MOBILE DEVICE DOCK
First Claim
1. A mobile device dock comprisinga base,a cradle formed to include a compartment sized to receive a mobile device, the cradle coupled to the base for movement from a home position to a first input position relative to the base in response to a user input force being applied to the cradle,a sensor unit coupled to the base and configured to detect movement of the cradle from the home position to the first input position, andreturn means for creating a haptic feedback force, opposite the user input force, in response to the user input force being applied to the cradle so that a user applying the user input force feels the haptic feedback force during movement of the cradle from the home position to the first input position and so that the cradle moves back to the home position from the first input position when the user input force is removed from the cradle.
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Abstract
A transportation system includes a passenger vehicle, a mobile device, and a mobile device dock that couples the mobile device to the passenger vehicle. The mobile device dock includes a base coupled to the passenger vehicle and a cradle configured to receive the mobile device. The cradle is coupled to the base to move relative to the base.
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44 Claims
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1. A mobile device dock comprising
a base, a cradle formed to include a compartment sized to receive a mobile device, the cradle coupled to the base for movement from a home position to a first input position relative to the base in response to a user input force being applied to the cradle, a sensor unit coupled to the base and configured to detect movement of the cradle from the home position to the first input position, and return means for creating a haptic feedback force, opposite the user input force, in response to the user input force being applied to the cradle so that a user applying the user input force feels the haptic feedback force during movement of the cradle from the home position to the first input position and so that the cradle moves back to the home position from the first input position when the user input force is removed from the cradle.
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11. A mobile device dock comprising
a base to be coupled to a passenger vehicle, a cradle formed to include a compartment sized to receive a mobile device and coupled to the base for movement from a home position to a first input position, and a sensor unit that is coupled to the base, wherein the sensor unit is configured to detect movement of the cradle from the home position to the first input position and to generate a first signal in response to movement of the cradle from the home position to the first input position.
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29. A mobile device dock comprising
a base to be coupled to a passenger vehicle, a cradle formed to include a compartment sized to receive a mobile device and coupled to the base for movement relative to the base from a home position to a first input position in response to a force being applied to the cradle, and a bias element coupled to the base and to the cradle to bias the cradle toward the home position.
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40. A transportation system comprising
a mobile device dock including a base, a cradle coupled to the base for movement from a home position to a first input position, and a sensor unit coupled to the base, and and a mobile device received in the cradle and coupled to the sensor unit for communication with the sensor unit, wherein the sensor unit is configured to detect movement of the cradle from the home position to the first input position and to send a first signal to the mobile device in response to movement of the cradle from the home position to the first input position.
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