Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Input/output data processing
Reexamination Certificate
2005-05-17
2005-05-17
Huynh, Kim (Department: 2182)
Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/
Input/output data processing
C710S062000, C710S303000, C710S304000, C398S115000, C398S117000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06895445
ABSTRACT:
Docking stations for transferring data between handheld electronic devices and various data input/output devices are provided. A docking station includes a housing, an infrared (IR) signal emitter disposed within the housing, and one or more cradles formed within the housing. Each cradle is configured to removably receive a handheld electronic device therein and includes a floor and a first peripheral wall extending outwardly from the floor in a direction transverse to the floor. The first peripheral wall is permeable to IR signals. A second peripheral wall surrounds the first peripheral wall in adjacent, spaced-apart relationship such that the first and second peripheral walls define a peripheral area. The second peripheral wall comprises an IR-reflective inner surface. A cylindrical lens is positioned within the peripheral area and is configured to receive IR signals from an IR emitter and scatter the IR signals throughout the peripheral area. The IR-reflective surface is configured to reflect the scattered IR signals through the IR-permeable first peripheral wall and into the cradle.
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Coe Stanley S.
Lawson William T.
Ying Alan J.
Huynh Kim
MercuryMD, Inc.
Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec P.A.
Nguyen Mike
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