CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ACCESSORIES OF MOBILE DEVICE

• US 20130307665A1
• Filed: 08/21/2012
• Published: 11/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Inventors: Wang, Chih-Li, Hsiao, Chien-Yuan, Hsiao, Jui-Lin
• Application Number:
  US13/591,170
• Publication Number:
  US 20130307665A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/5.1
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/80 involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00034 Charger exchanging data with an electronic device, i.e. telephone, whose internal battery is under charge
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/77 for interrogation
• 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: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0267 by controlling user interface components

Abstract

A control system includes a wireless dock, a mobile device, and one or more accessories. The one or more accessories are used with the mobile device. When the mobile device is close to the wireless dock, the mobile device receives a message from the wireless dock, and the mobile device obtains environmental information according to the message so as to control operating states of the accessories.

Claims

1. A control system, comprising:

a wireless dock;

a mobile device; and

one or more accessories, used with the mobile device,

wherein when the mobile device is close to the wireless dock, the mobile device receives a message from the wireless dock, and the mobile device obtains a environmental information according to the message so as to control operating states of the accessories.

2. The control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mobile device is a mobile phone, a tablet computer, or a notebook computer.

3. The control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the message comprises an identification code stored in the wireless dock.

4. The control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mobile device comprises:

a storage device, storing a table; and

a processor, looking up the table according to the message so as to obtain the environmental information.

5. The control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the wireless dock comprises:

a wireless charging module, wherein when the mobile device is close to the wireless dock, the wireless charging module wirelessly charges the mobile device.

6. The control system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the mobile device further transmits a notification signal to the wireless dock, and the wireless charging module of the wireless dock selects a charging mode according to the notification signal.

7. The control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein when the mobile device is close to the wireless dock, the mobile device turns on some or all of the accessories according to the environmental information.

8. The control system as claimed in claim 7, wherein if the environmental information indicates that the wireless dock is located in an office, the mobile device turns on a display device, a keyboard, a mouse, a wireless network device, an audio device, or a cloud device of the accessories.

9. The control system as claimed in claim 7, wherein if the environmental information indicates that the wireless dock is located in a home, the mobile device turns on a display device, a joystick, a remote controller, a wireless network device, an audio device, or a cloud device of the accessories.

10. The control system as claimed in claim 7, wherein if the environmental information indicates that the wireless dock is located in a car, the mobile device turns on a display device, a Bluetooth device, or an audio device of the accessories.

11. The control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein when the mobile device is away from the wireless dock, the mobile device turns off all of the accessories.

12. The control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mobile device communicates with the accessories through a wireless connection, and the wireless connection is selected among Bluetooth communication, infrared communication, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) communication, UWB (Ultra-Wide Band) communication, and NFC (Near Field Communication).