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Wireless docking station

  • US 8,374,157 B2
  • Filed: 12/27/2007
  • Issued: 02/12/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wireless docking station for enabling a wireless connection between a computing device and a plurality of peripheral devices, the wireless docking system comprising:

  • a wireless transceiver for wirelessly communicating with the computing device over a wireless peripheral component interconnect express bus;

    a peripheral component interconnect express switch coupled to the wireless transceiver and to a plurality of input/output (I/O) controllers for sharing a connection point to the computing device with the plurality of peripheral devices, wherein each of the plurality of I/O controllers is connected separately and independently to the peripheral component interconnect express switch; and

    a plurality of I/O controllers for communicating with the plurality of the peripheral devices, wherein each of the plurality of I/O controllers communicates with a respective peripheral device using a standard peripheral connection respective of the peripheral device, wherein the wireless docking station wirelessly communicates with the computing device over the wireless peripheral component interconnect express bus, wherein a host bridge of the computing device identifies the plurality of I/O controllers connected to the switch as standard peripheral component interconnect express endpoints.

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