CN103262056A - Systems and methods for docking portable electronics devices - Google Patents
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Abstract
Systems and methods for docking portable electronic devices. A master device may be docked to a slave device to control the operation of the slave device. The slave device may have a form factor different than that of the master device. For example, the slave device may be a tablet and the master device may be a handheld device such as a smart phone. The slave device may include a retention mechanism to retain the master device in a docked position with respect to the slave device. When in the docked position, the master device may be in operative communication with one or more hardware components of the slave device to control the operation thereof. The slave device may lack the ability to exploit the full functionality of the one or more hardware components of the slave device without communication with the master device.
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Cross reference to related application
The application requires to be filed on October 1st, 2010, be entitled as the rights and interests of No. the 61/389th, 052, the U.S. Provisional Patent Application of " Docking Phone Tablet ", and its full content is incorporated in this by reference.
Background technology
Portable electric appts becomes more and more popular in recent years.In addition, the performance of portable electric appts increases in recent years.For example, processor with better function, improved wireless wireless device (radio), the memory capacity that increases and the growth on other performance in portable electric appts, have been realized.Therefore, the value volume and range of product of can carrying out with portable electric appts of task also is increased.
In addition, it was suggested the portable electric appts with difformity factor.For example, some flat-panel devices that can present advantage with respect to less hand-hold electronic equipments (such as smart phone, PDA(Personal Digital Assistant) etc.) have been it was suggested.For example, flat-panel devices is used the screen bigger than hand-hold electronic equipments usually.In this regard, flat-panel devices can present bigger viewing area, its feature that can be convenient to increase (for example, can develop for the stronger graphic user interface that uses with panel computer).In addition, because the overall size of flat-panel devices can provide the battery than hand-hold electronic equipments to have the longer battery life, more powerful battery usually greater than the overall size of hand-hold electronic equipments.
Yet flat-panel devices is compared with hand-hold electronic equipments also some deficiencies.For example, although flat-panel devices is more on knee or desk-top computer is more convenient than a lot of potentially, may not demonstrate the convenience identical with hand-hold electronic equipments.In addition, under many circumstances, hand-hold electronic equipments can be used as phone or comprise the wireless wireless device (for example comprising the voice and data network ability) that enables with cellular network communication.Although some flat-panel devices comprise the wireless wireless device (for example, 802.11, bluetooth etc.) of certain form, a lot of flat-panel devices do not comprise for the wireless wireless device of cellular network communication.Those flat-panel devices that comprise wireless wireless device usually need with service provider's extra layout (for example, extra contract or unique SIM card), thereby with this flat-panel devices use cellular network.
The user uses flat-panel devices and handheld device usually.For example, which kind of equipment the user uses can be dependent on the concrete context of use.In this regard, the user may expect the continuity of the data of employed equipment room.Yet the successional ability that a plurality of equipment room data are provided can be trouble.For example, the someone may use hand-hold electronic equipments to begin certain task, and expectation uses another equipment (for example flat-panel devices) to continue this task.Yet task is converted to ability that the performance of flat-panel devices changes from hand-hold electronic equipments and is proved to be difficulty.The solution of some proposals comprises, for example, and cloud computing, based on the solution of server, and other is in the mode of a plurality of equipment room synchrodatas.Yet the solution of these proposals needs the high subscription of price or complicated hardware setting to realize such service usually.In addition, different with " in service " (on the flay) change institute of equipment, the continuity of being performed of task can be interrupted (for example, requiring to preserve the progress (progress) of this task and reopen at miscellaneous equipment).So, the safety that these solutions present bigger cost burden usually, can introduce relevant sensitive data worries, and may interrupt the continuity of using the task that described equipment carries out.
Summary of the invention
First aspect comprise a kind of for support ground engagement main equipment from equipment, describedly comprise from equipment: maintaining body, it can operate that main equipment is remained on the position of butt joint from equipment with respect to described.When in the position in described butt joint, at least a portion of described main equipment is comprised in described from the sealing of equipment.Describedly also comprise and the described one or more hardware componenies that integrally provide from equipment from equipment.The described connector of placing with respect to described maintaining body that also comprises from equipment.Described connector can be operated with when described main equipment is in the position of butt joint, sets up the communication interface between described main equipment and the described one or more hardware component, is used for the communication between described main equipment and described one or more hardware component.In this regard, when described main equipment is in the position of butt joint, described main equipment can operate to control described one or more hardware componenies from equipment, and wherein said one or more hardware component need communicate by letter to realize repertoire with described main equipment.
Second aspect comprises a kind of system for the butt joint portable electric appts.Described system comprises the main equipment with processor.Described main equipment has with described processor and is in communication port in exercisable the communication.Described system also comprises from equipment.Describedly comprise maintaining body from equipment, it can operate that main equipment is remained on the position of butt joint from equipment with respect to described.When in the position in described butt joint, at least a portion of described main equipment is comprised in described from the sealing of equipment.Describedly also comprise and the described one or more hardware componenies that integrally provide from equipment from equipment.Place and be in connector exercisable the communication with described described one or more hardware componenies from equipment described also comprising with respect to described maintaining body from equipment.Described connector can be operated with when described main equipment is in the position of butt joint, and the communication interface of the communication port of foundation and described main equipment is used for communicating by letter between described processor and described one or more hardware component.When described main equipment was in the position of butt joint, described processor can operate to control described one or more hardware component, and wherein said one or more hardware component need with described processor communication to realize repertoire.
A lot of feature refinements and additional feature are applicable to first and second aspects.These feature refinements and additional feature can or be used in combination by single use.In this regard, following each feature that will discuss can but do not require with the combination of features of any further feature or the aspect that presents here and use.
In one embodiment, described can be flat-panel devices from equipment, and described main equipment can be handheld device.In addition, described maintaining body can operate optionally the position of described main equipment from butt joint discharged.Described maintaining body can keep at least one meshing part, and it is when described main equipment is in the position of butt joint, can with the engagement features interlocking ground engagement of the corresponding shaping of described main equipment, thereby described main equipment is firmly held in the position of butt joint.Described at least one meshing part can be used for optionally discharging described main equipment from mobile with the described interlocking engagement of described engagement features.In one embodiment, the described engagement features of described main equipment comprises at least in part the profile that the shell by described main equipment limits.
In another embodiment, described maintaining body can comprise the friction engagement by the described described main equipment that carries out from equipment.In this regard, described maintaining body can comprise the friction engagement parts, and it can contact with described main equipment when described main equipment is in the position of butt joint, thereby described main equipment is remained in the position of butt joint.
When described main equipment was in the position of butt joint, at least one input equipment of described main equipment can be exposed on described outside from equipment.In one embodiment, described one or more hardware component can comprise and is placed on described touch-screen display on first side of equipment.Therefore, when described main equipment is in the position of butt joint, offer the demonstration data of described touch-screen display and the input data that receive from described touch-screen display can exchange described between equipment and described main equipment.Describedly can not comprise radio modem from equipment.In addition, the described processor that can not comprise the repertoire that to operate to utilize described one or more hardware componenies from equipment.
In addition, in one embodiment, the communication interface of setting up between described connector and described communication port comprises at described main equipment and described from the electricity interface of electric power is provided between the equipment.In this regard, can provide electric power from equipment to described main equipment from equipment or from described to described from described main equipment via this electricity interface.
The third aspect comprises a kind of method for the butt joint portable electric appts.Described method comprises main equipment with respect to being placed on the position of butt joint from equipment.In addition, described method comprises uses the maintenance structure, and described main equipment is kept from equipment with respect to described.Described method also comprises, in case place, the communication port of described main equipment is connected with described connector from equipment with respect to described maintaining body placement, and described from communication data between equipment and the described main equipment.Described method also comprises with the described one or more hardware componenies from equipment of described main equipment control.
A lot of feature refinements and additional feature are applicable to the third aspect.These feature refinements and additional feature can or be used in combination by single use.So, following each feature that will discuss can but do not require with the combination of features of any further feature or the aspect that presents here and use.
For example, in one embodiment, described connection can occur in the operating period of described main equipment.So, described communication and control can take place under the situation of the operation that need not to interrupt described main equipment.
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Fig. 1 illustrates the synoptic diagram for the embodiment of the system of butt joint portable electric appts.
Fig. 2 illustrates front view and the rear view of embodiment of system that comprises the portable electric appts of flat-panel devices and handheld device for butt joint.
Fig. 3 explanation illustrates the detailed view of embodiment of Fig. 2 of the handheld device in the position of butt joint.
Fig. 4 illustrates the skeleton view for the embodiment of the sledge plate (sled) of admitting handheld device.
Fig. 5 illustrates according to the sledge plate of Fig. 4 embodiment with respect to hand position (in postition) in place.
Fig. 6 A and Fig. 6 B illustrate the skeleton view of incision of the embodiment of Fig. 2, and wherein handheld device is respectively in the position of not docking and docking.
Fig. 7 illustrates the embodiment of maintaining body.
That the embodiment that Fig. 8 A and 8B illustrate the maintaining body of Fig. 7 respectively is arranged in butt joint and the sectional view of the position of butt joint not.
Fig. 9 illustrates another sectional view of embodiment of the maintaining body of Fig. 7.
Figure 10 and 11 illustrates another embodiment of maintaining body.
Figure 12 illustrates another embodiment that comprises for the flat-panel devices of the groove of admitting handheld device.
Figure 13 illustrates the end-view of the embodiment shown in Figure 10.
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Below explanation is not intended to limit the invention to form disclosed herein.Therefore, change accordingly with instruction, the experience and knowledge of following association area and modification falls within the scope of the present invention.The embodiments described herein also is intended to explain the known pattern of the present invention that realizes, and make those skilled in the art utilizing the present invention like this or among other the embodiment, and by application-specific of the present invention or use required various modification to utilize the present invention.
Following description relates in general to the system and method for the butt joint portable electric appts.As described herein, equipment can be called " from equipment " or " main equipment ".Be intended to when main equipment with from equipment interconnection the time, main equipment can be operated for control at least some functions from equipment.Main equipment and can allow the resource (for example processor, wireless wireless device, cellular radio device, storer etc.) of main equipment to provide function to the parts (for example input equipment, display device, audio frequency and/or video equipment etc.) from equipment from the butt joint of equipment.So, can provide the resource that lacks main equipment, simple relatively and can afford from equipment.Should can adopt the form different with main equipment from equipment, thereby the functional diversity that is associated with the form of non-main equipment was provided.Because the resource of main equipment provides function to the parts from equipment, therefore can be seamless or " in service " at the use main equipment with from the transformation between the equipment, and allow under the situation that need not complicated and expensive synchronizing capacity, server access such as cloud computing or physics synchronous operation consuming time and use all functions and the data resource of main equipment from equipment together.
Can provide comprise maintaining body from equipment, it comprises maintaining body, is used for main equipment with respect to the position that remains on butt joint from equipment.For example, should can be flat-panel devices from equipment, and this main equipment can be handheld device (for example smart phone).In this regard, when this handheld device is docked with this flat-panel devices, the connector that provides in this flat-panel devices can with the communication port interface of this handheld device.This connector can provide the communication interface between this handheld device and this flat-panel devices.In addition, this connector can be set up be used to the interface that the electric power between this flat-panel devices and this handheld device is provided.This flat-panel devices can comprise be integrated on the flat-panel devices, can be by the hardware component of this handheld device control when handheld device is positioned at the position of butt joint.For example, the touch-screen display that provides in flat-panel devices can show the information from handheld device, and this handheld device can receive the input from this touch-screen display.Therefore, following will be in greater detail, can realize the advantage of flat-panel devices and handheld device.
Fig. 1 comprise with flat-panel devices 100 forms from equipment with the synoptic diagram of the main equipment of the form of handheld device 150.Should to understand main equipment and only to be purpose in order explaining from these specific forms of equipment, and other form from equipment and main equipment can be provided without restriction.For example, can use other form of equipment without restriction, such as with the equipment of game mat, laptop computer, desk-top computer or station terminal form as from equipment or main equipment.
Flat-panel devices 150 can comprise maintaining body 102.This maintaining body 102 can be corresponding with handheld device 150, thereby make handheld device 150 be kept ground engagement (retainably engaged) by the maintaining body 102 of flat-panel devices 100.As discussed in more detail below, main equipment 150 can be kept by maintaining body 102, thereby makes that at least a portion of main equipment 150 is maintained at sealing (envelope) from equipment 100 at least.When handheld device 150 was held mechanism's maintenance ground engagement, this handheld device 150 can be in the position of butt joint with respect to flat-panel devices 100.
Flat-panel devices 100 also can comprise connector 104.As shown in Figure 1, can arrange connectors 104 with respect to maintaining body 102, thereby make when handheld device 150 meshes (engaged with) with maintaining body 102, connector 152 can with communication port 152 interfaces of handheld device 150.In this regard, connector 104 can be exposed on or may extend to the space that provides on the flat-panel devices 100, admit this handheld device 150 when handheld device 150 is in the position of butt joint.
The connector 104 of flat-panel devices 100 also can be in exercisable the communication with each parts of flat-panel devices 100.For example, this flat-panel devices 100 can have with handheld device on the parts (for example camera model 112, audio frequency and/or video output 114, removable reservoir 118, touch-screen display 106, battery 110) of those parts redundant (redundant with) of providing maybe can have unique parts of not shared by handheld device (for example USB port 120 etc.).In addition, flat-panel devices 100 can comprise electric connector 122, its can operate with when handheld device 150 is docked with flat-panel devices 100 to the battery 110 of flat-panel devices or to battery 164 chargings of handheld device 150.
When handheld device was provided in the position of butt joint, the interface of communication port 152 and connector 104 can be provided by the exercisable communication between the communication bus 124 that provides in processor 154 and the flat-panel devices 100.Each parts of flat-panel devices 100 also can be in exercisable the communication with communication bus 124, thereby make that processor 154 is in exercisable the communication with each parts of flat-panel devices 100 when flat-panel devices 100 is in the position of butt joint.Communicating by letter of each parts of processor 154 and flat-panel devices 100 allows this processor 154 to control the operation of each parts of flat-panel devices 100.
Flat-panel devices 100 can be considered to " making mute " equipment.That is, flat-panel devices 100 may lack the repertoire that resource is developed the parts of flat-panel devices 100.It should be noted that flat-panel devices 100 may lack the processor of the repertoire of each parts that can operate to provide flat-panel devices 100.In addition, flat-panel devices 100 may lack wireless device.In this regard, thus flat-panel devices 100 can be dependent on the processor 154 of handheld device and the repertoire that wireless device 160 provides the parts of flat-panel devices 100.For example, flat-panel devices 100 can communicate by letter to obtain enough processing poweies with main equipment 150 and develops the parts of flat-panel devices 100 or be convenient to radio communication.Yet the assistance that flat-panel devices 100 need not main equipment 150 can provide some basic functions.For example, touch-screen display 106 can be in display controller 108 communicates by letter, and this display controller 108 allows touch-screen displays 106 to be used to simple task (for example show and comprise that battery electric quantity, main equipment 150 are whether by flat-panel devices 100 status informations of butt joint etc.).Yet the function of display controller 108 can be limited to specific predefined function.
In addition, the interface that limits between connector 104 and communication port 152 can comprise electricity interface.So, can provide electric power to handheld device 150 from flat-panel devices (for example from battery 110 or electric connector 122).In addition, electric power can be from handheld device 150(battery 164 for example) be sent to flat-panel devices 100.Therefore, provide electric power from flat-panel devices to handheld device thereby can set up electricity interface, or provide electric power from handheld device to flat-panel devices.
With reference to Fig. 2, an embodiment of flat-panel devices 100 is shown in addition, wherein handheld device 150 is provided as being in the position of butt joint with respect to flat-panel devices 100.Fig. 2 comprises front perspective view and the rear view of flat-panel devices 100.As what can understand from Fig. 2, flat-panel devices 100 can comprise front 202 and the back side 204.Front 202 can comprise touch-screen display 106.In addition, front 202 can comprise some input equipments 116.For example, can provide the user can be with it mutual some buttons or touch-sensitive area.Above-mentioned camera model 112 can be disposed on the front 202 of flat-panel devices 100.Although not shown, can provide extra camera model (for example rearmounted camera model on the back side 204 of flat-panel devices 100).
The back side 204 can comprise hole (aperture) 206, and handheld device can be passed this hole and be arranged.Following will discussing in more detail, hole 206 can extend to the inside of flat-panel devices 100 from the outside of flat-panel devices 100.Can provide the maintaining body 102(not shown in Fig. 2) engagement handheld device 150 with keeping, thus make handheld device 150 be maintained in the hole 206.In this regard, when handheld device 150 was in the position of butt joint, the part of handheld device 150 can be covered by the rear panel 208 of flat-panel devices 100.That is, the part of handheld device 150 can be comprised in the sealing of flat-panel devices 100.In one embodiment, all parts basically of handheld device 150 can be comprised in the sealing of flat-panel devices 100.Sealing of flat-panel devices 100 can be consistent with the largest outer dimension of flat-panel devices.Therefore, " be included in flat-panel devices seal in " can represent that handheld device 150 do not stretch out the overall outer dimensions of flat-panel devices 100.
Fig. 3 describes the detailed view of handheld device 150 that is in the position of butt joint with respect to flat-panel devices 100.Backplate 208 can have as bottom profiled and to adapt to handheld device 150 is received in the hole 206.Also can be from the part of the external reference handheld device 150 of flat-panel devices 100.For example, as shown in Figure 3, can be from the physical input equipment 302(of the external reference handheld device 150 of flat-panel devices 100 for example such as the button of volume, quiet or power button).In this regard, when being in the position of butt joint, handheld device 150 can use described physical input equipment 302.Therefore, can eliminate necessity that the physical input equipment 302 of redundancy is provided in flat-panel devices 100.
In one embodiment, maintaining body 102 comprises sledge plate 402 as shown in Figure 4.In addition with reference to figure 6A and 6B, can place sledge plate 402 with respect to the outlet 412 in the hole 206 that extends through backplate 208.In this regard, hole 206 extends through backplate 208, thereby makes handheld device 150 to illustrate best in Fig. 3 by entrance 410(), and can admitted by sledge plate 402 by outlet 412 backs.As understanding from Fig. 4, sledge plate 402 opens (open) in its one side usually.Liner plate (backing plate) 412 and sidewall 416 can have following profile to admit handheld device 150.Shown in Fig. 6 A and 6B, can place sledge plate 402 with respect to backplate 208, thereby make liner plate 412, sidewall 416 and backplate 208 be defined for the bag (pocket) of admitting handheld device 150 generally.
In addition with reference to Fig. 5, sledge plate 402 also can comprise the auricle (tab) 410 of the support lock bolt (latch) 500 that stretches out from the sledge plate.The operation of lock bolt 500 will be described in more detail about Fig. 8 A and 8B.Fig. 5 illustrates the handheld device 150 in place with respect to sledge plate 402.Thereby sledge plate 402 can comprise the otch 418 in the sidewall 416 and hold the connectors 104 with respect to Fig. 6 A, 6B and 7 descriptions.
Fig. 6 A illustrates an embodiment of the handheld device 150 in the position that embodiment with respect to flat-panel devices 100 is in not butt joint, and Fig. 6 B illustrates with respect to flat-panel devices 100 and is in handheld device 150 in the position of butt joint.In Fig. 6 A and 6B, show the backplate 208 of flat-panel devices 100, and for the sake of clarity, removed front 204(for example display 106, instrument bezel (bezel) etc.).Printed circuit board (PCB) among Fig. 6 A and the 6B (PCB) the 400th, visible.PCB400 can comprise connector 104, and it can operate communication port 152 interfaces with handheld device 150.From the angle of Fig. 6 A and 6B, covered connector 104 by auricle 410.Yet connector 104 shown in Figure 7 passes the otch 418 of the sidewall of sledge plate 402, and it has been described from the figure that looks with the opposite side of the flat-panel devices 100 shown in Fig. 6 A and the 6B.In Fig. 7, for clarity, removed backplate 208.PCB400 can comprise that also electronic unit is to support the function of aforesaid flat-panel devices 100.Fig. 7
In an embodiment of maintaining body 102, handheld device 150 can be passed hole 206 in the backplate 208 and be arranged and admitted by sledge plate 402.As shown in Figure 6A, sledge plate 402 can be in the not position of butt joint, thereby makes the outlet 412 of its adjacent bores 206.Sledge plate 402 also can move with respect to backplate 208.In this regard, spring 404 can be attached to backplate 208 at first end, 406 places, and is attached to sledge plate 208 at second end, 408 places.Please note the different possible embodiment that the spring installation site has been shown among Fig. 6 A-6B and Fig. 7.With regard to more any, sledge plate 402 can be biased to the not position of butt joint shown in (be biased to) Fig. 6 A.
When handheld device 150 was placed by hole 206, in case this handheld device 150 is left outlet 412, handheld device 150 can contact with sledge plate 402.This handheld device 150 can continue forward, thereby makes sledge plate 402 be subjected to the bias force that spring 404 applies and move to the position of the butt joint shown in (be displaced to) Fig. 4 B.As understanding from Fig. 4 B, sledge plate 402 has been moved the outlet 412 away from hole 206, thereby makes when the sledge plate is in the position of butt joint it no longer contiguously export 412.In addition, can find out that auricle 410 covers 208 edge with respect to the back of the body and moves from Fig. 4 A and 4B.The position that sledge plate 402 never docks can allow handheld device 150 with respect to connector 104 forward to the motion of position of butt joint, thereby thereby makes communication port 152 engaging connectors 104 of handheld device 150 set up the exercisable communication between handheld device 150 and the connector 104.When sledge plate 402 moved with respect to PCB400, connector 104 can pass otch 418 and stretch out, thereby made the communication port 152 of handheld device 150 be connected device 104 engagements.
In addition, because sledge plate 402 forward, the auricle 410 that is located thereon, has lock bolt 500 can be with sledge plate 402 forward.Lock bolt 500 engageable backboards 208 are in the position of butt joint to keep sledge plate 402 and handheld device 150, thereby make the communication port 152 of handheld device 150 and connector 104 mesh.
Fig. 8 A illustrates the sectional view of flat-panel devices 100, near these flat-panel devices 100 places, thereby lock bolt 500 meshes backboards 208 sledge plate 402 is remained in the position of butt joint.Auricle 410 comprises that spring cup (cup) 602(is also shown in Figure 4), it keeps retracting spring 604 in place with respect to this auricle 410.Lock bolt 500 may rotate around pivot 606.Thereby retracting spring 604 acts on lock bolt 500 this lock bolt 500 is biased to position engaged shown in Fig. 8 A.Shown in Fig. 8 B, when the user expected that handheld device 150 is released, this user can depress lock bolt 500 to overcome the bias force that is applied by retracting spring 604.In this regard, lock bolt 500 can be thrown off backboard 208, thereby makes lock bolt 500 slide with respect to backboard 208.This can allow sledge plate 402, auricle 410 and lock bolt 500 to regain by the mode that is applied to the bias force on the sledge plate 402 by spring 404, shown in Fig. 8 B.
Get back to Fig. 4, sledge plate 402 also can comprise meshing part 502, physically meshing handheld device 150, thereby assists handheld device 150 is remained on the position of butt joint.Do not have meshing part 502, then handheld device 150 is remained on the engagement that connector 104 and communication port 152 are only arranged in the position of butt joint.That is, although can sledge plate 402 be remained in the position of butt joint by lock bolt 500, if the friction force that is applied on the handheld device 150 at the interface of communication port 152 and connector 104 is overcome, then handheld device 150 still can freely skid off hole 206.Thereby meshing part 502 can further mesh this handheld device 150 avoids this handheld device 150 to move out from the position of butt joint.
With reference to Fig. 9, it has described the sledge plate 402 that keeps ground engagement handheld device 150 in addition, and meshing part 502 can extend from sledge plate 402.Meshing part 502 can be cantilevered (cantilevered), thereby makes that this meshing part 502 can be along the length deflection (deflectable) of meshing part 502, thereby moves to handheld device 150 or away from handheld device 150.Can provide inclined-plane 702(for example to be molded onto the back of the body covers in 208), thus meshing part 502 these inclined-planes 702 of contact made when sledge plate 402 advances to the position of not butt joint from the position of butt joint.In case this can make sledge plate 402 advance to PCB400 and connector 410, meshing part 502 is just towards handheld device 150 deflections.Meshing part 502 can comprise teat 704, and it is configured as corresponding profile 706 interlockings with handheld device 150.The profile 706 of handheld device can be limited in the shell of handheld device 150.For example, handheld device 150 can be hinged (hinged) equipment.In this regard, can between the panel 710 of handheld device 150, provide hinge 708.The interface of the panel 710 of adjacent hinge 708 can limit profile 706.So, when in the position that advances to butt joint along with sledge plate 402 and meshing part 502 during by the advancing to handheld device 150 alternately of meshing part 702 and inclined-plane 702, teat 704 can with profile 706 interlockings of handheld device 150.In this regard, handheld device 150 can be securely held in the position of butt joint.
Figure 10 and 11 illustrates another embodiment of maintaining body 102.At (tray) 800 of dish shown in Figure 10 and 11.This dish is in shape can be corresponding to handheld device 150.This coils 800 alternative sledge plates 402 and the above-mentioned parts that are associated (for example spring 404 etc.) are provided in the flat-panel devices 100.Different with sledge plate 402, this dish 800 can be static with respect to backboard 208.This dish 800 and backboard 208 still can limit a bag, and when passing hole 206 placement handheld devices 150, handheld device 150 is received within this bag.This dish 800 can comprise friction engagement parts 810, and it frictionally meshes this handheld device 150 when handheld device 150 advances in the dish 800.For example, friction engagement parts 810 can comprise for example material of similar sponge of resilient material 802(), it is provided in the dish 800 near otch 812 to be used for receiving connector 104.The lid 804 that provides on this resilient material 802 also can be provided friction engagement parts 810.This lid 804 can be provided to assist to control the friction engagement of handheld device 150.For example, lid 804 can be
Polyester film.As intelligible, similar with above-mentioned sledge plate 402, dish 800 can be placed with respect to the surface in the flat-panel devices, thereby is defined for the space of admitting handheld device 150.In addition, as shown in figure 10, this dish 800 can comprise radiating part 806.For example, radiating part 806 can be the line that provides in 800 at dish, perhaps can remove the part (grid that replaces for example in the net) of radiating part 806 thus allow hot-fluid therefrom to pass through.
In this embodiment of holding member 102, when handheld device 150 advanced in the dish 800 to otch 812, handheld device 150 can become and touch friction engagement parts 810.Thereby resilient material 802 flexible permission handheld devices continue forward, thereby make the communication port of handheld device 150 be engaged on the connector of placing in the otch 812 104 as previously mentioned.Resilient material 802 can frictionally mesh the handheld device 150 near connector 104.In this regard, handheld device 150 can frictionally be maintained at the position of butt joint.Therefore, when user expectation removes handheld device 150 from flat-panel devices, thereby this user can catch handheld device 150 and apply enough power and with the friction engagement that overcomes handheld device 150 handheld device 150 regained from coiling 800.
Figure 12 has described another embodiment that can mesh the flat-panel devices 100 of handheld device 150 with keeping.The embodiment that describes among Figure 12 can have for the groove 1000 of admitting hand-held 150.With reference to Figure 13, Figure 13 illustrates the end points figure of groove 1000 in addition, and this groove 1000 can comprise lip (lip) 1002, and it dangles at least a portion of groove 1000.Lip 1002 can assist handheld device 150 is remained in the position of butt joint.Embodiment shown in Figure 10 can use with the mechanical interlocked or friction engagement of maintaining body described above 102, or uses with any suitable maintaining body.
Should from Figure 12 and 13, understand, when handheld device 150 is in the position of butt joint, be placed on the outside that handheld device 150 its parts in the groove 1000 can be exposed on flat-panel devices 100.For example, when handheld device 150 was in the position of butt joint, the display 158 of handheld device 150 can come out.Alternatively, the exposed portions of handheld device 150 can allow heat to come out from handheld device 150.
Although in accompanying drawing and above-mentioned description, explain and described the present invention, such explanation and describe and should be considered to exemplary and do not limit in feature.For example, specific embodiment described above can be described with alternate manner and/or the embodiment combination (for example can carry out processing element (process element) in proper order with other) of layout.Therefore, should understand and only illustrated and described preferred embodiment and modification thereof, and should protect variation and modification within purport of the present invention.
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- One kind be used for to support ground engagement main equipment from equipment, describedly comprise from equipment:Maintaining body, it can operate that main equipment is remained on the position of butt joint from equipment with respect to described, and wherein when in the position in described butt joint, at least a portion of described main equipment is comprised in described from the sealing of equipment;With the described one or more hardware componenies that integrally provide from equipment; AndConnector with respect to described maintaining body placement, described connector can be operated with when described main equipment is in the position of butt joint, set up the communication interface between described main equipment and the described one or more hardware component, be used for the communication between described main equipment and described one or more hardware component;Wherein when described main equipment was in the position of butt joint, described main equipment can operate to control described one or more hardware componenies from equipment, and wherein said one or more hardware component need communicate by letter to realize repertoire with described main equipment.
- 2. according to claim 1 from equipment, wherein saidly comprise flat-panel devices from equipment, and wherein said main equipment comprises handheld device.
- 3. according to claim 1 from equipment, wherein said maintaining body can operate optionally the position of described main equipment from butt joint discharged.
- 4. according to claim 3 from equipment, wherein said maintaining body comprises at least one meshing part, it is when described main equipment is in the position of butt joint, can with the engagement features interlocking ground engagement of the corresponding shaping of described main equipment, thereby described main equipment is firmly held in the position of butt joint.
- 5. according to claim 4 from equipment, wherein said at least one meshing part can be used for optionally discharging described main equipment from mobile with the described interlocking engagement of described engagement features.
- 6. according to claim 5 from equipment, the described engagement features of wherein said main equipment comprises at least in part the profile that the shell by described main equipment limits.
- 7. according to claim 1 from equipment, wherein said maintaining body comprises the friction engagement by the described described main equipment that carries out from equipment.
- 8. according to claim 7 from equipment, wherein said maintaining body comprises the friction engagement parts, and it can contact with described main equipment when described main equipment is in the position of butt joint, thereby described main equipment is remained in the position of butt joint.
- 9. according to claim 1 from equipment, wherein when described main equipment was in the position of butt joint, at least one input equipment of described main equipment was exposed to described outside from equipment.
- 10. according to claim 1 from equipment, wherein said one or more hardware component comprises and is placed on described touch-screen display on first side of equipment, wherein, when described main equipment is in the position of butt joint, offer the demonstration data of described touch-screen display and the input data that receive from described touch-screen display can exchange described between equipment and described main equipment.
- 11. according to claim 1 from equipment, wherein saidly do not comprise radio modem from equipment.
- 12. according to claim 1 from equipment, the wherein said processor that does not comprise the repertoire that can operate to utilize described one or more hardware componenies from equipment.
- 13. according to claim 1 from equipment, wherein said communication interface comprises at described main equipment and described from the electricity interface of electric power is provided between the equipment.
- 14. a system that is used for the butt joint portable electric appts, described system comprises:The main equipment that comprises processor, described main equipment have with described processor and are in communication port in exercisable the communication; AndComprise following from equipment:Maintaining body, it can operate that main equipment is remained on the position of butt joint from equipment with respect to described, and wherein when in the position in described butt joint, at least a portion of described main equipment is comprised in described from the sealing of equipment;With the described one or more hardware componenies that integrally provide from equipment; AndPlace and be in connector exercisable the communication with described described one or more hardware componenies from equipment with respect to described maintaining body, wherein said connector can be operated with when described main equipment is in the position of butt joint, the communication interface of the communication port of foundation and described main equipment is used for communicating by letter between described processor and described one or more hardware component;Wherein when described main equipment was in the position of butt joint, described processor can operate to control described one or more hardware component, and wherein said one or more hardware component need with described processor communication to realize repertoire.
- 15. system according to claim 14 wherein saidly comprises flat-panel devices from equipment, and wherein said main equipment comprises handheld device.
- 16. system according to claim 15, wherein said maintaining body can operate optionally the position of described main equipment from butt joint discharged.
- 17. system according to claim 16, wherein said maintaining body comprises at least one meshing part, it is when described main equipment is in the position of butt joint, can with the engagement features interlocking ground engagement of the corresponding shaping of described main equipment, thereby described main equipment is firmly held in the position of butt joint.
- 18. system according to claim 17, wherein said at least one meshing part can be used for optionally discharging described main equipment from mobile with the described interlocking engagement of described engagement features.
- 19. system according to claim 18, the described engagement features of wherein said main equipment comprise at least in part the profile that the shell by described main equipment limits.
- 20. system according to claim 14, wherein said maintaining body comprises the friction engagement by the described described main equipment that carries out from equipment.
- 21. system according to claim 20, wherein said maintaining body comprises the friction engagement parts, and it can contact with described main equipment when described main equipment is in the position of butt joint, thereby described main equipment is remained in the position of butt joint.
- 22. system according to claim 14, wherein when described main equipment was in the position of butt joint, at least one input equipment of described main equipment was exposed to described outside from equipment.
- 23. system according to claim 14, wherein said one or more hardware component comprises and is placed on described touch-screen display on first side of equipment, wherein, when described main equipment is in the position of butt joint, offer the demonstration data of described touch-screen display and the input data that receive from described touch-screen display can exchange described between equipment and described main equipment.
- 24. system according to claim 14 does not wherein saidly comprise radio modem from equipment.
- 25. system according to claim 14, the wherein said processor that does not comprise the repertoire that can operate to utilize described one or more hardware componenies from equipment.
- 26. system according to claim 14, wherein said communication interface comprise at described main equipment and described from the electricity interface of electric power is provided between the equipment.
- 27. a method that is used for the butt joint portable electric appts, described method comprises:With main equipment with respect to being placed on from equipment the position of butt joint;Use to keep structure, described main equipment is kept from equipment with respect to described;In case place, the communication port of described main equipment is connected with described connector from equipment, described connector is placed with respect to described maintaining body;Described from communication data between equipment and the described main equipment; AndWith the described one or more hardware componenies from equipment of described main equipment control.
- 28. method according to claim 27, the wherein said operating period that is connected described main equipment takes place.
- 29. described communication and control wherein take place and need not to interrupt the operation of described main equipment in method according to claim 28.
- 30. method according to claim 27 wherein saidly comprises flat-panel devices from equipment, and described main equipment comprises handheld device.
- 31. method according to claim 27, wherein said method also comprise via described connector and communication port at described main equipment with describedly provide electric power between the equipment.
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