Apparatus, system and method of controlling a wireless docking device
First Claim
1. A wireless docking device comprising:
- at least one indicator to indicate at least a wireless docking disconnected state, a ready to connect state, and a wireless docking connected state;
a control button; and
a controller to trigger a wireless docking operation based on a change in a button state of said control button, the wireless docking operation including an operation selected from the group consisting of pairing said wireless docking device with a mobile device, disconnecting said mobile device from said docking device, and triggering said mobile device to switch between first and second power states.
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Abstract
Some demonstrative embodiments include an apparatus, method and/or system of controlling a wireless docking device. For example, a wireless docking interface may include an indicator to indicate at least a wireless docking disconnected state of a wireless docking device, a ready to connect state, and a wireless docking connected state; a control button; and a controller to trigger a wireless docking operation based on a change in a button state of the control button, the wireless docking operation including an operation selected from the group consisting of pairing the wireless docking device with a mobile device, disconnecting the mobile device from the docking device, and triggering the mobile device to switch between first and second power states.
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25 Claims
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1. A wireless docking device comprising:
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at least one indicator to indicate at least a wireless docking disconnected state, a ready to connect state, and a wireless docking connected state; a control button; and a controller to trigger a wireless docking operation based on a change in a button state of said control button, the wireless docking operation including an operation selected from the group consisting of pairing said wireless docking device with a mobile device, disconnecting said mobile device from said docking device, and triggering said mobile device to switch between first and second power states. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A wireless docking controller to control a wireless docking device, the wireless docking controller comprising:
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an input to receive an input signal indicating a button state of a control button of said wireless docking device; an output to provide a control signal to an indicator of said wireless docking device; and a control module to control said indicator to indicate at least a wireless docking disconnected state, a ready to connect state, and a wireless docking connected state, and to trigger a wireless docking operation based on a change in the button state of said control button, the wireless docking operation including an operation selected from the group consisting of pairing said wireless docking device with a mobile device, disconnecting said mobile device from said wireless docking device, and triggering said mobile device to switch between first and second power states. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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controlling an indicator of a wireless docking device to indicate at least a wireless docking disconnected state, a ready to connect state, and a wireless docking connected state; receiving an indication of a button state of a control button of said wireless docking device; and triggering a wireless docking operation based on a change in the button state of said control button, the wireless docking operation including an operation selected from the group consisting of pairing said wireless docking device with a mobile device, disconnecting said mobile device from said wireless docking device, and triggering said mobile device to switch between first and second power states. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A product including one or more tangible computer-readable non-transitory storage media comprising computer-executable instructions operable to, when executed by at least one computer processor, enable the at least one computer processor to implement a method comprising:
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controlling an indicator of a wireless docking device to indicate at least a wireless docking disconnected state, a ready to connect state, and a wireless docking connected state; receiving an indication of a button state of a control button of said wireless docking device; and triggering a wireless docking operation based on a change in the button state of said control button, the wireless docking operation including an operation selected from the group consisting of pairing said wireless docking device with a mobile device, disconnecting said mobile device from said wireless docking device, and triggering said mobile device to switch between first and second power states. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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