Tablet air cooling dock

Abstract

A tablet air cooling dock. In one embodiment, the dock includes a cooling unit a tablet cradle to receive and support a tablet computer. The cradle includes a passageway to receive air from the cooling unit and to provide the air to a vent of the tablet computer. In one embodiment, the tablet cradle is provitally mounted to provide multiple viewing positions of the tablet computer.

1 . An apparatus comprising: 
 a housing;    a cooling unit within the housing;    a tablet cradle to receive and support a tablet computer, the cradle including a passageway to receive air from the cooling unit and to provide the air to a vent of the tablet computer;    a pressure reservoir to receive air from the cooling unit and to release the air to a passageway of the cradle.    
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the tablet cradle is pivotally attached to the housing to provide multiple viewing positions of the tablet computer.  
     
     
         3 . (Cancelled)  
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the cooling unit is one of a group comprising of a thermal electric unit, a compressor unit, a magnetic unit, and an acoustic unit.  
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the cooling unit includes a fan positioned in the housing to direct cooled air to a bottom of the tablet cradle and air exhaust out to an exit vent the housing.  
     
     
         6 . A method comprising: 
 a tablet cradle of a docking station receiving and supporting a tablet computer; and    a cooling unit of the docking station proving cooled air to the tablet computer via a passageway of the tablet cradle.    
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , further including providing multiple viewing positions of the tablet computer via rotating the table cradle.  
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , further including a pressure reservoir receiving air from the cooling unit and releasing the air to a passageway of the cradle.  
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the cooling unit is one of a group comprising of a thermal electric unit, a compressor unit, a magnetic unit, and an acoustic unit.  
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the cooling unit includes a fan positioned in the docking station to direct cooled air to a bottom of the tablet cradle and air exhaust to an exit vent of the housing.  
     
     
         11 . An tablet computer docking station comprising: 
 a cooling unit;    a tablet cradle to receive and support the tablet computer, the cradle including a passageway to receive air from the cooling unit and to provide the air to a vent of the tablet computer; and    a pressure reservoir to receive air from the cooling unit and to release the air to a passageway of the cradle.    
     
     
         12 . The docking station of  claim 11  wherein the tablet cradle is pivotally attached to the docking station to provide multiple viewing positions of the tablet computer.  
     
     
         13 . (Cancelled)  
     
     
         14 . The docking station of  claim 11  wherein the cooling unit is one of a group comprising of a thermal electric unit, a compressor unit, a magnetic unit, and an acoustic unit.  
     
     
         15 . The docking station of  claim 11  wherein the cooling unit includes a fan positioned to direct cooled air to a bottom of the tablet cradle and air exhaust to an exit vent of the docking station.  
     
     
         16 . An apparatus comprising: 
 a housing;    a tablet cradle to receive and support a tablet computer, the cradle including a passageway to receive air from a fan and to provide the air to a vent of the tablet computer; and    a pressure reservoir to receive air from the fan and to release the air to a passageway of the cradle.    
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 16  wherein the tablet cradle is pivotally attached to the housing to provide multiple viewing positions of the tablet computer.  
     
     
         18 . (Cancelled)