Mobile device dock

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8996777-B2
Application number	US-201213715092-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 14, 2012
Priority date	Dec 14, 2012
Publication date	Mar 31, 2015
Grant date	Mar 31, 2015

Abstract

A transportation system includes a passenger vehicle, a mobile device, and a mobile device dock that couples the mobile device to the passenger vehicle. The mobile device dock includes a base coupled to the passenger vehicle and a cradle configured to receive the mobile device. The cradle is coupled to the base to move relative to the base.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A mobile device dock comprising
a base,
a cradle formed to include a compartment sized to receive a mobile device, the cradle coupled to the base for movement from a home position to a first input position relative to the base in response to a user input force being applied to the cradle,
a sensor unit coupled to the base and configured to detect movement of the cradle from the home position to the first input position, and
return means for creat…

Assignees

• Volkswagen Ag
• Audi Ag

Inventors

• Slattery Ethan

Classifications

• G06F1/1632 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F13/4081 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F2200/1637

  Physics · mapped topic