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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2019
Good Way Technology Co., Ltd., New Taipei, TW;
Chang-Chieh Yang, New Taipei, TW;
GOOD WAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., New Taipei, TW;
Abstract
A docking station and an expansion method are provided. The docking station includes expansion slots, a detector module, an operational information module and a processor module. Two terminals of a connector are respectively inserted into the expansion slot and a connection port of the electronic device to electrically connect the docking station to the electronic device. The detector module is configured to detect a connection between the docking station and the electronic device to output a detecting signal. The operational information module is configured to obtain operational information of the electronic device connected to the docking station according to the detecting signal. The processor module is configured to obtain a main controlling signal corresponding to the operational information from a main control device, and determine resources available to the electronic device according to the main controlling signal.