet computing device includes a first battery and a second battery;
- and
- a battery of the docking station and the second battery of the tablet computing device are charged when the tablet computing device is connected to the docking station, wherein the second battery of the tablet computing device charges the battery of the docking station when the power supply is not connected to the docking station;
- detect that a release button is activated to separate a tablet computing device from the docking station while an access operation to a mass storage device of the docking station is in progress, wherein the mass storage device includes data accessible by the tablet computing device;
- determine that the access operation of the mass storage device is incomplete;
- enable power from the power supply to the mass storage device to complete the access operation in response to separation of the tablet computing device and the docking station, wherein the instructions to enable power from the power supply further comprise instructions to charge one of the battery of the docking station and the second battery of the tablet computing device in response to the separation of the tablet computing device and the docking station;
- and
- disable power from the power supply to the mass storage device upon completion of the access operation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.