Docking-type function-providing apparatus and portable device
US7038908B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 8, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/1632
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A docking-type function-providing apparatus for providing a predetermined function to a portable device docked with the apparatus via their respective connectors has a coupling face 1 coupled with a device coupling face on the portable device at the time of docking, the connector 2 of the apparatus provided on the coupling face 1 to connect with the connector of the device by the above-mentioned coupling, and a guide face 3 parallel to a plane intersecting the coupling face 1 and capable of guiding a guided face on the portable device at the time of docking. The position of the guide face 3 can be changed in the direction of intersection with the guide face 3.
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