Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.P.

Qualcomm Incorporated

Palm, Incorporated

Mark Corbridge

Manjirnath A Chatterjee

Eric Hc Liu

Yoshimichi Matsuoka

Wim Crooijmans

Michael Lehr

William Justin Grange

Nicholas Ryan Gilmour

Karl Alun Townsend

Michael Joseph Francisco

Stuart K Neubarth

Matthew Hornyak

Ronald Horowitz

Allan Hessenflow

Michael Carnes

Jacob Rasco

Larry W Martin

Mukul Kumar

A touch-sensitive panel is provided for a display assembly and computing device. Individual cells of the panel are structured to include electrically inactive interior portions or centers to enhance the sensitivity and performance of the panel.

Touch-screen panel comprising cells that have holed or dummied interior portions

At least two devices are provided that can each form part of a system to inductively exchange power and data. One device is capable of inductively transmitting a power signal to a second device, and to receive feedback from the second device in order to regulate the power signal.

Inductive signal transfer system for computing devices

A mobile computing device and an accessory device are individually equipped with features and components that enable magnetic coupling of the two devices. Specific embodiments provide for the use of one or more horseshoe magnets for use in the magnetic coupling mechanisms. As an addition or alternative, electromagnetic coupling may be used to selectively maintain and/or orient the two devices in a mated position.

Magnetic latching mechanism for use in mating a mobile computing device to an accessory device

A docking station is provided for a computing device. The docking station may be used by, for example, a mobile computing device, such as a cellular or wireless telephony/messaging device. The docking station includes a housing comprising a receiving surface top receive and retain the mobile computing device. An inductive signal transfer interface is included with the housing to inductively signal at least one of power or data to the mobile computing device. The docking station further provides an output component and processing resources. The processing resources are configured to detect placement of the mobile computing device on the receiving surface. The data is received from the mobile computing device, and an output is signaled to the output component based on the received data.

Extending device functionality amongst inductively linked devices

Embodiments described herein include a computing device that is capable of inductive signal transfer with other computing devices. Such computing devices are provided a shield that protects the device and other components from electromagnetic interference and unwanted electrical affects resulting from the inductive signal transfer.

Shield for use with a computing device that receives an inductive signal transmission

A mobile computing device ('MCD') and docking station ('dock') are individually equipped with features and components that enable charging/power signals to be communicated from the dock to the MCD without use of connectors. Other embodiments provide for the MCD or the dock to identify an orientation of the MCD as retained on the docking station. As an addition or alternative, magnetic coupling may be used to maintain and/or orient the two devices in a mated position.

Orientation and presence detection for use in configuring operations of computing devices in docked environments

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Mark Corbridge