Patent ID: 7372447
Filing Date: 2008-05-13
Classification: G02B,G09G,H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. A docking system for a telephone comprising: a hand held housing having a plurality of control elements and a connection port that electrically connects a control processing circuit within the housing to a wireless telephone that docks with the housing, the control processing circuit receiving image data from the telephone, and generating display data based on the image data; an active matrix liquid crystal display mounted to the housing, the display receiving the display data from the control processing circuit, and presenting the display data as an image; a light source mounted within the band held housing, the light source illuminating the image presented on the display; and a power management circuit that lowers the power consumption of the control processing circuit after the image is illuminated until display data for the next image from the control processing circuit is ready to be presented to the matrix display, the power consumption of the control processing circuit being lowered between sequentially generated display data, the power management circuit arranged for receiving control signals for lowering the power consumption, the control signals resulting from signals from the control processing circuit that are initiated by the control processing circuit, the power management circuit and the control processing circuit being connected together and arranged in a configuration that lowers the power consumption in a self regulating manner.