Patent ID: 9429992
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A portable computer, comprising: a wired connector adapted for engagement with a wired connector of a docking station; a wireless transceiver operable to transmit a ping signal across a wireless medium and receive an acknowledge signal also across the wireless medium in response to the ping signal; a comparator coupled to the wireless transceiver for comparing a signal strength of the acknowledge signal to a predetermined value to determine whether the signal strength is adequate to support a wireless docking session before data is transmitted across the wireless medium; a processor having program instructions operable thereon for controlling data transmission between the portable computer and the docking station, wherein upon execution of the program instructions, the processor is configured for transmitting data from the wireless transceiver across the wireless medium in lieu of transmitting data across the wired connectors only if the signal strength of the acknowledge signal is greater than the predetermined value and the wired connector of the portable computer is disconnected from the wired connector of the docking station.