Personal computer system having a docking bay and a hand-held po

Details Personal computer system having a docking bay and a hand-held po Personal computer system having a docking bay and a hand-held po

1994-07-19

1997-02-04

Ray, Gopal C.

39520001, G06F 1300, G06F 1900, H04M 1100

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056008007

ABSTRACT:
A personal digital assistant module with a local CPU, memory, and I/O interface has a host interface comprising a bus connected to the local CPU and a connector at a surface of the personal digital assistant for interfacing to a bus connector of a host general-purpose computer, providing direct bus communication between the personal digital assistant and the host general-purpose computer. In an embodiment, the personal digital assistant also stores a security code. The personal digital assistant according to the invention forms a host/satellite combination with a host computer having a docking bay, wherein upon docking a docking protocol controls access by the host to memory of the personal digital assistant based on one or more passwords provided by a user to the host. In another embodiment the personal digital assistant also has an expansion port connected to the local CPU, and expansion peripheral devices may be connected and operated through the expansion port.

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