Personal Device Docking Station For Video Calls

Abstract

A personal device docking station can include a base, a neck with a stationary and non-stationary portion and a rest pad that can hold a personal device such as a smartphone or tablet. When a personal device is docked in the docking station, bidirectional audio feed is established between the personal device and the docking station. A user can receive audio feed from the docking station's speakers and transmit audio feed via a plurality of microphones. The rest pad of the docking station can have a window or cutout that aligns with the camera of the docked personal device. The non-stationary portion of the neck can include multiple motorized rotation heads that allow for horizontal and vertical rotation of the rest pad and docked device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A personal device docking station comprising:
 (a) a base;   (b) a neck situated substantially perpendicular to said base with a stationary portion and a non-stationary portion, wherein said non-stationary portion of said neck comprises:
 (i) a first motorized rotation head; 
 (ii) a second motorized rotation head; and 
 (iii) a third motorized rotation head; and 
   (c) a rest pad connected to said non-stationary portion of said neck wherein said rest pad holds a personal device.   
     
     
         2 . The personal device docking station of  claim 1  wherein said rest pad comprises:
 (i) a back; 
 (ii) a ledge; 
 (iii) a first side; and 
 (iv) a second side. 
 
     
     
         3 . The personal device docking station of  claim 1  further comprising:
 (d) a port for connecting said personal device to said personal device docking station. 
 
     
     
         4 . The personal device docking station of  claim 1  further comprising:
 (d) a first speaker. 
 
     
     
         5 . The personal device docking station of  claim 1  further comprising:
 (d) a plurality of microphones that allow for audio input into said personal device docking station. 
 
     
     
         6 . The personal device docking station of  claim 1  further comprising:
 (d) a control panel. 
 
     
     
         7 . The personal device docking station of  claim 3  wherein, when said personal device is docked in said personal device docking station via said port, bidirectional audio feed is established between said personal device and said personal device docking station. 
     
     
         8 . The personal device docking station of  claim 3  wherein said rest pad comprises:
 (i) a back; 
 (ii) a ledge; 
 (iii) a first side; and 
 (iv) a second side, and 
 wherein said port is located on said ledge of said rest pad. 
 
     
     
         9 . The personal device docking station of  claim 8  further comprising:
 (e) a control panel. 
 
     
     
         10 . The personal device docking station of  claim 8  further comprising:
 (e) a first speaker. 
 
     
     
         11 . The personal device docking station of  claim 8  further comprising:
 (e) a plurality of microphones that allow for audio input into said personal device docking station, wherein said plurality of microphones are located circumferentially around said stationary portion of said neck. 
 
     
     
         12 . The personal device docking station of  claim 5  wherein said plurality of microphones are located circumferentially around said stationary portion of said neck. 
     
     
         13 . The personal device docking station of  claim 12  further comprising:
 (e) a first speaker. 
 
     
     
         14 . The personal device docking station of  claim 12  further comprising:
 (e) a control panel. 
 
     
     
         15 . The personal device docking station of  claim 1  wherein a second smart device controls said personal device docking station. 
     
     
         16 . The personal device docking station of  claim 1 , wherein said first motorized rotation head can rotate clockwise or counter-clockwise and provide 360 degrees of horizontal rotation to said rest pad. 
     
     
         17 . The personal device docking station of  claim 1 , wherein said third motorized rotation head can rotate said rest pad substantially 90 degrees clockwise or counter-clockwise from a vertical axis of said personal device docking station. 
     
     
         18 . The personal device docking station of  claim 2 , wherein said rest pad further comprises:
 (v) a window formed within said back that aligns with a camera of said personal device.   
     
     
         19 . The personal device docking station of  claim 1 , wherein operation of said third motorized rotation head alters a camera orientation of said personal device when connected to said personal device docking station from a portrait orientation to a landscape orientation. 
     
     
         20 . The personal device docking station of  claim 6 , wherein said control panel comprises a home button, wherein when a user selects said home button, said personal device docking station moves to a preset or default position.