Multifunctional touch-enabled devices

摘要

Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to multifunctional touch-enabled devices. A device includes a touch-enabled display. The device further includes an external connection to connect to a graphics bus of a computing device or an input bus of the computing device. The device also includes a selection module to determine a mode of the peripheral device from a plurality of modes. The modes include a display mode in which the device identifies itself to the computing device as a display. The modes also include an input mode in which the peripheral device identifies itself to the computing device as a dedicated input device.

主权项

1. A peripheral device comprising:
a touch-enabled display; an external connection to connect to at least one of: a graphics bus of a computing device and an input bus of the computing device; and a selection module to select one operational mode from a plurality of operational modes of the peripheral device including a display operational mode and an input operational mode, wherein when selected the display operational mode operates exclusively from the input operational mode and the peripheral device identifies itself to the computing device as a display, and wherein when selected the input operational mode operates exclusively from the display operational mode, the peripheral device identifies itself to the computing device as a dedicated input device and the peripheral device communicates with the computing device independently of the graphics bus of the computing device.