Patent ID: 8711552

Claim:
A modular system of devices, comprising: a first electronic device that is independently functional with its own set of features, comprising a first housing in a first form factor, supporting: a first human input/output interface; a control system comprising a system processor and an operating system, controlling operation of the first human input/output interface; a first power source providing power to operate the first electronic device; an electrical interface providing data access external of the housing; and a second electronic device comprising a second housing in a second form factor, supporting: a second human input/output interface; a second power source providing power to operate the second electronic device; a docking interface communicating with the electrical interface of the first electronic device, wherein the first electronic device is removably dockable to the second electronic device, and wherein operation of the second electronic device is controlled at least in part by the system processor of the first electronic device via the electrical interface and docking interface when the first electronic device is docked to the second electronic device.