System for resources under control of docking station when stand alone and resources under control of central processing unit of portable computer when docked

The computer docking station, comprising:

• a provision for user input;
• a provision for output;
• a microprocessor coupled to said user input and said output;
• an interface coupled to said microprocessor, said interface facilitating docking between said docking station and a stand alone portable computer, and
• docking station resources coupled to said microprocessor, said resources being under the control of said microprocessor when said docking station is a stand alone device and said resources being under the control of a central processing unit in said portable computer when said portable computer is docked to said computer docking station.

A computer docking station, comprising:

• a provision for user input;
• a provision for output;
• a microprocessor coupled to said user input and said output;
• an interface coupled to said microprocessor, said interface facilitating docking between said docking station and a stand alone portable computer, and
• docking station resources coupled to said microprocessor, said resources being under the control of said microprocessor when said docking station is a stand alone device, said docking station taking control of at least some resources in said portable computer when said portable computer is docked to said computer docking station.

A computer docking station, comprising:

• a provision for user input;
• a provision for output;
• a microprocessor coupled to said user input and said output;
• an interface coupled to said microprocessor, said interface facilitating docking between said docking station and a stand alone portable computer, and
• docking station resources coupled to said microprocessor, said resources being under the control of said microprocessor when said docking station is a stand alone device, said docking station taking control of resources in said portable computer when said portable computer is docked to said computer docking station.