DOCKING STATION FOR A HANDHELD TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE

• US 20140295758A1
• Filed: 12/14/2010
• Published: 10/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GN Netcom A/S (GN Store Nord A/S)
• Original Assignee: GN Netcom A/S (GN Store Nord A/S)
• Inventors: Pedersen, Thomas
• Application Number:
  US13/993,430
• Publication Number:
  US 20140295758A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/22 The load being a portable electronic device
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/90 involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/04 Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72409 by interfacing with external accessories hands-free H04M1/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A docking station (1) for a handheld telecommunication device (2), such as a mobile phone or a smartphone, which telecommunication device (2) comprises a first short-range transceiver (4) adapted to communicate according to a first radio standard. The docking station (1) comprises a holder (5) for holding the telecommunication device (2) and sensing means (6) for detecting if the telecommunication device (2) is held by the holder (5). Upon detecting that the telecommunication is held by the holder (5) the docking station (1) provides an activating signal, which activates a second short-range transceiver (7; 8) according to the first radio standard. The second short-range transceiver (7; 8) is comprised by the docking station (1) or a second device (3) connected to the docking station (1). The invention also relates to a docking system (9) comprising such a docking station (1).

Claims

1. A docking station for a handheld telecommunication device, such as a mobile phone or a smartphone, which telecommunication device comprises a first short-range transceiver adapted to communicate according to a first radio standard, wherein the docking station comprises a holder for holding the telecommunication device and sensing means for detecting, that the telecommunication device is held by the holder, and wherein the docking station upon detecting that the telecommunication device is held by the holder provides an activating signal, which activates a second short-range transceiver according to the first radio standard, which second short-range transceiver is comprised by the docking station or a second device connected to the docking station.

2. A docking station according to claim 1, wherein the sensing means comprises a weight sensor, which is adapted to sense, that an object has been placed on the holder.

3. A docking station according to claim 1, wherein it is plate-shaped and comprises a top-surface adapted to support the entire back side of the telecommunication device.

4. A docking station according to claim 1, wherein it comprises an inductive charging transmitter circuit for charging a telecommunication device comprising a corresponding inductive charging receiver circuit, when the telecommunication device is supported by the holder.

5. A docking station according to claim 1, wherein the second short-range transceiver is comprised by the docking station.

6. A docking station according to claim 5, wherein it comprises an audio socket for output and/or input of audio signals, which are transmitted between the first short-range transceiver and the second short-range transceiver.

7. A docking station according to claim 5, wherein it comprises a speaker for emitting audio based on signals transmitted from the first short-range transceiver to the second short-range transceiver to audio.

8. A docking station according to claim 5, wherein it comprises a microphone for converting sound to an audio signal to be transmitted from the second short-range transceiver to the first short-range transceiver.

9. A docking station according to claim 5, wherein it comprises a headset cradle for docking a wireless headset with a headset transceiver.

10. A docking station according to claim 9, wherein the second short-range transceiver is adapted to simultaneously establish a first radio link with the first short-range transceiver and a second radio link the headset transceiver, such that two-way communication can be established between the telecommunication device and the headset.

11. A docking station according to claim 5, wherein the second short-range transceiver is a Bluetooth-transceiver, f. ex. a transceiver according to the “

Bluetooth low energy”

standard.

12. A docking system comprising a docking station according to claim 5 and a headset system, which headset system comprises a headset base and a wireless headset, and wherein the docking station and the headset base are electrically connected by a cable.

13. A docking system comprising a docking station according to claim 1 and a headset system, which headset system comprises a headset base and a wireless headset, wherein the second short-range transceiver is comprised by the headset system.

14. A docking system according to claim 13, wherein the second short-range transceiver is comprised by the headset base.

15. A docking system comprising a docking station according to claim 1, wherein the second short-range transceiver is comprised by a personal computer which is connected to the docking station by a cable.