Docking support for a tablet computer with extended battery
First Claim
1. A docking station for a tablet computer comprising:
- a cradle for receiving a tablet computer wherein the cradle is capable of receiving a tablet computer with or without an extended battery.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a docking station (501) for a tablet computer (339) with or without an extended battery (301). This docking station (501) comprises a docking assembly for positioning with three degrees of freedom and having a data connector for mechanically supporting and interfacing with the tablet computer (339). A support member (505) couples the cradle (507) assembly to an expansion base (503). The base (503) includes a number of ports (54, 56, 60, 62) for interfacing with a variety of peripheral devices or power supplies. These varieties of ports mount to a printed circuit board contained within the expansion base (503). A flexible printed circuit (FPC) (64) combines the signal pathways for the variety of ports, allowing the signal pathways to travel from the printed circuit board (64) and to the data connector (519). The docking station (501) can support the tablet computer (339) in any orientation from landscape to portrait and can simultaneously charge both the tablets main battery (347) and the extended battery (301) while cradled in the docking station (501).
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1. A docking station for a tablet computer comprising:
a cradle for receiving a tablet computer wherein the cradle is capable of receiving a tablet computer with or without an extended battery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A docking station for a tablet computer comprising:
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a cradle for receiving a tablet computer wherein the cradle is capable of receiving a tablet computer with or without an extended battery; and
a power supply that provides the tablet computer charging current for its main battery and also provides the extended battery with charging current. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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