MOBILE DEVICE DOCKING STATION
First Claim
1. A mobile computing device docking station comprising:
- an open enclosure comprising a curved inner surface;
a first wall forming a first portion of the open enclosure;
a second wall forming a second portion of the open enclosure, the second wall opposite the first wall, and the first wall extending higher in a direction of an opening of the open enclosure than the second wall; and
at least one protrusion extending from the curved inner surface between the first wall and the second wall.
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Abstract
A mobile computing device docking station is provided. The device includes an open enclosure comprising a curved inner surface. A first wall forms a first portion of the open enclosure. A second wall forms a second portion of the open enclosure, the second wall is opposite the first wall, and the first wall extends higher in a direction of an opening of the open enclosure than the second wall. A protrusion extends from the curved inner surface between the first wall and the second wall. Further provided is a combination mobile computing device and docking station and a method of projecting sound emitted by a mobile computing device.
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21 Claims
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1. A mobile computing device docking station comprising:
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an open enclosure comprising a curved inner surface; a first wall forming a first portion of the open enclosure; a second wall forming a second portion of the open enclosure, the second wall opposite the first wall, and the first wall extending higher in a direction of an opening of the open enclosure than the second wall; and at least one protrusion extending from the curved inner surface between the first wall and the second wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A combination mobile computing device and docking station comprising:
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a docking station comprising; a body configured for freestanding on a flat surface; at least one curved surface in the body forming an open enclosure; and at least one mounting surface elevated relative to the curved surface; and a mobile computing device comprising a user interface display and at least one loudspeaker positioned generally at a first end of the mobile computing device; the mobile computing device removably positioned within the open enclosure and extending through the open enclosure with the first end of the mobile device in contact with the at least one mounting surface and the at least one loudspeaker substantially unobstructed by the at least one mounting surface and distanced from the curved surface. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A method of projecting sound emitted by a mobile computing device, the method comprising:
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providing an open ended docking station comprising a concave surface and at least one mounting surface elevated relative to the concave surface; providing a mobile computing device comprising a user interface display and at least one loudspeaker generally positioned at a first end of the mobile computing device; activating an audio output of the mobile computing device; and positioning the mobile computing device into the open ended docking station with the first end of the mobile computing device in contact with the at least one mounting surface and the at least one loudspeaker mostly unobstructed by the at least one mounting surface and distanced from the concave surface. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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