公开(公告)号：US20050213298A1

公开(公告)日：2005-09-29

申请号：US11121224

申请日：2005-05-03

申请人： John Doherty ,  David Altounian ,  David Cutherell ,  Lee Drennan ,  Philip Leveridge ,  Mark Rylander ,  Todd Steigerwald ,  Imran Ulla ,  Jefferson West

发明人： John Doherty ,  David Altounian ,  David Cutherell ,  Lee Drennan ,  Philip Leveridge ,  Mark Rylander ,  Todd Steigerwald ,  Imran Ulla ,  Jefferson West

IPC分类号： G06F1/16

CPC分类号： G06F1/1632

摘要： The present invention provides a docking station (501) for a tablet computer (339) with or without an extended battery (301). This docking station (501) comprises a docking assembly for positioning with three degrees of freedom and having a data connector for mechanically supporting and interfacing with the tablet computer (339). A support member (505) couples the cradle (507) assembly to an expansion base (503). The base (503) includes a number of ports (54, 56, 60, 62) for interfacing with a variety of peripheral devices or power supplies. These varieties of ports mount to a printed circuit board contained within the expansion base (503). A flexible printed circuit (FPC) (64) combines the signal pathways for the variety of ports, allowing the signal pathways to travel from the printed circuit board (64) and to the data connector (519). The docking station (501) can support the tablet computer (339) in any orientation from landscape to portrait and can simultaneously charge both the tablets main battery (347) and the extended battery (301) while cradled in the docking station (501).

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种具有或不具有延长电池（301）的平板计算机（339）的对接站（501）。 该对接站（501）包括用于以三个自由度定位的对接组件，并具有用于机械地支撑并与平板计算机（339）连接的数据连接器。 支撑构件（505）将支架（507）组件连接到扩展基座（503）。 基座（503）包括用于与各种外围设备或电源连接的多个端口（54,56,60,62）。 这些种类的端口安装在包含在扩展基座（503）内的印刷电路板上。 柔性印刷电路（FPC）（64）组合用于各种端口的信号路径，允许信号路径从印刷电路板（64）和数据连接器（519）行进。 对接站（501）可以以横向到纵向的任何方向支撑平板计算机（339），并且可以同时对平板主电池（347）和扩展电池（301）充电，同时在对接站（501）中托起。

公开(公告)号：US20060221565A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-05

申请号：US11121223

申请日：2005-05-03

申请人： John Doherty ,  David Altounian ,  David Cutherell ,  Lee Drennan ,  Philip Leveridge ,  Mark Rylander ,  Todd Steigerwald ,  Imran Ulla ,  Jefferson West

发明人： John Doherty ,  David Altounian ,  David Cutherell ,  Lee Drennan ,  Philip Leveridge ,  Mark Rylander ,  Todd Steigerwald ,  Imran Ulla ,  Jefferson West

IPC分类号： G06F1/16

CPC分类号： G06F1/1632

摘要： The present invention provides an ultra thin tablet computer battery and docking station system. The system comprises of an ultra thin tablet computer system providing an ultra thin tablet computer (339) with edge mounted main battery (347) with an optional extended battery (310) and a docking system (501) for presenting the tablet computer (339) as a monitor to the user in an articulatable manner with or without the extended battery (310) while simultaneously charging the tablets main battery (347) and the extended battery (301) if it is mounted to the tablet computer while docked.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种超薄平板电脑电池和对接站系统。 该系统包括超薄平板计算机系统，其提供具有边缘安装的主电池（347）的超薄平板计算机（339），其具有可选的扩展电池（310）和用于呈现平板计算机（339）的对接系统（501） 作为对具有或不具有扩展电池（310）的可铰接方式的用户的监视器，同时当对准平板计算机时同时对平板电池（347）和扩展电池（301）充电。