Method and apparatus for docking a mobile information handling system
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsBruce Montag, Raymond Dumbeck, Huy Nguyen
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Abstract
A mobile information handling system docking apparatus includes a base including a display device. An information handling system docking connector is located on the base. A mobile information handling system may be secured to the base and connected to the information handling system docking connector in order to utilize the mobile information handling system as a conventional desktop information handling system while reducing the space and cables required by conventional mobile information handling system docking stations.
Claims20
A mobile information handling system docking apparatus, comprising:
- a base comprising a display device;
- and
- an information handling system docking connector located on the base.
An information handling system, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a microprocessor housed in the chassis;
- a first docking connector located on the chassis and coupled to the microprocessor;
- and
- a base comprising a display device and a second docking connector located on the base, whereby the chassis is connected to the base and the first docking connector is coupled to the second docking connector.
A method for docking a mobile information handling system, comprising:
- providing a base comprising a display device and a first docking connector located on the base;
- positioning a mobile information handling system comprising a second docking connector adjacent the base;
- and
- docking the mobile information handling system by connecting the mobile information handling system to the base and coupling the first docking connector to the second docking connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.