SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANAGING DATA COMMUNICATION AT A PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE AND A PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE DOCKING STATION

• US 20100250817A1
• Filed: 12/22/2009
• Published: 09/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Tessitore, Ronald J., Collopy, Thomas Kevin, Gill, Manjit Singh
• Application Number:
  US12/645,276
• Publication Number:
  US 20100250817A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/304
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1624 with sliding enclosures, e.g. sliding keyboard or display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/04 Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72409 by interfacing with external accessories hands-free H04M1/60

Abstract

A method of managing telephone calls via a portable computing device (PCD) and a PCD docking station is disclosed and may include receiving a call via the PCD, determining whether the PCD is docked with the PCD docking station, and ringing the call through one or more PCD docking station speakers when the PCD is docked. Moreover, the method may include displaying caller identification information at a PCD docking station display. The method may also include determining whether the call is answered through a headset or the PCD docking station, connecting the call through the headset, connecting the call through the PCD docking station, and providing full duplex calling through the one or more PCD docking station speakers and a PCD docking station microphone.

Claims

1. A method of managing telephone calls via a portable computing device (PCD) and a PCD docking station, the method comprising:

receiving a call via the PCD;

determining whether the PCD is docked with the PCD docking station; and

ringing the call through one or more PCD docking station speakers when the PCD is docked.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying caller identification information at a PCD docking station display.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

determining whether the call is answered through a headset or the PCD docking station.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

connecting the call through the headset.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

connecting the call through the PCD docking station.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

providing full duplex calling through the one or more PCD docking station speakers and a PCD docking station microphone.

7. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

determining whether the call is a video call.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

enabling a PCD docking station video camera when the call is a video call.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

transmitting outgoing video from the PCD docking station video camera.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

displaying incoming video at the PCD docking station display.

11. A portable computing device (PCD), comprising:

means for receiving a call via the PCD;

means for determining whether the PCD is docked with a PCD docking station; and

means for ringing the call through one or more PCD docking station speakers when the PCD is docked.

12. The portable computing device of claim 11, further comprising:

means for displaying caller identification information at a PCD docking station display.

13. The portable computing device of claim 12, further comprising:

means for determining whether the call is answered through a headset or the PCD docking station.

14. The portable computing device of claim 13, further comprising:

means for connecting the call through the headset.

15. The portable computing device of claim 13, further comprising:

means for connecting the call through the PCD docking station.

16. The portable computing device of claim 15, further comprising:

means for providing full duplex calling through the one or more PCD docking station speakers and a PCD docking station microphone.

17. The portable computing device of claim 13, further comprising:

means for determining whether the call is a video call.

18. The portable computing device of claim 17, further comprising:

means for enabling a PCD docking station video camera when the call is a video call.

19. The portable computing device of claim 18, further comprising:

means for transmitting outgoing video from the PCD docking station video camera.

20. The portable computing device of claim 19, further comprising:

means for displaying incoming video at the PCD docking station display.

21. A portable computing device (PCD), comprising:

a processor, wherein the processor is operable to;

receive a call via the PCD;

determine whether the PCD is docked with a PCD docking station; and

ring the call through one or more PCD docking station speakers when the PCD is docked.

22. The portable computing device of claim 21, wherein the processor is further operable to:

display caller identification information at a PCD docking station display.

23. The portable computing device of claim 22, wherein the processor is further operable to:

determine whether the call is answered through a headset or the PCD docking station.

24. The portable computing device of claim 23, wherein the processor is further operable to:

connect the call through the headset.

25. The portable computing device of claim 23, wherein the processor is further operable to:

connect the call through the PCD docking station.

26. The portable computing device of claim 25, wherein the processor is further operable to:

provide full duplex calling through the one or more PCD docking station speakers and a PCD docking station microphone.

27. The portable computing device of claim 23, wherein the processor is further operable to:

determine whether the call is a video call.

28. The portable computing device of claim 27, wherein the processor is further operable to:

enable a PCD docking station video camera when the call is a video call.

29. The portable computing device of claim 28, wherein the processor is further operable to:

transmit outgoing video from the PCD docking station video camera.

30. The portable computing device of claim 29, wherein the processor is further operable to:

display incoming video at the PCD docking station display.

31. A computer program product, comprising:

a computer-readable medium, comprising;

at least one instruction for receiving a call via a portable computing device (PCD);

at least one instruction for determining whether the PCD is docked with a PCD docking station; and

at least one instruction for ringing the call through one or more PCD docking station speakers when the PCD is docked.

32. The computer program product of claim 31, wherein the computer-readable medium further comprises:

at least one instruction for displaying caller identification information at a PCD docking station display.

33. The computer program product of claim 32, wherein the computer-readable medium further comprises:

at least one instruction for determining whether the call is answered through a headset or the PCD docking station.

34. The computer program product of claim 33, wherein the computer-readable medium further comprises:

at least one instruction for connecting the call through the headset.

35. The computer program product of claim 33, wherein the computer-readable medium further comprises:

at least one instruction for connecting the call through the PCD docking station.

36. The computer program product of claim 35, wherein the computer-readable medium further comprises:

at least one instruction for providing full duplex calling through the one or more PCD docking station speakers and a PCD docking station microphone.

37. The computer program product of claim 33, wherein the computer-readable medium further comprises:

at least one instruction for determining whether the call is a video call.

38. The computer program product of claim 37, wherein the computer-readable medium further comprises:

at least one instruction for enabling a PCD docking station video camera when the call is a video call.

39. The computer program product of claim 38, wherein the computer-readable medium further comprises:

at least one instruction for transmitting outgoing video from the PCD docking station video camera.

40. The computer program product of claim 39, wherein the computer-readable medium further comprises:

at least one instruction for displaying incoming video at the PCD docking station display.