Establishing Wireless Communication Between a Mobile Computing Device and a Docking System
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- receiving, by a mobile computing device that is physically contacting a docking system, one or more electrical signals via a physical electrical connection between the mobile computing device and the docking system;
identifying, by the mobile computing device and based on the received one or more electrical signals, a type of the docking system;
determining, by the mobile computing device and based on having identified the type of the docking system, that a setting for automatically establishing wireless communication between the mobile computing device and the docking system is activated; and
establishing, by the mobile computing device and as a result of determining that the setting is activated, the wireless communication between the mobile computing device and the docking system.
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Abstract
In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products. A mobile computing device that is physically contacting a docking system receives one or more electrical signals via a physical electrical connection between the mobile computing device and the docking system. The mobile computing device identifies, based on the received one or more electrical signals, a type of the docking system. The mobile computing device determines, based on having identified the type of the docking system, that a setting for automatically establishing wireless communication between the mobile computing device and the docking system is activated. The mobile computing device establishes, as a result of determining that the setting is activated, the wireless communication between the mobile computing device and the docking system.
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19 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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receiving, by a mobile computing device that is physically contacting a docking system, one or more electrical signals via a physical electrical connection between the mobile computing device and the docking system; identifying, by the mobile computing device and based on the received one or more electrical signals, a type of the docking system; determining, by the mobile computing device and based on having identified the type of the docking system, that a setting for automatically establishing wireless communication between the mobile computing device and the docking system is activated; and establishing, by the mobile computing device and as a result of determining that the setting is activated, the wireless communication between the mobile computing device and the docking system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile computing device, comprising:
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one or more processing devices; and one or more computer-readable storage devices storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processing devices, perform operations comprising; receiving one or more electrical signals via a physical electrical connection between the mobile computing device and a docking system while the mobile computing device is physically contacting the docking system; identifying, based on the received one or more electrical signals, a type of the docking system; determining, based on having identified the type of the docking system, whether a setting for automatically establishing wireless communication between the mobile computing device and the docking system is activated, wherein; (i) in response to a determination that the setting for automatically establishing the wireless communication is not activated;
(a) displaying a configuration user interface with which a user of the mobile computing device is able to activate the setting, (b) receiving, through user interaction with the configuration user interface, activation of the setting, and (c) establishing the wireless communication between the mobile computing device and the docking system; and(ii) in response to a determination that the setting for automatically establishing the wireless communication is activated, establishing the wireless communication between the mobile computing device and the docking system. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-implemented method-comprising:
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receiving, by a mobile computing device and while the mobile computing device is physically contacting a docking system, one or more electrical signals via a physical electrical connection between the mobile computing device and the docking system; identifying, by the mobile computing device and based on the received one or more electrical signals, a type of the docking system; determining, by the mobile computing device and based on having identified the type of the docking system using the one or more electrical signals, that a setting for automatically establishing the wireless communication between the mobile computing device and the docking system is not activated, and as a result; (a) displaying, by the mobile computing device, a configuration user interface with which a user of the mobile computing device is able to activate the setting, (b) receiving, through user interaction with the configuration user interface, activation of the setting, and (c) establishing the wireless communication between the mobile computing device and the docking system; and receiving, by the mobile computing device and while the mobile computing device is physically contacting the docking system a subsequent time, another one or more electrical signals via the physical electrical connection between the mobile computing device and the docking system; identifying, by the mobile computing device and based on the received another one or more electrical signals, the type of the docking system; determining, by the mobile computing device and based on having identified the type of the docking system using the received another one or more electrical signals, that the setting is activated, and as a result establishing the wireless communication between the mobile computing device and the docking system a subsequent time. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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