Extensible mobile computing platform

• US 8,224,383 B2
• Filed: 12/06/2010
• Issued: 07/17/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Musa Mawanda
• Original Assignee: Musa Mawanda
• Inventors: MAWANDA, MUSA
• Primary Examiner(s): Afshar, Kamran
• Assistant Examiner(s): ROD, YOUSEF R
• Application Number:
  US12/961,485
• Publication Number:
  US 20110136540A1
• Time in Patent Office: 589 Days
• Field of Search: 455/557, 455/41.2, 455/566, 455/426.1
• US Class Current: 455/557
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/04 Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72409 by interfacing with external accessories hands-free H04M1/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces

Abstract

An extensible mobile computing platform. The extensible system can extend the mobile communication device resources by pairing the mobile communication device with a mobile extender device. The mobile device extender device includes peripheral ports that can receive standard peripherals so that users can operate the peripherals when the mobile communication device and the mobile extender device are paired. The mobile extender device includes an ASIC (application specific integrated circuit), operating system and an extender device component. The mobile communication device includes a mobile communication device component as well as a powerful processor and an operating system.

Claims

1. An extensible system for extending resource capabilities of a mobile communication device by pairing the mobile communication device and a mobile extender device, said mobile extender device having peripheral ports that receive standard peripherals, wherein said standard peripherals include a keyboard device, a pointing device, a display device and a networking adapter, the extensible system comprising:

a communication component incorporated by the mobile extender device, wherein the communication component uses a wireless access protocol to establish a connection with the mobile communication device;

a hardware abstraction component incorporated by the mobile extender device, wherein the hardware abstraction component abstracts basic input and output and local standard peripherals coupled to the mobile extender device, said local standard peripherals including a keyboard device, a pointing device, a display device, a network adapter and a storage device;

a first display resolution component incorporated by the mobile extender device;

an application specific integrated chip (ASIC) incorporated by the mobile extender device, wherein said ASIC includes an embedded operating system and memory to process signals between the mobile communication device, the hardware abstraction component and the first display resolution component;

a second display resolution component incorporated by the mobile communication device, said second display resolution component working cooperatively with the first display resolution component to establish a resolution for the display device attached to the mobile extender device;

a configuration component incorporated by the mobile communication device, wherein said configuration component recognizes abstracts of the local peripherals provided by the client abstraction component, wherein said configuration component redirects inputs and outputs between applications residing on the mobile communication device and the abstracted local peripherals;

a mobile communication device processor; and

a mobile communication device operating system and memory, wherein a user can utilize the standard peripherals including the storage device to manipulate applications on the mobile communication device as if such applications were being manipulated by mobile communication device input devices and wherein such applications utilize the mobile communication device processor and operating system and memory as proves necessary for processing.

2. The extensible system of claim 1 further comprising a call preserve component that maintains phone calls received when the mobile communication device and the mobile extender device are paired.

3. The extensible system of claim 1 further comprising a virtualization component incorporated by the mobile communication device, wherein said virtualization component enhances virtualization capabilities of the mobile communication device.

4. The extensible system of claim 1 further comprises an access point component incorporated by the mobile communication device for providing wireless access to the mobile extender device.

5. The extensible system of claim 1 further comprising an auto reconfiguration component for automatically re-pairing the mobile communication device and the mobile extender device when a pairing session is interrupted.

6. The extensible system of claim 1 further comprising a storage device attachable to said mobile extender device.

7. The extensible system of claim 1 further comprising a central server for remotely wiping and cleaning storage devices attached to the mobile extender device.

9. The extensible system of claim 1 further comprises logic encoded in one or more tangible media to provide a call preserve component that maintains phone calls received when the mobile communication device and the mobile extender device are paired.

10. The extensible system of claim 1 further comprises logic encoded in one or more tangible media to provide a virtualization component incorporated by the mobile communication device, wherein said virtualization component enhances virtualization capabilities of the mobile communication device.

11. The extensible system of claim 1 further comprises logic encoded in one or more tangible media to provide an access point component incorporated by the mobile communication device for providing wireless access to the mobile extender device.

12. The extensible system of claim 1 further comprises logic encoded in one or more tangible media to provide an auto reconfiguration component for automatically re-pairing the mobile communication device and the mobile extender device when a pairing session is interrupted.

13. The extensible system of claim 1 further comprises logic encoded in one or more tangible media to provide a storage device attachable to said mobile extender device.

14. The extensible system of claim 1 further comprises logic encoded in one or more tangible media to provide a central server for remotely wiping and cleaning storage devices attached to the mobile extender device.

8. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution by the one or more processors and when executed operable to provide;

a communication component incorporated by a mobile extender device, wherein the communication component uses a wireless access protocol to establish a connection with the mobile communication device;

a hardware abstraction component incorporated by the mobile extender device, wherein the hardware abstraction component abstracts basic input and output and local standard peripherals coupled to the mobile extender device, said local standard peripherals including a keyboard device, a pointing device, a display device, a network adapter and a storage device;

a first display resolution component incorporated by the mobile extender device;

an application specific integrated chip (ASIC) incorporated by the mobile extender device, wherein said ASIC includes an embedded operating system and memory to process signals between the mobile communication device, the hardware abstraction component and the first display resolution component;

a second display resolution component incorporated by the mobile communication device, said second display resolution component working cooperatively with the first display resolution component to establish a resolution for the display device attached to the mobile extender device;

a configuration component incorporated by the mobile communication device, wherein said configuration component recognizes abstracts of the local peripherals provided by the client abstraction component, wherein said configuration component redirects inputs and outputs between applications residing on the mobile communication device and the abstracted local peripherals;

a mobile communication device processor; and

a mobile communication device operating system and memory, wherein a user can utilize the standard peripherals including the storage device to manipulate applications on the mobile communication device as if such applications were being manipulated by mobile communication device input devices and wherein such applications utilize the mobile communication device processor and operating system and memory as proves necessary for processing.