Portable computing device-integrated appliance
DCFirst Claim
1. A portable computing device comprising:
- means for determining a type of an appliance in which the portable computing device is docked;
means for identifying, based on the type of the appliance, a user interface configuration for the portable computing device;
means for configuring a user interface of the portable computing device in accordance with the identified user interface configuration;
means for saving a state of the portable computing device when the portable computing device is undocked from the appliance; and
means for retrieving the saved state when the portable computing device is again docked in the appliance.
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Abstract
In accordance with one aspect, a portable computing device determines a type of an appliance in which the portable computing device is docked. The portable computing device identifies, based on the type of the appliance, a user interface configuration for the portable computing device, and configures the user interface of the portable computing device in accordance with the identified user interface configuration. In accordance with another aspect, a car stereo includes a docking station into which an off-the-shelf handheld computer can be docked. The car stereo also includes an input/output (I/O) component that allows the car stereo to communicate with the handheld computer when the handheld computer is docked in the docking station of the car stereo. In accordance with another aspect, an appliance in which a portable computing device can be docked is an integrated vehicle stereo and portable computing device docking station.
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17 Claims
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1. A portable computing device comprising:
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means for determining a type of an appliance in which the portable computing device is docked; means for identifying, based on the type of the appliance, a user interface configuration for the portable computing device; means for configuring a user interface of the portable computing device in accordance with the identified user interface configuration; means for saving a state of the portable computing device when the portable computing device is undocked from the appliance; and means for retrieving the saved state when the portable computing device is again docked in the appliance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A portable computing device comprising:
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a processor; a memory, coupled to the processor, to store instructions that cause the processor to perform acts comprising; determining a type of an appliance in which the portable computing device is docked; identifying, based on the type of the appliance, a user interface configuration for the portable computing device; configuring a user interface of the portable computing device in accordance with the identified user interface configuration; saving a state of the portable computing device when the portable computing device is undocked from the appliance; and retrieving the saved state when the portable computing device is again docked in the appliance. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A portable computing device comprising:
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means for sensing an appliance that the portable computing device is docked to; and means for identifying a type of the appliance and determining an appropriate user interface for the portable computing device based at least in part on the identified type of the appliance, wherein the means for identifying and determining farther comprises means for saving a state of the portable computing device when the portable computing device is undocked from the appliance, and means for retrieving the saved state when the portable computing device is again docked in the appliance. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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