Mobile device docking station
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1. A mobile computing device docking station comprising:
- an open enclosure comprising a curved inner surface;
a first wall forming a first portion of the open enclosure;
a second wall forming a second portion of the open enclosure, the second wall opposite the first wall, and the first wall extending higher in a direction of an opening of the open enclosure than the second wall; and
at least one protrusion extending from the curved inner surface between the first wall and the second wall, the at least one protrusion comprising;
a first surface substantially spaced from the second wall and the first wall and substantially facing the first wall; and
at least one elongated top surface comprising a second surface elongated and substantially spaced from the curved inner surface.
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Abstract
A mobile computing device docking station is provided. The device includes an open enclosure comprising a curved inner surface. A first wall forms a first portion of the open enclosure. A second wall forms a second portion of the open enclosure, the second wall is opposite the first wall, and the first wall extends higher in a direction of an opening of the open enclosure than the second wall. A protrusion extends from the curved inner surface between the first wall and the second wall. Further provided is a combination mobile computing device and docking station and a method of projecting sound emitted by a mobile computing device.
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21 Claims
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1. A mobile computing device docking station comprising:
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an open enclosure comprising a curved inner surface; a first wall forming a first portion of the open enclosure; a second wall forming a second portion of the open enclosure, the second wall opposite the first wall, and the first wall extending higher in a direction of an opening of the open enclosure than the second wall; and at least one protrusion extending from the curved inner surface between the first wall and the second wall, the at least one protrusion comprising; a first surface substantially spaced from the second wall and the first wall and substantially facing the first wall; and at least one elongated top surface comprising a second surface elongated and substantially spaced from the curved inner surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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5. A mobile computing device docking station comprising:
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an open enclosure comprising a curved inner surface; a first wall forming a first portion of the open enclosure; a second wall forming a second portion of the open enclosure, the second wall opposite the first wall, and the first wall extending higher in a direction of an open end of the open enclosure than the second wall; and at least one protrusion extending from the curved inner surface between the first wall and the second wall; and a base portion, the at least one protrusion comprising a first surface opposite the first wall and spaced from the second wall and a second surface angled with respect to the first surface and substantially positioned between the first surface and the first wall, the first surface extending higher relative to the base portion, toward the open end of the open enclosure, than the second surface. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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15. A combination mobile computing device and docking station comprising:
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a docking station comprising; a body configured for freestanding on a flat surface; at least one curved surface in the body forming an open enclosure; a first wall forming a first portion of the open enclosure; a second wall forming a second portion of the open enclosure, the second wall opposite the first wall, and the first wall extending higher in a direction of an opening of the open enclosure than the second wall; and at least one mounting surface elevated relative to the curved surface; and a mobile computing device comprising a user interface display and at least one loudspeaker positioned generally at a first end of the mobile computing device; the mobile computing device removably positioned within the open enclosure and extending through the open enclosure with the first end of the mobile computing device resting on the at least one mounting surface substantially distanced from the curved surface, substantially distanced from the first wall, and substantially distanced from the second wall, and the at least one loudspeaker substantially unobstructed by the at least one mounting surface and substantially distanced from the curved surface, substantially distanced from the first wall, and substantially distanced from the second wall. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A method of projecting sound emitted by a mobile computing device, the method comprising:
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providing an open ended docking station comprising; a concave surface forming a cup comprising a first wall and a second wall opposite the first wall, the first wall extending higher in a direction of an open end of the docking station than the second wall; and at least one mounting surface elevated relative to the concave surface; providing a mobile computing device comprising a user interface display and at least one loudspeaker generally positioned at a first end of the mobile computing device; activating an audio output of the mobile computing device; and positioning the mobile computing device into the open ended docking station with the first end of the mobile computing device resting on the at least one mounting surface and substantially distanced from the concave surface, substantially distanced from the first wall, and substantially distanced from the second wall and the at least one loudspeaker mostly unobstructed by the at least one mounting surface and substantially distanced from the concave surface, substantially distanced from the first wall, and substantially distanced from the second wall. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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