Automated exchangeable docking configuration
US7913020B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2420/01
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A base device meant to cooperate with one of a plurality of exchangeable docking adapters to enable the base device to cooperate with a personal portable device docked with the docking adapter to perform an audio/visual task. The base device incorporates a programmable logic that is programmed with a configuration data specifying a configuration of interconnections to enable the cooperation between the base device and the personal portable device, and may further incorporate a processor to execute a sequence of instructions of a routine causing the processor to cooperate with the personal portable device through the docking adapter to perform the task. The configuration data and/or the routine may be selected depending on which docking adapter is coupled to the base device, depending on a comparison of versions of configuration data and/or routine stored within one or both of the base device and the docking adapter, and/or depending on the identity of one or more of the base device, the docking adapter, the personal portable device, and the programmable logic.
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