Managing Automatic Connections to a Wireless Dock

• Main Authors: Kanakia Anshul Pradip, Khoury Issa Yousef, Cosgrave Kristina Rose, Yim Jennifer S, Moran Keri K, Davis Darren R, Mikkola Petteri Jussinpoika, Johnston Travis Joe
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 22.03.2018
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

Managing automatic connections to a wireless dock is described. A connection manager is configured to initiate a first user experience by causing display of a first user interface on a display device coupled to a wireless dock in response determining that the mobile computing device is within a close proximity to the wireless dock based at least in part on the first wireless radio detecting the beacon signal associated with the wireless dock. Then, in response to detecting a user action to interact with a peripheral device coupled to the wireless dock, the connection manager initiates a second user experience by causing display of a second user interface on the display device coupled to the wireless dock. The first or second user experience may also include forming a wireless connection with the wireless dock using a second wireless radio.