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US 6,889,057 B2Granted
PDA cradle for wireless IP communication
AssigneesSony Corporation, Sony Corporation of America
InventorsVirgil Flores Tordera, Masao Nishikawa
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Abstract
A PDA cradle includes a wireless Internet packet (IP) transceiver and a receptacle for holding a PDA to establish wireless communication between the PDA and a base station of a wireless LAN/WAN.
Claims7
A method for establishing wireless IP communication between a portable computer and at least one base station, comprising:
- providing a cradle configured for closely receiving the portable computer,
- the cradle including at least one connector;
- providing at least one IP transceiver in the cradle,
- the IP transceiver being electrically connected to the connector, whereby IP communication is established between the base station and portable computer when the computer is engaged with the cradle;
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- displaying on the portable computer, at lease one icon representing the cradle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.