Patent ID: 8990469
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: G06F,H05K

Abstract:
1. A docking station for a laptop computer, the docking station comprising: a body without a user input or output device; a power receiving interface coupled to the body and configured to receive electrical power from a power adapter receiving and adapting power from a wall socket source that supplies power; an accessory interface coupled to the body and configured to simultaneously communicatively couple the docking station with a plurality of user interchangeable accessory devices to enable non-audio, bi-directional data communication between the laptop computer and the user interchangeable accessory devices; a standardized non-proprietary, universal data interface coupled to the body and configured to operate according to a universal data communication standard to communicatively couple the docking station with the laptop computer and in electrical communication with the accessory interface to enable non-audio, bi-directional data communication between the laptop computer and the user interchangeable accessory devices and to enable control of the user interchangeable accessory devices by the laptop computer, the standardized non-proprietary universal data interface comprising a first port and a first cable removably coupled to the first port, the first cable configured to communicate with the laptop computer to enable non-audio, bi-directional data communications between the laptop computer and the universal data interface; and a standardized power providing interface in electrical communication with the power receiving interface and configured to operate according to a universal power communication standard to deliver electrical power to the laptop computer, the standardized power providing interface comprising: a second port; a second cable removably coupled to the second port; a proprietary tip removably coupled to the second cable, wherein the second cable and removable proprietary tip are configured to enable power communication between the laptop computer and the power receiving interface; and wherein the power providing interface and the second cable are configured to provide power sufficient for the laptop computer.