METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PERIPHERAL FOR DOCKING A HANDHELD COMPUTER
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a computer peripheral, is provided with 1) a human input interface; 2) a first computer interface; 3) a data link to provide data connectivity between the human input interface and first computer interface; and 4) a docking port to substantially encase a handheld computer engaged with the first computer interface.
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74 Claims
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24. Apparatus for interacting with a handheld host computer, the apparatus comprising:
a computer peripheral having a form factor, the computer peripheral comprising; a docking port defined in the form factor of the computer peripheral, the docking port configured to substantially encase a removable handheld computer; a keyboard disposed in the form factor, the keyboard configured to receive input from a human; a handheld computer interface within the form factor, the handheld computer interface configured to engage the handheld computer when the handheld computer is in the docking port; and a data link within the form factor, the data link coupled between the keyboard and the handheld computer interface, the data link and the handheld computer interface configured to i) communicatively connect the keyboard of the computer peripheral to the handheld computer, as a peripheral of the handheld computer, and ii) forward the input from the keyboard directly to the handheld computer interface, the data link enabling interaction between the keyboard and the handheld computer when the handheld computer is encased within the docking port. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A computer system, comprising:
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a removable handheld host computer; and apparatus for interacting with the handheld host computer, the apparatus comprising; a computer peripheral having a form factor, the computer peripheral comprising; a docking port defined in the form factor of the computer peripheral, the docking port configured to substantially encase a removable handheld computer; a keyboard disposed in the form factor, the keyboard configured to receive input from a human; a handheld computer interface within the form factor, the handheld computer interface configured to engage the handheld computer when the handheld computer is in the docking port; and a data link within the form factor, the data link coupled between the keyboard and the handheld computer interface, the data link and the handheld computer interface configured to i) communicatively connect the keyboard of the computer peripheral to the handheld computer, as a peripheral of the handheld computer, and ii) forward the input from the keyboard directly to the handheld computer interface, the data link enabling interaction between the keyboard and the handheld computer when the handheld computer is encased within the docking port. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. Apparatus for interacting with a handheld host computer, the apparatus comprising:
a computer peripheral having a form factor, the computer peripheral comprising; a docking port defined in the form factor of the computer peripheral, the docking port configured to substantially encase a removable handheld computer; a human input interface disposed in the form factor, the human input interface configured to receive input from a human; a handheld computer interface within the for factor, the handheld computer interface configured to engage the handheld computer when the handheld computer is in the docking port; and a data link within the form factor, the data link coupled between the human input interface and the handheld computer interface, the data link and the handheld computer interface configured to i) communicatively connect the human input interface of the computer peripheral to the handheld computer, as a peripheral of the handheld computer, and ii) forward the input from the human input interface directly to the handheld computer interface, the data link enabling interaction between the human input interface and the handheld computer when the handheld computer is encased within the docking port. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. A method for communicating with a handheld host computer, comprising:
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docking a handheld host computer with a computer peripheral having a form factor with a docking port, a human input interface, a handheld host computer interface, and a data link, the docking
1) communicatively connecting the handheld host computer with the computer peripheral via the data link to forward input from the human input interface directly to the handheld computer interface, and
2) substantially encasing the handheld host computer within the docking port of the computer peripheral; andforwarding input signals from a human input interface of the computer peripheral to the handheld host computer. - View Dependent Claims (74)
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