Integrated communication and information processing system
First Claim
1. A system for processing information, comprising:
- a first information processing system operable to be coupled to a second information processing system;
processing logic to establish at least one communication channel operable to communicate information between said first and second information processing systems;
an interface connection bus operable to enable a plurality of interface connections between said first and second information processing systems; and
an interface connection manager operable to enable said second information processing system to perform information processing operations, wherein said second information processing system is connected to at least one input/output device interface of said first information processing system.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method is disclosed for integrating an information processing system and a portable communication device. A first information processing system is coupled to a second information processing system through a connection such as a dock, cable, or wireless link. Once coupled, an interface connection manager is implemented to enable the second system to perform processing operations using the first system'"'"'s network connections and peripherals and vice-versa. The interface connection manager then establishes a communications channel between the coupled systems to a third information processing system, typically through a physical or wireless network connection. The interface connection manager similarly enables the first system to perform authentication operations by accessing an authentication module implemented in the second system. When physically coupled, a power management module manages the respective power states of the two systems to provide power from the first system'"'"'s power source to the second system.
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54 Claims
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1. A system for processing information, comprising:
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a first information processing system operable to be coupled to a second information processing system; processing logic to establish at least one communication channel operable to communicate information between said first and second information processing systems; an interface connection bus operable to enable a plurality of interface connections between said first and second information processing systems; and an interface connection manager operable to enable said second information processing system to perform information processing operations, wherein said second information processing system is connected to at least one input/output device interface of said first information processing system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for processing information, comprising:
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coupling a first information processing system to a second information processing system; using processing logic to establish at least one communication channel operable to communicate information between said first and second information processing systems; enabling a plurality of predetermined interface connections between said first and said second information processing systems over an interface connection bus; and enabling said second information processing system to perform information processing operations by using an interface connection manager to connect at least one input/output device interface of said first information processing system to said second information processing system. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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