Personal digital assistant and associated computer host device b

Details Personal digital assistant and associated computer host device b Personal digital assistant and associated computer host device b

1997-12-09

2000-04-11

Picard, Leo P.

Electricity: electrical systems and devices

Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...

For electronic systems and devices

361816, 361818, G06F 116

Patent

active

060494530

ABSTRACT:
The base housing of a notebook computer is provided with an EMI-shielded internal bay structure which is configured to removably receive a personal digital assistant (PDA) in a manner mating an electrical connector on the PDA with a corresponding electrical connector within the bay structure. The mating of the two connectors couples a battery charging circuit within the host computer device with a storage battery in the PDA, and also couples a data storage device within the host computer device with a data storage memory area within the PDA. Accordingly, the PDA battery may be charged, and data transferred from the PDA to the host computer device without the previous necessity of using a dedicated external PDA stand and associated separate data transfer and battery charging cabling. In an alternate embodiment of the invention, the PDA is inserted into an EMI-shielded multibay adapter structure which in turn is inserted into a bay within the host computer device to couple the PDA and host computer device electrical connectors.

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