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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2015
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Jon Matthew Jurgovan, University Park, TX (US);
Duc-Ngon Thi Pham, Carrollton, TX (US);
Alan Kirk Stewart, Irving, TX (US);
Sarah Marie Guichard, Waterloo, CA;
Derek Nathaniel Johnson, Dallas, TX (US);
Douglas James Arthur Burrell, Waterloo, CA;
Steven Henry Fyke, Waterloo, CA;
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A connectivity monitor/controller. A wireless connection is established between a mobile device and a docking station that also communicates with external device(s) each configured to selectably communicate with the mobile device via a connectivity through the docking station or through a direct connection with the mobile device. The docking station receives a connectivity assignment specifying external device(s) and a respective connectivity between the mobile device and the specified external device. Each specified connectivity is established based on the connectivity assignment. A display indicating a connectivity configuration including an indication of each specified external device and an indication of each external device's respective connectivity is generated, where the indication of the respective connectivity indicates either a connectivity through the docking station or a direct connectivity, or both.