GB2490046A - Peripheral device with data connection foot for mounting said device to display unit housing - Google Patents
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Abstract
A peripheral device 26 comprises a foot or mounting shoe 71, adapted to fit in a slot 20 in a display housing 16, and a biasing member 70 that forces the foot outward. The foot comprises a data connection 76, 78 and enables the peripheral device to couple to an electrical bus in the slot. The foot may comprise a power connection 72, 74 that receives power from a power bus 62, 64 in the slot and the data connection may receive data from or transmit data to a data bus 66, 68 in the slot. The device may further comprise logic that receives a signal from a location sensing element 82 in the slot, the logic determining the physical location of the peripheral device along the slot. Preferably, the device logic transmits a value indicative of the deviceâ s location to logic contained in the display housing.
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DSPLA\ H(1tJSN& WI b SLOI bOR HECUVhG PERPNLRAL DEVLES :BACKGHC)IJND 100011 Many computer users use one or mare: periphor& devkos with theft compuier systenis. Exarnpes of such perphora devices Comprise; Car1:E?raS speakers, harid*4idd computers. memory stkks. etc. ConnecUng Die *perphera devit,es to the conpLter c asss ca be umbersne a te corn ectos on cflas; b fl14\1 fl bt ess accessib'e the e4ect}oa.!=abes co'nectnq the per phea OC\ICCS to th conp Let can e bctt'eNome etc FL he a set :iiItS$ce benabe a user to. transfer data between the computer and a peripheraL devme may a'so be cunibersome and: non: intuti v
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[0002] 1 or a Jetai ed decnpdon U eernpiciy emciodin eirs cf U e inventon rofcieflcE w U cw be maoe to U a on pa yu ç crawincc n wf ch [00031 Figure 1 shows a system in accordance with embodiments of the invention; [0004] Figure 2 shows a sdeview of the system cf Figure 1 in accordance with embodiments of the invention:; [0005] flgwe 3 sho a cose up cit a comet of a discilay shcvn r the embodiment of ricure 1, [0006] floure 4 Ljsn stes how a oci ipheral devco is naed o a s1ct otovoed 0 to thSay in.iccuiuarco w J varix e embodiments [0007] Fioin 5 i9uUa c a oteni av up a gui p1 cra d,uce bra cn semor and corrputo' ntmfac o n acrocfancc with a ous omhcdmcnt3 [0008] Figure 6 shows a method in accordance with various embodiments.; and 1* [0009) Fquro I Ukmt*ratcc a perphemI device.,: post and mountnq shoe for a pe-ph.ia nrvtt k' hat: k( cIIWE'i 1nRO't WI at rtnc-' wflh ai embodiments.
*NOTATONi AND NOM:ENCLAI'URE [0010] Cc'tar tms cio us3d trnugro thc toownç ooscupton and rIan to :ceftr t camponents. As One!8i1ued 10 ttW art wiU.ppn3ciate, cDmRJ m conhIarucs rni wfc n a conipen't b \1fk}\ it nanms Th s dOCUf}1*31u1 does riOt ntend. to distingusb between cornponenis that diUer in nail-ia L')Ut not function. hi the following discL1sson and in the claims,: hO terms.
lnC1J(11nC Inc on piicnq ic tOo UI thl open N dod tash on -irici t t be interpreted to mean 1neding. but not hrnited, " Aso the tem coupe' or ccli pkis 3 rtendeo to ncir elthe{ rd ect d icct ootic& &eeticai connecton. .Uius. if a flrs device cot. pIes to a seoond devce. thet (CflF'LCtUfl n aj be thcuci a oiied alec' iiat or nnectun, theoujI an ci c eet I cci ntct on othr rje,t and tC)fllii)L' Oils hroucb a opUcat c4ctncd c'orntcuon o tin oh a w wk-rs eeChtcdI nn ctDn Thct CHI steni tetes to e comtmn on of two ci main conponer A system ma1 mpre or t>dnpe a onputer a manUor an ak rronc c Trute1ruRpav a combInation ol computers4 or a subsystem whin a computer.
DE I £ft LI) DFSCR fl lO1 [00111 hgure I shows a system 10 in accordance Wth various embodiments.
System comprises a display unt 11 coupled to: : a chassis 50. The. chassis 50 comprises Venous components such as a system board 52 on which a processor a4 nu other ck tucil cunpc-inm s CC,, nemoy aev a) ae mounted The comb ratk.n at U' 9 a splay 11 and cnass SO (cnn a CC)I%L $I toni Out I other embodU'nents, the. dsplay unit ii can be used in systems other than compets.
[0012] One cn more mpU devLe suct ac. a ke'boara 40 and ponuro dewe a g nos& 42 ma' also be ptvided eboa d 40 one ooir 113CC device 42 pemitsa user to operate the computer system..
[0013] In various embodiments. the dtsptay unit. 11 comprises an electrons dispkiy 14 contained within a. housing 1$ The display 14 may comprise., any >uLihL Lyp ot o sp1a:ucP a ti catodc}aY ftbo GH fl i hquc dso1a [ CD r'lr One n no C grarh ca con $ an Thewn cn disrh i 4 gvh Ii tc' usc car r eact Us nq the kboauj 40 afcVc pcir ci dci cc 4 to.
car ucick: and draq an. : cor from one b:Ztitfl) t.fl the dispLay 14.. to another A UEfl can a1sc douth flek an con to pay thai rnn o i, to corn tc a3socteo fio:, Of e»=ecutE* the:aSSOCLtSd software). Th. d$phy unit I I aisocompses a cuppNi ccLnrr i; ana baI6 21 The s pccit&ohirii 11 sippns the hrLcirr' 12 and dispiay I 4 away. from the. baszt 21 in SOfflO err:bOd}tT1E?niS Ibti) t)aSIe 21. s adapted tO St 0r.0 WOrk surtacc.. such as a.tabk or 1esk. In other embodinientt t( t)aeE 1 C&NflpflSC a damp o cthr fl13( hunrn I fl cnabbt: it d',pidv r I t to b eatUc:hed to. an edge of a vork suriace. In yet othe' the base 21 ft; adapted to erabe: ft disp'ay unt I I to t'e atLched w a waU bracket.
tool 4.] 1Tbe d.pav bousnç; I compnsLs at feast IO:Lfl' extMflaUy e'Pe$ed: udac:e3 I t' I b I and I S o g a Urst dc sr1 ice a tup bJkice a ecane tde St1} ICL a ci a boiler cuih e spec twUv) -ati 2 cJnVs:KW ie c t thc dN$:a):y I I h the c o ficitirn 2 s ac n1acc r t.howr c sinE ce 1 comp se dot 20 trat w the d 3nt \e cmxxlirnen subs ntn y c <tends tic length L: of sIde; surface. IS. One or more mechanical entry.powits.2.2:WD provided for a pehphera device to bc mated to the sIot 20 and. then sUd along the:slot.to a user des red rosb) The *1 20 na encn-J ali'n2 r,t ne cu Ia 3 IS or abnq two or more surfaces. in some embodiments, one continuous slot 20 extends aonq multiple surfaces.. n other embodimerffs. muRple. separate: slats 20:.ar:e provided., at least. one, on a separate* surface. .ln yet. OIlier OJ:nbOdi.nlentsc more than:000 slat.20. is. provided on each.. of:000 or inure surfaces. 1.5-1.8. of the hcunq 12 and h lot 2) ui a comm n hous i g b.nlace e sultacE. I I separate from each other. fri. some embodiments.. a so extends substanttaUy: alono hc entho lerq*h L.F p 2 of a ousrq cuface wh la n o4h ernbodrments. the slot extends.. along onehaii or more of the length. of the.: side: sot.ot the housInci.
10015] fleure 1uctrdkes torn pec pheral devcec 25 26 27 and 28 attachud ki the display housing 1.2 in this manner. Peripheral device 25 comprises a.hano-held computer. Peripheral device 2$ comprises a. camera. Ped.pheral devices 27 and 28 comprise speakers. As used heren, the term perIpbnra device:fl)ferS to an h\n itLiches tr and c od ni conjunc cn wth ihe cvIor1x {j [0016] 1 we 3 k.sUatos a pattt ow ci ci srar uflt I fh" ic'w ot t e 3 ftust:tc$ 3o}tons r$ orhoo a surfaces 15 tcio t rfaco ard U too s,,ukre o tbp dspai hnusinq Skn >3 extnds aoni each ci si rtes I S ane S as ch'Vfl In:hA: ontodme:nt, shown fri:FQufl 3> an e:ntrypont 22: provWk.c Oti: catt suUarc' 15 6 kO onahe a uc tO r1t a penThua dc\c' wth the o4 hit cxtn alonç CRC h such s ntn e ->uch at'nohe a dc n'c can ihri bc' bn tOE Cl userdosred oeaton SUCh tS t1iit shown in Figure 1.
100171 In vao p embodiment, the Jot O on pns < stuct\Jle tt at)Qt i mechanically supports the periphera devce as we as p*rovdes either or both of powc md dati "ornecbvt C1 the ponp e& devre Hçtno 4 Uusttates a ctoss se.obonal vew of SJOt. 20: chsposed fl surface iSof d:spay LBThI I 1.. The stt $0: q$noraHy COIIFM4SSb a bce ¶ thL extarns an heir <pcced sudace " tO 3 St{b&4afltRIfly recan id ir oh irib& The pe phetai dcv ( e tpi pheu tie cc 26 ifl the fliJ1O of}1(1:Uri) * 4, comprises a sotconneennq tfleflItXM. 69 that hasH at k'Tist two ddterarit pes oris r a 1wt postrn te otcenrectrq menioe $ cn c d intcn ria te the oanpNN a devK e 26 a> mdcteo a cished lines n F g no 4 a c'cc'n ocr en ft e stat L.onnoc1rg niombe 6° cdonds awa from \ per pherzi do ac as st ovn.. ad oek' a paee hr ae t on mTh sc 0 of ho dspay Unit. ii fl Some ernbodments, the sohconneeUno member 139. eects mm he pc phaial dcce o w.ej of a sp n r ot. soocthcJy 0hovvn) [00181 The sk*connec:t{rIg member 69 comprises a post 70 and. rno.untinq ho /1 The riountn p Jioe I s onera squaie or r.cdnpJ i st ape with rouneed cit ccin<nc< as det.ueu The hiFe inn LC. uf tt e -boe I oT)OOts with.the thrnerisions of the stot $0 to ena.bte the shoe fQ lit wilhl:n:and slide, CkflH sot, boSe 4ob.e supported inpkice by the:stot..
[00191 1 he m3urm iq bhoe ? conpnse' m.Jliote e$ectnca contats 2 74 $ and 7$,. n.the embodiment of Apure 4, contacts 72. and 74 are provided, OflOfl$ sdo of the mount n.j shue I ed cor4cts 7$ no 78 a e oovdeo on the othe side ci Uie shoe One pair of contacts (e.g.. contacts 72 and 74) comprises power aria. ground contacts. whfle the other pair of contacts (eg.... contcts. 7$ and C, 7.8) cmprss daLat arid data contacts. Thc slot 20 cornpr1.ce conductive. sinps t2 6& )1C 8 th re adaYen tc r'ce iO ri *rt L cd y CC*\iCt tt1 contacts 72-78 ol the n iauntRxj s:hae 71 For:6.8fl1pS contact 72:GCtt1Cdy niates wt1 ccinducIve stdp:62.,: whUe contacts. 74, :26 and 7 Sect cy mate Mt cnncn-cve strips 64 60 and $b CrridL ct ye tns Be nd $4 are conhgwd In vaAous ermodimentt to provkle: Power wid ground CQflt:at points: fc:r the cnrrsponcm g ccntacis 7? an (4 ofth riot4rtinç 1 ConcJuchvr' npc' e$ md f5 ae -�i f nod o pmov de ocm cn to t pctrik cr thk cceNccinn}*1 t)Otflk t /8 and S cM tflk»= 1) t)U t flO C}1)C I hd 1v erhnq this ma\JnLu\ hc /1 of Lhe c)t)flflC rq nh1be mo flhc skn 2O, the ptrtiecI 31cvc)t 7n supported ri place adjacent: the dkpay unit 1 1., CS: W*3U 2S PtOV{ded. wth:OWCf and data con nectMty.
t0020] Agure 4 aso illustrates a oeabon sensing mechansn 82 pmvidd M the : bE 2k,) The L)eauu -er n fl}(\)hcfl Vfl 2 L usable tO ittnrn'e tic pk isia ocatkM U ilT'n 1)e}Ph9:4 aeva't uisedcd trc thE? 20 Any ol a v1ue\y 01 :flleQh*1iiSIflS can be mpema.ited the k)Q$*0fl SSflSWlci: ri'e0hUhi&fl 8:2. For a> ar13e, hr ornt on sencn macban err 82 nn comp e i resst io s up A t e q 12 \. OCT K dD ad t a tfl end A t C {e tvc SUfti I IIC 0 0Jfltflhj shoe 71 comprises a conductive contact 8(1 that. contacts the resstJve.stup 82 bnebv nemrg i mItage w ose iigntt ide ir a luncTon of hcu. al og th resistive strip the mounting. .shoe's earl act. 60 contacts the resistive strtp. the voftaqe can be decoded to determine the. iocation of the peripherat device 2$ ak>ng the stot [0021] Route 5 iUuctrdte a kv ut on C11bO oevcc 99 tha tore es the voPaja ignaJ IrOfli lie W.11 OUS potiphaut de' Ices ana hair e ictages Je&UuIInes 9 c kraon ci OdLh penphtat devce adjacer the dIsuln LnIt 11 The ocaUon sonsor dev 99 ma be ntemated nth the OsLhy unit 1 dS IBL5iAC I ii hi ure b) ci integr.ted into chassis 50:tFigure 1). The ocatbn sensor 99 determines, usug any of the various techniques described herein or other echn OLOS he coatIo i)f the auou penpheu aeucs diseased atou tht outer edges of the *dispay houskig 1 2.
[0022] hi corne. embodiments. one conUnuous resSive strip 82 is pruvidedir a tk) ?Q tjctc IdS 1OUfl ur1cv'es 4 th thsphv L flU c a 2 3 c czli 4 sudaes As such tk, c$teqe nrr a ptcukn pcuphoaI dr'co s contact P( flCQd.eS: the.bcaton c' th.at.pe.ripher& device*..
[0023] hi OL onbod rnnts each srtace I 5 E Cf thc J epkIv FtU g I 2 c.omptlses. H separa *!t 0 5k4. 20 a.yi c. ch &5uCh. Skjt20 COfllP}1.&3$S it$ 1C!Wfl* cesi$1Lw* CtHP 8? Thc cifligr' c,j I " VDC anr cU tn e?ch (C'&NO hti B rrav tic sasne:as.the vc*age apphed to all athet rcsstive. strips. iThe location sensor LieO3 99 recewes fliUflhç)ie: QiJUL voJtages cacti input voftago tine being dss%iC dt\ \A Th P-itCULU t*'> SF & . p pro rammed into flc k"( aflon sensor device c3..
[00241 hi 0 hcq embed nerts Ui c3ratiar serrimj rneLhart3n does rot &eeicaUy contati the shea 71 Ot the perohe ratctevioe: End. rnstead cornpr*E an u aon e sonJ WC*L jenerator S nib a sound wave generato ra be p}C1\ddCO at on cnd o a ot 20 mc nay err a SO ifid wavc a ng Ui &it e g 000ClUtdt( i along ft e iratcu I let n noj the Jot) t reupht'red d3? c pi ent In ti so e the devoes rest 70 and cn rnoJr"ng ahoc 71\ the waves wifi reitect off of the rerWhera device's post 70 and/or mountmq shoe. 71 The sound wave generator wifl rsceive. the reflected son waves, the frequency ci wh ch d'rm ii "s he Iocton)t tie peurtvnl deuce alonu the sk 20 100251 hi yet. okher embodiments, the bcal,ton sensnq mechanism comprises a tirn&varyin.g. eectrica signS. qenerato.r. Such an ee.ctdcai SEQflOi generator rna,y be ProvKted 31 one nodal a skI 20 and may errut, Scca.sign.ats Song a conduchve snip 82 (or one of The power or data strips.62-68). The.ee:ctnca.
ugnal t a a peaetou mied f}eu(rc ft a peq hea &v'e Orcbcm r no slot L.e. the devicfl.post.70. and/or mourmng shoe Ti;. the eleomeal signS wil' reflect off of the interlace, between the conductive strip.28 and the. peripheral deuces post U ando moor. ra st e TI he eeuicat stonal qe ea'o wifi receive the. reflected. etecmtal signals, the frequency of which determines the octtor of th? oenphetal de cc along the sb' 20 The enbooni cot thLc I iime:.dornain. reflectometry, which is weft-Isnown,. Reference can be made to US jat PL L 2007 U2O45 nioirpOiu he {P by rt1erenec tc addWor a dde rejucJna line dk fl d r ieft sc' arner [0026] 1 we S ako shns that thc anos rc pIoa co' cos nay CCUpk n a commcn data cQmmunk'ati*on Unk, 8:1 SUCh 3 a universa sera bLis (USE3): i1e diwey irr I I asc cortans ai rtortacc> ttu 12 tkfl cnovdcs data conner cty between the skit(sj *W and. the. :pe4:phE'rai devçes mated thereto and hOst IOP)C:fl: t'D chaecis C INc ntilacc c'unnt i2 thuc flt dy-'pi r'OfflU t. ncaton ns p the host systhm.
10027] Dct'rnnnq hc tccltcnl)1 hc auau penphcna dcv t akip the oukst* »=L4}tc1(( 1b8 of Ihc di'pay i I Lnat)k's any of a vanety Cf icton be pcrFomied based on such detnrmned iaeabons*. For exampe, reie:rdng to igLre 1 a use of thc EkjE4an 0 can ehd< anti chag ar cufl u? ( CCfl 38 ran di)1d 14 tO I dpUv 01 Si adj ie rihera aevee For ean ilo pet{phrd devR e;!5 COtVfX ses a thS1CW 29 bar' 38 n'a be d xjed oy a ce t.anhj pa n1ncj dOYKO 4f', hen thc J s bi a Cd rt J spLay 1$ te Jsphy cuLa of dN$:a):y 2 as the dpIay5 I; ia:t; Qfl b ied wne one i By w cit anoP'er eam&e Fntne I hew' eft inc gh apea NS 27 ra 2 espcctvck Jeterrnninq at >pdake 27 > nc sauc d on c k'84'and cide c the 1pIav. 11 when facino die dspIa tnt) and th sc'c'akr 28 e h)S ced or the r$i hand Sc, erabk'% an aucho cuaptc n n th chas 0 p rude h4t and ugtt ch\inn1 audio the correct speakers.
1 0028] Figure 6 illustrates a method 100 in accordance with various embodiments. At 1q2. method 1 00 comprises receMng a sigr.al from a pedpheral device. The peripheral device has: been mated to a slot 20 at the droltv urut 11 e>planc'd abtw The sgn i u os ed nm ft e par hea do 4CC s prc CSsStd b the OLt Lfl sens a met hansni 82 to do srr nt»= he location of the peripheral device:(1 04). At 1:0$ an:opetation.such:.ss a cbck and drag" operation of an icon train the: display 14 is performed to move the mon. from No disolav 14 tu the rusplav of the oenohemal aevmo e q dspIa 100291 In sonic enbodiment a per phtial devee tah as spea es 27 28) does: not contain a display. Far at least some of such peripheral devices, determiSg the kx.ation of the device around the outer edge of the display housinq 1 2 s not needed io.r the host system to interact with such a oerioheia de\4c0 Fi(uv 7 thus iUstraes ct oorh)n of pnprna flO\IN' UI J Kb the lion 1 nas n CaRed o it ace 73 that ricvccts shoe 71 t err rrang ccnt2ct wth th.e tocaticn sensing mechaSm 82:(eg, reStve sthp) prcwidedin the. sioL [0Q301 the hc\e dsCtJs$Kin is meant tr no flustiativo ot the N ncipts ano VaSUS embodiments Of the present invention.. Numerous variat:cins: and reSt ratir'ns d wcom apparnet In hosc s Bert n the a once thc ahoc :disdosure s EuHy.appreoated. ft s intended, that the toHowing. lams be.
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- CLAIMS1. A peripheral device, comprising: a foot comprising a data connection; and a biasing member that forces said foot outward; wherein said foot is adapted to fit in a slot in a display housing, said foot enabling said peripheral device to couple to an electrical bus in said slot.
- 2. The peripheral device of claim 1, further comprising logic that receives a signal from a location sensing element in said strip, said logic determining location of said peripheral device relative to said slot.
- 3. The peripheral device of claim 2, wherein said logic transmits a value indicative of said location to logic contained in the display housing.
- 4. The peripheral device of claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein said foot comprises a power connection that receives power from a power bus in said slot.
- 5. The peripheral device of claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein said foot comprises a data connection that receives data from, or provides data to, a data bus in said slot.
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