RSID proximity peripheral interconnection

• US 9,086,840 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Issued: 07/21/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Z124 LLC (Flexis)
• Original Assignee: Z124 LLC (Flexis)
• Inventors: Russello, Anthony
• Primary Examiner(s): Wathen, Brian W
• Application Number:
  US13/840,138
• Publication Number:
  US 20130201078A1
• Time in Patent Office: 858 Days
• Field of Search: 361/679.41
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1641 the display being formed by a plurality of foldable display components G06F1/1647 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1643 the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1649 the additional display being independently orientable, e.g. for presenting information to a second user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels

Abstract

A multi-display device can interface with two or more different types of docking stations. The device can determine the type of dock and change the pin outs for a connector to interface with that dock. Once docked, the device can determine a charge status for the device and the dock to present the status to the user. Further, the dock can enter one of several modes, including a call receipt mode and an entertainment mode. The modes allow for expanded functionality for the device while docked. Two particular docks, the laptop dock and the smart dock, provide special functionality with the device.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

providing a device, the device having a first screen and a second screen and configured to access a docking rule set, the device further configured to receive a signal threshold value set by a user;

providing a dock, the dock configured to output information to the device wherein the device assumes a predetermined configuration;

establishing a connection between the device and the dock;

configuring the device in a predetermined configuration based on information output from the dock to the device;

displaying different displays or windows on the first screen and the second screen based on the docking rule set;

starting a session between the device and the dock;

moving the device;

determining if a signal threshold value is still met;

if a signal threshold value is still met, continuing the session; and

if a signal threshold value is not still met, terminating the session.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein if the session is terminated, the method further comprising locking the dock in a ready mode.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein if the session is terminated, the method further comprising operating the device while scanning for the dock.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising moving the device into range with the dock.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising determining again if the signal threshold value is met.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising if a signal threshold value is still not met, ignoring the connection.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising if a signal threshold value is met again, rediscovering the device and dock.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

comparing security keys previously exchanged; and

determining if the security keys compare to stored information,

the security keys capable of exchange by each of unilateral exchange and bilateral exchange.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising, if the previously exchanged security keys do not compare to the stored information, ignoring the connection.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

if the previously exchanged security keys do compare to the stored information, unlocking the dock; and

restoring the session.

11. A device, comprising:

a first screen;

a second screen;

a memory;

a processor in communication with the memory, the first screen, and the second screen, the processor operable to;

receive a signal threshold value set by a user;

receive information from a dock wherein the device is configured in a predetermined configuration based on the information;

start a session between the device and a dock;

configure the device based on a docking rule set;

display different displays or windows on the first screen and the second screen based on the docking rule set;

sense movement of the device;

determine if the signal threshold value is still met;

if a signal threshold value is still met, continue the session; and

if a signal threshold value is not still met, terminate the session.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein if the session is terminated, the dock locks in a ready mode, and wherein the processor is further operable to operate the device while scanning for the dock.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein the device is moved into range with the dock.

14. The device of claim 13, the processor is further operable to:

in response to the device moving into range, determine again if the signal threshold value is met;

if a signal threshold value is still not met, ignore the connection; and

if a signal threshold value is met again, rediscover and dock.

15. The device of claim 13, the processor is further operable to:

in response to rediscovering the dock, compare security keys previously exchanged;

determine if the security keys compare to stored information;

if the previously exchanged security keys do not compare to the stored information, ignore the connection; and

if the previously exchanged security keys do compare to the stored information, restore the session.

16. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions, the computer executable instructions causing a processor of a device to execute a method for managing the docking of a device, the computer-executable instructions comprising:

instructions to receive a signal threshold value set by a user;

instructions to receive information from a dock wherein the device is configured in a predetermined configuration based on the information;

instructions to start a session between the device and a dock;

instructions to configure the device based on a docking rule set;

instructions to display different displays or windows on the first screen and the second screen based on the docking rule set;

instructions to sense movement of the device;

instructions to determine if a signal threshold value is still met;

if a signal threshold value is still met, instructions to continue the session; and

if a signal threshold value is not still met, instructions to terminate the session.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein if the session is terminated, the dock locks in a ready mode, and wherein the computer-executable instructions further comprise instructions to operate the device while scanning for the dock.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 17 wherein the device is moved into range with the dock.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 18, the computer-executable instructions further comprise:

in response to the device moving into range, instructions to determine again if the signal threshold value is met;

if a signal threshold value is still not met, instructions to ignore the connection; and

if a signal threshold value is met again, instructions to rediscover and dock.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 16, the computer-executable instructions further comprising:

in response to rediscovering the dock, instructions to compare security keys previously exchanged;

instructions to determine if the security keys compare to stored information;

if the previously exchanged security keys do not compare to the stored information, instructions to ignore the connection; and

if the previously exchanged security keys do compare to the stored information, instructions to restore the session.