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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2007
Robert Ashenbrenner, Austin, TX (US);
Phillip Bagwell, Georgetown, TX (US);
Robert Ashenbrenner, Austin, TX (US);
Phillip Bagwell, Georgetown, TX (US);
Motion Computing, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A portable computer, system, and method for a wired and wireless docking station are provided. The portable computer may function to connect to a docking station via either a wired or wireless channel of communication depending on the signal strength of a wireless communication as determined by a comparator, or depending on whether it has been physically connected to a docking station. The system may also be modular so that it can be acquired by a computer user as separate modules, and may provide support for charging an additional battery through a power connection that is separate from the docking connector. A process is also provided that allows a portable computer user to automatically commence and switch between wired and wireless docking sessions by either placing the computer either within range of the docking station or by connecting it to the docking station with a docking station connector.