Patent ID: 7949797

Claim:
A computer docking station, comprising: a wireless input/output module adapted to receive data from a host computer in a wireless way and/or transmit data to the host computer in a wireless way; a wired input/output module adapted to receive data from the host computer in a wired way and/or transmit data to the host computer in a wired way; at least one extended interface unit adapted to be connected to at least one peripheral device; a first data processing module which is connected to each of the at least one extended interface unit for processing data packets exchanged between the host computer and the peripheral device; a monitoring module adapted to monitor whether the wired input/output module is connected to the host computer and/or monitor whether a wireless connection is established between the wireless input/output module and the host computer, and to output a monitoring result; and a first switching module adapted to control the first data processing module to be connected to the wired input/output module when the monitoring result indicates that the wired input/output module is connected to the host computer, and to control the first data processing module to be connected to the wireless input/output module when the monitoring result indicates that the wired input/output module is not connected to the host computer; and wherein the first data processing module further comprises: a decision module adapted to receive a data packet transmitted by the host computer, and to output a decision result indicating whether the data packet is a wireless data packet or a wired data packet according to a channel identification bit included in the data packet, wherein the channel identification bit is one added in the transmitted data packet by the host computer for identifying the data packet as a wireless data packet or a wired data packet.