Media module of a device

• US 8,909,149 B2
• Filed: 08/26/2011
• Issued: 12/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Briden, John J, Pennington, John William Jr., Chan, Kenneth
• Primary Examiner(s): Rego, Dominic E
• Application Number:
  US13/218,787
• Publication Number:
  US 20130052963A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,201 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.2, 455/41.3, 455/418, 455/420, 455/522, 455 68- 70, 455/115.3, 455/127.1, 455/135, 455/296, 4553431-3436, 455/117, 455/230, 455/298, 455/572, 455/574, 455/327
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/26 using coils
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/79 for data transfer in combination with power transfer
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A media module of a device including a display component, an audio component, a sensor, a communication component to wirelessly couple the media module with the device to receive audio/video data from the device and to transmit input data to the device, and a power component to inductively receive power from the device if the media module is within proximity of the device.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

a base module; and

a media module comprising;

a display component to display video data to a user of the device;

an audio component to output audio data to the user of the device;

a sensor to detect an input from the user of the device;

a communication component to wirelessly couple the media module with the base module to receive audio/video data from the base module and to transmit input data to the base module; and

a power component to inductively receive power from the base module if the media module is within proximity of the base module.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein the communication component is a wireless high definition multimedia interface component.

3. The device of claim 1 wherein the power component includes a battery to power the media module if the media module does not receive an inductive charge from the base module.

4. The device of claim 1 wherein the power component includes an interface component to physically couple the media module to the base module in a detachable manner.

5. The device of claim 1 wherein power component includes an antenna to receive circular polarized waves from the power source of a second power source if the media module does not receive an inductive charge from the base module.

6. The device of claim 1 wherein the base module includes:

a controller to control components of the media module;

a graphics controller to supply the video data for the display component of the media module;

an audio controller to supply the audio data for the audio component of the media module;

a second communication component to wirelessly transmit the audio/video data to the media module and to wirelessly receive the input data from the media module;

an inductive coil to detect if the media module is within proximity of the base module; and

a power source to inductively supply power to the media module through the inductive coil if the media module is within proximity of the base module.

7. The device of claim 6 wherein the media module is within proximity of the base module when the media module is physically touching the base module.

8. A method comprising:

wirelessly receiving, at a media module of a device, audio/video data from a base module of the device for a video component and an audio component of the media module;

wirelessly transmitting input data from a sensor of the media module to the base module;

receiving power from the base module for a power component of the media module if the media module is inductively coupled to a power source of the base module; and

powering the media module with a battery coupled to the power component if the media module is not inductively coupled to the base module.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising receiving circular polarized waves with an antenna of the media module if the media module is not inductively coupled to the base module.

10. The method of claim 8 further comprising receiving power from a second power source if the media module is not inductively coupled to the device and an interface component of the media module physically couples the power component to the second power source.

11. The method of claim 8 further comprising communicating the audio/video data and the input data using a single communication channel between the media module and the base module.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising encrypting the single communication channel utilized by the media module and the base module.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein a communication component of the media module decrypts the single communication channel when receiving the audio/video data from the base module and encrypts the single communication channel when transmitting the input data to the base module.

14. The method of claim 8 further comprising determining whether to power the media module with at least one of a power source of the base module, a battery of the media module, and a second power source.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that if executed cause a controller to:

wirelessly interface a media module of a device to receive audio/video data from a base module of the device and to transmit input data from the media module to the base module of the device through a communication channel;

output the video data on a display component of the media module and output the audio data on an audio component of the media module;

inductively receive power from the base module for a power component of the media module if the media module is within proximity of the base module; and

power the media module with a battery coupled to the power component if the media module is not within proximity of the base module.

16. The computer readable medium comprising instructions of claim 15 wherein the audio/video data and the input data is communicated between the media module and the base module as uncompressed data.

17. The computer readable medium comprising instructions of claim 15 wherein the sensor is coupled to the display component.

18. The computer readable medium comprising instructions of claim 15 wherein the media module includes an interface component to physically couple the media module to the base module in a detachable manner.

19. The computer readable medium comprising instructions of claim 15 wherein the display component of the media module is to display a graphic user interface of the device.

20. The computer readable medium comprising instructions of claim 15 wherein the input data comprises one or more user commands to control the device.