US 12,298,808 B2
Network-capable docking station
Jeffrey Lukanc, San Jose, CA (US); Ganesha Tekkatte, San Jose, CA (US); Xuexin Liu, San Jose, CA (US); Bradley C. Malemezian, Atlanta, GA (US); and Mark E. Miller, Mission Viejo, CA (US)
Assigned to Synaptics Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Synaptics Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/581,126.
Prior Publication US 2023/0236632 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 8/65 (2018.01)
CPC G06F 1/1632 (2013.01) [G06F 8/65 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method performed by a docking station operable in a plurality of modes, the method comprising:
obtaining first data via a first interface of the docking station and second data via a second interface of the docking station, responsive to operating in a first mode of the plurality of modes, the first interface being configured to couple the docking station to a computing device and the second interface being configured to communicate with a network;
obtaining third data via the second interface of the docking station, in lieu of the first interface, responsive to operating in a second mode of the plurality of modes; and
selectively outputting, to a display via a third interface of the docking station different from the first interface and the second interface, the first data and the second data in response to the docking station operating in the first mode, or the third data in response to the docking station operating in the second mode, wherein the selectively outputting further comprises determining that the computing device is not coupled to the docking station and operating in the second mode in response to determining that the computing device is not coupled to the docking station.