Computer system and wireless device holder thereof

• US 8,089,246 B2
• Filed: 05/11/2009
• Issued: 01/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Ye, Zhen-Xing
• Primary Examiner(s): Phan, Huy Q
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHAN, EMILY Y
• Application Number:
  US12/464,082
• Publication Number:
  US 20100259212A1
• Time in Patent Office: 967 Days
• Field of Search: 320105-137, 345156-163
• US Class Current: 320/108
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/181 Enclosures for portable computers G06F1/1613
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0384 Wireless input, i.e. hardware and software details of wireless interface arrangements for pointing devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence

Abstract

A computer system includes a wireless device to generate wireless signals, a computer comprising a chassis and a motherboard, and a wireless device holder positioned on the chassis to accommodate and recharge the wireless device. The wireless device includes a rechargeable battery cell and two charging terminals connected to the rechargeable battery cell. The wireless device holder includes a main body including a holder connector connected to the motherboard, to enable the wireless device holder to communicate with and to be powered by the motherboard, a recharging unit to recharge the rechargeable battery cell, and two charging contact members corresponding to the charging terminals and connected to the recharging unit. When the wireless device is placed in the wireless device holder, the charging contact members contact the charging terminals, and the recharging unit recharges the rechargeable battery cell with power supplied by the motherboard.

Claims

1. A computer system, comprising:

a wireless device to generate wireless signals, wherein the wireless device comprises;

a rechargeable battery cell to power the wireless device; and

two charging terminals connected to an anode and a cathode of the rechargeable battery cell respectively;

a computer comprising a chassis, and a motherboard accommodated in the chassis and comprising a motherboard connector; and

a wireless device holder disposed on a top portion of the chassis to accommodate and recharge the wireless device, wherein the wireless device holder comprises;

a main body comprising a holder connector electrically connected to the motherboard connector, to enable the wireless device holder to receive the wireless signals to communicate with, and enable the wireless device holder to be powered by, the motherboard;

a supporting portion extending from the main body and comprising a supporting surface;

a groove defined in the main body and adjacent to the supporting surface to accommodate at least a portion of the wireless mouse;

a recharging unit to charge the rechargeable battery cell; and

two charging contact members connected to the recharging unit, to electrically connect the two charging terminals of the wireless device respectively;

wherein the charging contact members contact the corresponding charging terminals, in response to the wireless device being placed on the wireless device holder, therefore the motherboard charges the rechargeable battery cell through the motherboard connector of the computer, the holder connector of the wireless device holder, and the recharging unit of the wireless device holder.

2. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the rechargeable battery cell is disposed in the wireless device, and the charging terminals are located on a bottom surface of the wireless device.

3. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the wireless device further comprises a signal transmission unit to transmit the wireless signals generated by the wireless device.

4. The computer system of claim 3, wherein the main body further comprises a signal receiving unit to receive the wireless signals from the signal transmission unit and to transmit the received wireless signals to the motherboard via the holder connector and the motherboard connector, the motherboard is to perform corresponding tasks according to the wireless signals received from the signal receiving unit.

5. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the wireless device is a wireless mouse, the wireless device holder is a wireless mouse holder.

6. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the computer further comprises a cable, the cable comprises two cable connectors fixed to two ends of the cable and connected to the holder connector and the motherboard connector respectively.

7. The computer system of claim 6, wherein the cable connectors are female connectors, and the holder connector and the motherboard connector are male connectors.

8. The computer system of claim 7, wherein each of the female connectors comprises 10 pinholes in a 2×

5 array, each of the male connectors comprises 10 pins in a 2×

5 array.

9. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the charging contact members of the wireless device holder are located on the supporting surface, the charging terminals of the wireless device are located on a bottom surface of the wireless device, such that the charging terminals electrically connect the charging contact members when the wireless device is settled on the wireless device holder.

10. A wireless mouse holder disposed on a top portion of a computer to accommodate and recharge a wireless mouse, comprising:

a main body comprising;

a holder connector to be connected to a motherboard accommodated in the computer, to enable the wireless mouse holder to communicate with, and to enable the wireless mouse holder to be powered by, the motherboard; and

a recharging unit to recharge a rechargeable battery cell disposed the wireless mouse;

a supporting portion extending from the main body and comprising a supporting surface;

a groove defined in the main body and adjacent to the supporting surface to accommodate at least a portion of the wireless mouse; and

two charging contact members disposed on the supporting surface and connected to the recharging unit.

11. The wireless mouse holder of claim 10, wherein the main body further comprises a signal receiving unit to receive wireless signals generated by the wireless mouse, and to transmit the received wireless signals to the motherboard.

12. The wireless mouse holder of claim 10, wherein the holder connector is a male connector.