Phone synchronization device and method of handling personal information
First Claim
1. A phone synchronization device comprising:
- a housing having a support base, a first phone device reception slot, and a second phone device reception slot, the first phone device reception slot including a first data synchronization port configured to receive and transmit data with respect to a first phone device when the first phone device is disposed within the first phone device reception slot and is in electrical contact with the first data synchronization port, the second phone device reception slot including a second data synchronization port configured to receive and transmit data with respect to a second phone device when the second phone device is disposed within the second phone device reception slot and is in electrical contact with the second data synchronization port, and a synchronization data communication bus, the synchronization data communication bus coupled to the first synchronization port and coupled to the second synchronization port to carry transmission of synchronization data between the first and second synchronization ports.
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Abstract
A phone synchronization device and method of synchronizing electronic address book data between multiple phone devices is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the phone synchronization device includes a housing having a support base, a first phone device reception slot, and a second phone device reception slot. The first phone device reception slot includes a first data synchronization port configured to receive and transmit data with respect to a first phone device when the first phone device is disposed within the first phone device reception slot and is in electrical contact with the first data synchronization port. The second phone device reception slot includes a second data synchronization port configured to receive and transmit data with respect to a second phone device when the second phone device is disposed within the second phone device reception slot and is in electrical contact with the second data synchronization port. The phone synchronization device also includes a synchronization data communication bus that is coupled to the first synchronization port and that is coupled to the second synchronization port.
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31 Claims
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1. A phone synchronization device comprising:
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a housing having a support base, a first phone device reception slot, and a second phone device reception slot, the first phone device reception slot including a first data synchronization port configured to receive and transmit data with respect to a first phone device when the first phone device is disposed within the first phone device reception slot and is in electrical contact with the first data synchronization port, the second phone device reception slot including a second data synchronization port configured to receive and transmit data with respect to a second phone device when the second phone device is disposed within the second phone device reception slot and is in electrical contact with the second data synchronization port, and a synchronization data communication bus, the synchronization data communication bus coupled to the first synchronization port and coupled to the second synchronization port to carry transmission of synchronization data between the first and second synchronization ports. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of synchronizing electronic address book data between multiple phone devices, the method comprising:
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detecting docking of a first phone device having a first address book within a first reception location within a phone synchronization cradle;
detecting docking of a second phone device having a second address book within a second reception location within the phone synchronization cradle;
initiating data synchronization to synchronize data between the first address book and the second address book. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A phone synchronization device comprising:
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a housing having a support base, a first phone device reception slot and a second phone device reception slot, the first phone device reception slot including a first data synchronization port configured to receive and transmit data with respect to a first phone device when the first phone device is disposed within the first phone device reception slot and is in electrical contact with the first data synchronization port, the second phone device reception slot including a second data synchronization port configured to receive and transmit data with respect to a second phone device when the second phone device is disposed within the second phone device reception slot and is in electrical contact with the second data synchronization port, a synchronization data communication bus, the synchronization data communication bus coupled to the first synchronization port and coupled to the second synchronization port to carry transmission of synchronization data between the first and second synchronization ports, and an external dongle attachment, the external dongle attachment coupled to the housing via an extension wire, the external dongle attachment having an external device connector to attach to an external communication device having an electronic address book. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An electronic address book data synchronization device comprising:
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a housing having a support base;
a first phone device reception slot within a portion of the housing, the first phone device reception slot including a first data synchronization port configured to receive and transmit data with respect to a first phone device when the first phone device is disposed within the first phone device reception slot and is in electrical contact with the first data synchronization port;
a second data port coupled to an external dongle attachment via an extension wire; and
a synchronization data communication bus, the synchronization data communication bus coupled to the first synchronization port and coupled to the second data port and configured to carry transmission of synchronization data between the first phone device and an external communication device having an electronic address book attached to the external dongle attachment.
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