SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN A PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE AND A PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE DOCKING STATION

• US 20100250818A1
• Filed: 12/23/2009
• Published: 09/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Collopy, Thomas Kevin, Gill, Manjit Singh
• Application Number:
  US12/645,723
• Publication Number:
  US 20100250818A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/304
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/04 Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces

Abstract

A portable computing device (PCD) docking station is disclosed and may include an upper housing portion, a lower housing portion hingedly connected to the upper housing portion, and a PCD engagement mechanism formed in the lower housing portion, the upper housing portion, or a combination thereof, wherein the PCD engagement mechanism is configured to removably engage a PCD when the PCD is docked with the PCD docking station. Further, the portable computing device may include a wired dock connection formed in the lower housing portion, the upper housing portion, or a combination thereof. The wired dock connection may be configured to provide connectivity between the PCD and the PCD docking station.

Claims

1. A portable computing device (PCD) docking station, the PCD docking station comprising:

an upper housing portion;

a lower housing portion hingedly connected to the upper housing portion;

a PCD engagement mechanism formed in the lower housing portion, the upper housing portion, or a combination thereof, wherein the PCD engagement mechanism is configured to removably engage a PCD when the PCD is docked with the PCD docking station; and

a wireless dock connection configured to provide connectivity between the PCD and the PCD docking station.

2. The PCD docking station of claim 2, wherein the wireless dock connection includes a wireless connection module having a Bluetooth chip, a broadband wireless interface, and a Wi-Fi chip.

3. The PCD docking station of claim 3, wherein the Bluetooth chip comprises an 802.15.1 chip operating at a frequency of 2.4 GHz.

4. The PCD docking station of claim 4, wherein the Wi-Fi chip comprises an 802.11.x chip operating at frequency of 2.4/5.7 GHz.

5. The PCD docking station of claim 5, wherein the broadband wireless interface comprises a sixty GigaHertz (60 GHz) chip operating at a frequency of 60 GHz.

6. The PCD docking station of claim 5, wherein the wireless dock connection is configured to provide connectivity between a system-on-chip within the PCD and a battery, a first universal serial bus-high speed (USB-HS) port, a second USB-HS port, a display, a ground connection, or a combination thereof within the PCD docking station.

7. The PCD docking station of claim 5, wherein the wireless dock connection is configured to provide connectivity between a system-on-chip within the PCD and a battery, an audio input/output, a Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Controller (GbE MAC), a first USB-HS port, a second USB-HS port, a the third USB-HS port, a display, an RGB(A) connector, a ground connection, or a combination thereof within the PCD docking station.

8. The PCD docking station of claim 5, wherein the wireless dock connection is configured to provide connectivity between a system-on-chip within the PCD and a battery, an audio input/output, a mobile display digital interface (MDDI), a Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Controller (GbE MAC), a first USB-HS port, a second USB-HS port, a the third USB-HS port, a display, an RGB(A) connector, a ground connection, or a combination thereof within the PCD docking station.

9. The PCD docking station of claim 5, wherein the wireless dock connection is configured to provide connectivity between a system-on-chip within the PCD and a battery, an audio input/output, a mobile display digital interface (MDDI), a Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Controller (GbE MAC), a first USB-HS port, a second USB-HS port, a the third USB-HS port, a display, an RGB(A) connector, a ground connection, or a combination thereof within the PCD docking station.

10. A portable computing device (PCD) docking station, the PCD docking station comprising:

an upper housing portion;

a lower housing portion hingedly connected to the upper housing portion;

a PCD engagement mechanism formed in the lower housing portion, the upper housing portion, or a combination thereof, wherein the PCD engagement mechanism is configured to removably engage a PCD when the PCD is docked with the PCD docking station; and

a wireless connection means for providing connectivity between the PCD and the PCD docking station.

11. The PCD docking station of claim 10, wherein the wireless connection means includes a wireless connection module having a Bluetooth chip, a broadband wireless interface, and a Wi-Fi chip.

12. The PCD docking station of claim 11, wherein the Bluetooth chip comprises an 802.15.1 chip operating at a frequency of 2.4 GHz.

13. The PCD docking station of claim 12, wherein the Wi-Fi chip comprises an 802.11.x chip operating at frequency of 2.4/5.7 GHz.

14. The PCD docking station of claim 13, wherein the broadband wireless interface comprises a sixty GigaHertz (60 GHz) chip operating at a frequency of 60 GHz.

15. The PCD docking station of claim 14, wherein the wireless connection means is configured for providing connectivity between a system-on-chip within the PCD and a battery, a first universal serial bus-high speed (USB-HS) port, a second USB-HS port, a display, a ground connection, or a combination thereof within the PCD docking station.

16. The PCD docking station of claim 14, wherein the wireless connection means is configured for providing connectivity between a system-on-chip within the PCD and a battery, an audio input/output, a Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Controller (GbE MAC), a first USB-HS port, a second USB-HS port, a the third USB-HS port, a display, an RGB(A) connector, a ground connection, or a combination thereof within the PCD docking station.

17. The PCD docking station of claim 14, wherein the wireless connection means is configured for providing connectivity between a system-on-chip within the PCD and a battery, an audio input/output, a mobile display digital interface (MDDI), a Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Controller (GbE MAC), a first USB-HS port, a second USB-HS port, a the third USB-HS port, a display, an RGB(A) connector, a ground connection, or a combination thereof within the PCD docking station.

18. The PCD docking station of claim 14, wherein the wireless connection means is configured for providing connectivity between a system-on-chip within the PCD and a battery, an audio input/output, a mobile display digital interface (MDDI), a Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Controller (GbE MAC), a first USB-HS port, a second USB-HS port, a the third USB-HS port, a display, an RGB(A) connector, a ground connection, or a combination thereof within the PCD docking station.

19. A portable computing device (PCD) docking station, the PCD docking station comprising:

an upper housing portion;

a lower housing portion hingedly connected to the upper housing portion;

a PCD engagement mechanism formed in the lower housing portion, the upper housing portion, or a combination thereof, wherein the PCD engagement mechanism is configured to removably engage a PCD when the PCD is docked with the PCD docking station; and

a wireless dock connection configured to provide connectivity between a system-on-chip within the PCD and a battery, a first universal serial bus-high speed (USB-HS) port, a second USB-HS port, a display, a ground connection, or a combination thereof within the PCD docking station.

20. The PCD docking station of claim 19, wherein the wireless dock connection includes a wireless connection module having a Bluetooth chip, a broadband wireless interface, and a Wi-Fi chip.

21. The PCD docking station of claim 20, wherein the Bluetooth chip comprises an 802.15.1 chip operating at a frequency of 2.4 GHz.

22. The PCD docking station of claim 21, wherein the Wi-Fi chip comprises an 802.11.x chip operating at frequency of 2.4/5.7 GHz.

23. The PCD docking station of claim 22, wherein the broadband wireless interface comprises a sixty GigaHertz (60 GHz) chip operating at a frequency of 60 GHz.

24. A portable computing device (PCD) docking station, the PCD docking station comprising:

an upper housing portion;

a lower housing portion hingedly connected to the upper housing portion;

a PCD engagement mechanism formed in the lower housing portion, the upper housing portion, or a combination thereof, wherein the PCD engagement mechanism is configured to removably engage a PCD when the PCD is docked with the PCD docking station; and

a wireless dock connection configured to provide connectivity between a system-on-chip within the PCD and a battery, an audio input/output, a Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Controller (GbE MAC), a first USB-HS port, a second USB-HS port, a the third USB-HS port, a display, an RGB(A) connector, a ground connection, or a combination thereof within the PCD docking station.

25. The PCD docking station of claim 24, wherein the wireless dock connection includes a wireless connection module having a Bluetooth chip, a broadband wireless interface, and a Wi-Fi chip.

26. The PCD docking station of claim 25, wherein the Bluetooth chip comprises an 802.15.1 chip operating at a frequency of 2.4 GHz.

27. The PCD docking station of claim 26, wherein the Wi-Fi chip comprises an 802.11.x chip operating at frequency of 2.4/5.7 GHz.

28. The PCD docking station of claim 27, wherein the broadband wireless interface comprises a sixty GigaHertz (60 GHz) chip operating at a frequency of 60 GHz.

29. A portable computing device (PCD) docking station, the PCD docking station comprising:

an upper housing portion;

a lower housing portion hingedly connected to the upper housing portion;

a PCD engagement mechanism formed in the lower housing portion, the upper housing portion, or a combination thereof, wherein the PCD engagement mechanism is configured to removably engage a PCD when the PCD is docked with the PCD docking station; and

a wireless dock connection configured to provide connectivity between a system-on-chip within the PCD and a battery, an audio input/output, a mobile display digital interface (MDDI), a Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Controller (GbE MAC), a first USB-HS port, a second USB-HS port, a the third USB-HS port, a display, an RGB(A) connector, a ground connection, or a combination thereof within the PCD docking station.

30. The PCD docking station of claim 29, wherein the wireless dock connection includes a wireless connection module having a Bluetooth chip, a broadband wireless interface, and a Wi-Fi chip.

31. The PCD docking station of claim 30, wherein the Bluetooth chip comprises an 802.15.1 chip operating at a frequency of 2.4 GHz.

32. The PCD docking station of claim 31, wherein the Wi-Fi chip comprises an 802.11.x chip operating at frequency of 2.4/5.7 GHz.

33. The PCD docking station of claim 32, wherein the broadband wireless interface comprises a sixty GigaHertz (60 GHz) chip operating at a frequency of 60 GHz.

34. A portable computing device (PCD) docking station, the PCD docking station comprising:

an upper housing portion;

a lower housing portion hingedly connected to the upper housing portion;

a PCD engagement mechanism formed in the lower housing portion, the upper housing portion, or a combination thereof, wherein the PCD engagement mechanism is configured to removably engage a PCD when the PCD is docked with the PCD docking station; and

a wireless dock connection configured to provide connectivity between a system-on-chip within the PCD and a battery, an audio input/output, a mobile display digital interface (MDDI), a Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Controller (GbE MAC), a first USB-HS port, a second USB-HS port, a the third USB-HS port, a display, an RGB(A) connector, a ground connection, or a combination thereof within the PCD docking station.

35. The PCD docking station of claim 34, wherein the wireless dock connection includes a wireless connection module having a Bluetooth chip, a broadband wireless interface, and a Wi-Fi chip.

36. The PCD docking station of claim 35, wherein the Bluetooth chip comprises an 802.15.1 chip operating at a frequency of 2.4 GHz.

37. The PCD docking station of claim 36, wherein the Wi-Fi chip comprises an 802.11.x chip operating at frequency of 2.4/5.7 GHz.

38. The PCD docking station of claim 37, wherein the broadband wireless interface comprises a sixty GigaHertz (60 GHz) chip operating at a frequency of 60 GHz.