Wireless virtual docking
First Claim
1. A wireless computer docking system comprising:
- (a) a computer having a first wireless transceiver; and
(b) at least one peripheral device having a second wireless transceiver;
wherein the computer is able to dock with the peripheral device by establishing a wireless connection, wherein when the computer and peripheral device come within a specified radio range of each other the computer automatically discovers the presence of the peripheral device and loads driver software associated with the peripheral device.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a wireless computer docking system wherein a computer with a UWB wireless transceiver forms a wireless connect with UWB-enabled peripheral devices without the need for a physical docking station. The computer may a laptop, notebook, or tablet computer, or PDA-type device. A device driver for a UWB chipset in the computer can arbitrate data streams and data rates for multiple wireless peripheral devices and can maps the peripheral device to an operating system (OS) on the computer, wherein the OS has visibility of the peripheral device and can handle both control and data operations for the peripheral device. The computer maintains configuration information for each peripheral device and applies this information when a peripheral device is within UWB radio range.
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13 Claims
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1. A wireless computer docking system comprising:
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(a) a computer having a first wireless transceiver; and
(b) at least one peripheral device having a second wireless transceiver;
wherein the computer is able to dock with the peripheral device by establishing a wireless connection, wherein when the computer and peripheral device come within a specified radio range of each other the computer automatically discovers the presence of the peripheral device and loads driver software associated with the peripheral device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of associating peripheral devices to a computer, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) placing at least one peripheral device within a specified radio range of the computer, wherein the computer has a first wireless transceiver and the peripheral device has a second wireless transceiver; and
(b) establishing a wireless connection between the peripheral device and the computer, wherein when the computer and peripheral device come within the specified radio range of each other the computer automatically discovers the presence of the peripheral device and loads driver software associated with the peripheral device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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