Patent ID: 7236863
Filing Date: 2007-06-26
Classification: B60R,G06F

Abstract:
1. A docking station for a vehicle, the docking station being adapted to receive a portable computer, comprising a screen and being operable to generate a display on the screen, wherein the portable computer is operable to generate an inverted display on the screen and wherein the display is capable of being reversed about a vertical axis of the screen such that the display faces the front of the vehicle and a reflection of the display is visible in a rear view mirror of the vehicle, wherein the display on the screen appears correctly oriented when viewed in the rear view mirror of the vehicle; the docking station comprising mounting elements to mount the docking station in a vehicle, a holding element to hold a portable computer in engagement with the docking station, and a connection element to connect a portable computer in engagement with the docking station to at least one subsystem of the vehicle wherein the mounting elements are adapted to mount the docking station to an underside of the roof of the vehicle, the connection element being capable of connecting a power input of the portable computer to a power supply system of the vehicle, wherein the at least one subsystem comprises at least one of an engine management system and a navigation system.