Samsung has filed for an Android station that turns smartphones into Windows laptops.

The tech company wants to trademark a docking apparatus that allows an Android-based smartphone or tablet to switch over to Windows when popped into the holder. The station, which was filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and first spotted by PatentlyMobile, is equipped with a keyboard and display.

Image: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

In order for it to work, the smartphone would need to run both Android and Windows. After placing the device (presumably some kind of future Galaxy phone) into the station, the systems would connect and then automatically switch on a Windows mode, allowing users to control and view everything via the attached screen and keyboard.

Image: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

There would also be the possibility to add a trackpad, the patent reveals. It also adds the option for other operating systems to be used with the docking station in the future, too.

Devices that run two mobile operating systems aren't new, but Samsung's approach has some merit. While not many consumers want a Windows phone, Windows laptops remain popular; rather than carrying around two devices, this would allow users to have a decent big screen experience by just having to plug the docking station into the smartphone.

Considering what Microsoft has shown with its Continuum feature, which allows Windows 10 to adapt to different form factors, a laptop experience extended from the phone could potentially be a good move.

As with any patent, there's no indication that Samsung has created this system or ever will. But it's a deeper look into what Samsung has up its sleeve.