DOCKING STATION FOR SMARTPHONE

摘要

A dock for connecting a smartphone to a display and peripherals is disclosed. The dock uses a single connector to transfer audio/video data to a display and input-output data and to establish a wireless link with peripherals. The dock has a controller with a switch, a wireless communication module, a USB hub, a relay, a first connector, an audio/video (AV) converter and a second connector. The relay normally connects AV data from the smartphone to the AV converter. The controller switches the relay while the switch is being operated, and then the controller links the USB hub, the first connector and the wireless communication module, and the wireless communication module establishes the wireless link with the smartphone.

主权项

1. A docking station comprising:
a controller, having a switch; a wireless communication module, coupled to the controller, and being capable of establishing at least one wireless link with an external portable electronic device; a universal serial bus (USB) hub, coupled to the controller; a relay, having a control terminal and multiple rows of change-over contacts, wherein each row of change-over contacts has a common terminal, a normally-open contact and a normally-closed contact, and the control terminal and the normally-open contacts are coupled to the controller; a first connector, coupled to the common terminals of the relay for connecting the external portable electronic device; an audio/video (AV) converter, coupled to the normally-closed contacts of the relay for converting first AV data into second AV data; and a second connector, coupled to the AV converter for outputting the second AV data; wherein the relay normally connects the first connector to the AV converter for transferring the first AV data from the external portable electronic device to the AV converter, the controller makes the relay switch through the control terminal while the switch is being operated, and then the controller links the external portable electronic device connected to the first connector, and the wireless communication module establishes the at least one wireless link with the external portable electronic device.