MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE DOCK
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a mobile telephone that includes a housing that defines a longitudinal axis that is oriented between a proximal end and a distal end, and one or more electrical connections located at the proximal end of the housing; and
a docking body that defines a recess that is shaped to correspond to at least a portion of the mobile telephone housing, and includes one or more electrical connections for mating with the one or more mobile telephone electrical connections when the mobile telephone is docked in the recess,wherein the mobile telephone electrical connections and the docking body electrical connections are shaped so as to provide no substantial lateral resistance to motion of the mobile telephone when the mobile telephone is docked, lateral resistance being force that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
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Abstract
In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in a system. The system includes a mobile telephone that includes a housing that defines a longitudinal axis that is oriented between a proximal end and a distal end. The mobile telephone includes one or more electrical connections located at the proximal end. The system includes a docking body that defines a recess that is shaped to correspond to at least a portion of the mobile telephone housing. The docking body includes one or more electrical connections for mating with the one or more mobile telephone electrical connections when the mobile telephone is docked. The mobile telephone electrical connections and the docking body electrical connections are shaped so as to provide no substantial lateral resistance to motion of the mobile telephone when the mobile telephone is docked. Lateral resistance is force that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
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21 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a mobile telephone that includes a housing that defines a longitudinal axis that is oriented between a proximal end and a distal end, and one or more electrical connections located at the proximal end of the housing; and a docking body that defines a recess that is shaped to correspond to at least a portion of the mobile telephone housing, and includes one or more electrical connections for mating with the one or more mobile telephone electrical connections when the mobile telephone is docked in the recess, wherein the mobile telephone electrical connections and the docking body electrical connections are shaped so as to provide no substantial lateral resistance to motion of the mobile telephone when the mobile telephone is docked, lateral resistance being force that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A dock that is adapted to receive a mobile telephone, the dock comprising:
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a docking body that (i) defines a recess that is shaped to correspond to at least a portion of a housing of the mobile telephone, and (ii) includes one or more electrical connections for mating with one or more electrical connections of the mobile telephone when the mobile telephone is docked in the recess of the docking body, wherein the electrical connections of the mobile telephone are arranged so as to provide no substantial lateral resistance to motion of the telephone when the mobile telephone is removed from the recess of the docking body, wherein lateral resistance is force that is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the mobile telephone that extends from a proximal end to a distal end of the mobile telephone, and wherein the one or more electrical connections of mobile telephone are arranged at the proximal end of the mobile telephone.
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19. A method for undocking a mobile telephone, the method comprising:
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removing the mobile telephone from a resting position in a docking body that is adapted to receive the mobile telephone and provide electrical power to the mobile telephone when the mobile telephone is in the resting position, wherein the docking body includes no electrical connections that laterally resist motion of the mobile telephone when the mobile telephone is removed from the resting position, and wherein lateral resistance is force that is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the mobile telephone that extends between a proximal end and a distal end of the mobile telephone. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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