Docking station for docking a portable computer with a wireless interface
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1. A portable computing system comprising:
- a portable computer including;
program execution hardware which executes an operating system program and application programs,a virtual port generating process which communicates with the operating system program and application program through a plurality of virtual ports,a first wireless transceiver, anda first translation manager, coupled between the first wireless transceiver and the virtual port generating process, for managing translation of information transferred between the first wireless transceiver and the plurality of virtual ports, wherein the translation managed by the translation manager allows all information passing through the plurality of virtual ports to be communicated using the wireless transceiver.
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Abstract
A docking station for a portable computer includes a wireless transceiver for wireless communication with the portable computer. The docking station also includes a plurality of ports. Each port includes a physical connector for connection to, for example, one or more peripheral devices, a network or a monitor. A translation manager within the docking station manages translation of information transferred between the wireless transceiver and the plurality of ports.
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31 Claims
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1. A portable computing system comprising:
a portable computer including; program execution hardware which executes an operating system program and application programs, a virtual port generating process which communicates with the operating system program and application program through a plurality of virtual ports, a first wireless transceiver, and a first translation manager, coupled between the first wireless transceiver and the virtual port generating process, for managing translation of information transferred between the first wireless transceiver and the plurality of virtual ports, wherein the translation managed by the translation manager allows all information passing through the plurality of virtual ports to be communicated using the wireless transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A docking station for a portable computer comprising:
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a wireless transceiver for wireless communication with the portable computer; a plurality of ports, each port including a physical connector; and
,a translation manager, coupled between the wireless transceiver and the plurality of ports, for managing translation of information transferred between the wireless transceiver and the plurality of ports, wherein the translation provided by the translation manager allows the plurality of ports to fully function as ports of the portable computer while using only the wireless transceiver for data communication between the docking station and the portable computer. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for communicating between a portable computer and a docking station comprising the following steps:
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(a) transmitting information without wires from the portable computer to the docking station; and
,(b) generating, by the docking station from the information transmitted in step (a), control signals and data signals for a plurality of ports, wherein the control signals and the data signals generated by the docking station allows the plurality of ports to fully function as ports of the portable computer. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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