System and Method of Providing Wireless Connectivity Between a Portable Computing Device and a Portable Computing Device Docking Station
First Claim
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 near field communication (NFC) transceiver connected to a battery and configured to energize the PCD docking station based upon communication with an NFC transceiver in a PCD; and
a wireless dock connection configured to provide wireless connectivity between the PCD and the PCD docking station.
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Abstract
A portable computing device (PCD) docking station and method is disclosed. The PCD docking station may include an upper housing portion, a lower housing portion hingedly connected to the upper housing portion, a near field communication (NFC) transceiver connected to a battery and configured to energize the PCD docking station based upon communication with an NFC transceiver in a PCD, and a wireless dock connection configured to provide connectivity between the PCD and the PCD docking station. Further, the portable computing device may include a PCD pocket formed in the lower housing portion, the upper housing portion, or a combination thereof, wherein the PCD pocket is configured receive a PCD.
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1. A portable computing device (PCD) docking station, the PCD docking station comprising:
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an upper housing portion; a lower housing portion hingedly connected to the upper housing portion; a near field communication (NFC) transceiver connected to a battery and configured to energize the PCD docking station based upon communication with an NFC transceiver in a PCD; and a wireless dock connection configured to provide wireless connectivity between the PCD and the PCD docking station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A portable computing device (PCD) docking station, the PCD docking station comprising:
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an upper housing portion; a lower housing portion hingedly connected to the upper housing portion; means for energizing the PCD docking station based upon near field communication (NFC) with an NFC transceiver in a PCD; and means for providing wireless connectivity between the PCD and the PCD docking station. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A portable computing device (PCD) docking station, the PCD docking station comprising:
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an upper housing portion; a lower housing portion hingedly connected to the upper housing portion; a battery; a near field communication (NFC) transceiver connected to the battery and configured to energize the PCD docking station based upon communication with an NFC transceiver in a PCD; and a wireless dock connection configured to provide wireless connectivity between a system-on-chip within the PCD and the battery, a first universal serial bus-high speed (USB-HS) port, a second USB-HS port, a display, and a ground connection within the PCD docking station. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for providing a wireless dock connection between a portable computing device (PCD) docking station and a PCD, comprising:
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establishing a near field communication (NFC) connection between the PCD docking station and the PCD; upon establishing the NFC connection, energizing components of the PCD docking station, wherein the components of the PCD docking station include a wireless connection module; and establishing a wireless dock connection between the wireless connection module of the PCD docking station and a wireless connection module of the PCD. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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