Mobile device sled with novel port usage and standing configuration for ready pairing between a mobile device and associated peripheral devices
AssigneeKoamtac, Inc.
InventorHanjin Lee
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for operative physical cooperation and ready detachment thereof between a mobile phone, tablet or the like, and an associated peripheral device such as barcode scanners and payment terminals, and improved methods for both physically combining the above and for electronically connecting the same, and for providing ports and mechanical structures which improve user ergodynamics through the use of foldable standing configurations and other aspects.
Claims13
A mobile device and peripheral device consolidation system for improved physical and electronic interoperability between a mobile device and at least one peripheral device, said mobile device and peripheral device consolidation system comprising:
- (a) a modular sled having:
- an attachment means for physically attaching a structure of said sled to said mobile device;
- at least one USB port;
- an external button selection multiplexer (MUX) logic core;
- at least one external button electronically connected to said External Button selection MUX logic core;
- wherein said External Button selection MUX logic core includes special purpose logic circuitry for configuring said at least one USB port as either:
- a standard USB port;
- or
- as a proprietary external scan button logic pathway;
- and
- (b) at least one attachment means for physically attaching said at least one peripheral device to said structure of said sled.
A method for consolidating a mobile device with a peripheral device comprising at least the following steps:
- (a) configuring a special purpose CPU with custom logic for assessing button configuration selections;
- (b) configuring a special purpose multiplexer with custom logic for executing button configuration selections;
- (b) loading said special purpose CPU with instructions for executing button configuration selections;
- (c) transmitting said instructions for executing button configuration selections to said special purpose multiplexer;
- (d) carrying out said instructions for executing button configuration selections at said special purpose multiplexer;
- and
- (e) utilizing said instructions for executing button configuration selections to operate a USB port as a communications port when said instructions indicate an External Button selection or as a regular USB port when said instructions indicate a Native Button selection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.