Personal device docking station for video calls
AssigneeSaieed Ahmed
InventorSaieed Ahmed
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Abstract
A personal device docking station can include a base, a neck with a stationary and non-stationary portion and a rest pad that can hold a personal device such as a smartphone or tablet. When a personal device is docked in the docking station, bidirectional audio feed is established between the personal device and the docking station. A user can receive audio feed from the docking station's speakers and transmit audio feed via a plurality of microphones. The rest pad of the docking station can have a window or cutout that aligns with the camera of the docked personal device. The non-stationary portion of the neck can include multiple motorized rotation heads that allow for horizontal and vertical rotation of the rest pad and docked device.
Claims19
A personal device docking station comprising:
- (a) a base;
- (b) a neck situated substantially perpendicular to said base with a stationary portion and a non-stationary portion, wherein said non-stationary portion of said neck comprises:
- (i) a first motorized rotation head;
- (ii) a second motorized rotation head;
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- (iii) a third motorized rotation head;
- (c) a rest pad connected to said non-stationary portion of said neck, wherein said rest pad holds a personal device and comprises:
- (i) a back;
- (ii) a ledge;
- (iii) a first side;
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- (iv) a second side,
- (d) a port for connecting said personal device to said docking station, wherein said port is located on said ledge of said rest pad;
- (e) a first speaker;
- (f) a control panel;
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- (g) a plurality of microphones that allow for audio input into said docking station, wherein said plurality of microphones are located circumferentially around said stationary portion of said neck,
- wherein, when said personal device is docked in said docking station via said port, bidirectional audio feed is established between said personal device and said docking station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.