DOCKING STATION FOR COMMUNICATION TERMINAL

• US 20130024592A1
• Filed: 07/17/2012
• Published: 01/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: LEE, Dong Jun
• Application Number:
  US13/551,081
• Publication Number:
  US 20130024592A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/303
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/409 Mechanical coupling back panels H05K7/1438

Abstract

A docking station for a communication terminal having an antenna for a radio communication is provided. The docking station includes a docking unit, a fastening unit, and a pattern unit. The docking unit is configured to be joined to the communication terminal and to provide an interface with the communication terminal. The fastening unit is coupled with the docking unit, configured to fixedly hold the communication terminal, and electrically coupled to the antenna through an electromagnetic field created in the antenna when the antenna operates. The pattern unit is disposed on the docking unit so as to be extended from the fastening unit, and configured to perform the radio communication together with the antenna by being electrically coupled to the antenna through the fastening unit when the antenna operates.

Claims

1. A docking station for a communication terminal having an antenna, the docking station comprising:

a docking unit for joining to the communication terminal and for providing an interface with the communication terminal;

a fastening unit, coupled with the docking unit, for fixedly holding the communication terminal to the docking unit, and electrically coupled to the antenna through an electromagnetic field created in the antenna when the antenna operates; and

a pattern unit, disposed on the docking unit so as to be extended from the fastening unit, for performing radio communication together with the antenna by being electrically coupled to the antenna through the fastening unit when the antenna operates.

2. The docking station of claim 1, wherein the docking unit comprises:

a control module disposed on a rear face of the docking unit; and

an interface connector, protruding from the control module, for connection to the communication terminal so as to fix the communication terminal to the docking unit.

3. The docking station of claim 2, wherein the docking unit further comprises a display module for displaying image data and the control module is disposed on a rear face of the display unit and the interface, and wherein the control module controls to provide image data from the communication terminal to the display module, and the interface connector receives the image data from the communication terminal.

4. The docking station of claim 3, wherein the fastening unit and the pattern unit are disposed near one end of the control module on the rear face of the display module and are both disposed at both ends of the communication terminal.

5. The docking station of claim 3, wherein the fastening unit and the pattern unit are disposed in a space between separately spaced control parts of the control module on the rear face of the display module and disposed at one end of the communication terminal.

6. The docking station of claim 2, further comprising a speaker, wherein the control module controls to provide audio data from the communication terminal to the speaker, and the interface connector receives the audio data from the communication terminal.

7. The docking station of claim 1, wherein the pattern unit comprises:

a main pattern part extended from the fastening unit;

a sub pattern part spaced apart from the main pattern part; and

a switch part interposed between the main pattern part and the sub pattern part for controlling a connection between the main pattern part and the sub pattern part.

8. The docking station of claim 7, wherein the main pattern part is configured to perform radio communication together with both the antenna and the sub pattern part when connected to the sub pattern part through the switch part, and to perform radio communication together with the antenna when disconnected from the sub pattern part through the switch part.

9. The docking station of claim 2, wherein the communication terminal includes:

at least two antennas; and

a switch part configured to connect one of the antennas to the interface connector when the communication terminal is coupled to the interface connector.

10. The docking station of claim 9, wherein the switch part operates under the control of the control module.

11. The docking station of claim 1, wherein the pattern unit comprises a metal.

12. The docking station of claim 1, wherein the fastening unit comprises a metal.