IPC분류정보
| 국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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| 국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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| 출원번호 |
US-0166896
(2011-06-23)
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| 등록번호 |
US-8451599
(2013-05-28)
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발명자
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| 출원인 / 주소 |
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| 대리인 / 주소 |
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| 인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
2 인용 특허 :
63 |
초록
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Sleeves for different portable electronic devices (portable media players, wireless telephones, handheld computers, etc.) adapt the outer contours of the devices such that all can fit within the pocket of a standard device dock. Each sleeve situates its portable electronic device within the pocket o
Sleeves for different portable electronic devices (portable media players, wireless telephones, handheld computers, etc.) adapt the outer contours of the devices such that all can fit within the pocket of a standard device dock. Each sleeve situates its portable electronic device within the pocket of the dock such that at least one of its power/communications ports is situated at a standard location. The device dock then also accommodates a connector which fits within the dock pocket, and which has power/communications ports situated at the standard location, such that when the sleeved device is inserted into the pocket, its power/communications ports interface with the power/communications ports of the connector. The connector can incorporate data storage devices, power supplies, interface cables extending to other devices (such as personal computers, stereo systems, etc.) such that it lends the functionality of these devices to the sleeved device situated within the pocket.
대표청구항
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1. A docking system for a first portable electronic device having a device connection port thereon, the docking system including a device dock having a dock interior pocket with a dock port connector therein, the dock port connector being configured to directly interface with the device connection p
1. A docking system for a first portable electronic device having a device connection port thereon, the docking system including a device dock having a dock interior pocket with a dock port connector therein, the dock port connector being configured to directly interface with the device connection port of the first portable electronic device when: i. the first portable electronic device is received within the dock interior pocket, andii. the device connection port and dock port connector are engaged together,wherein:a. the device dock includes: (1) a dock receiver portion having the dock interior pocket therein, and(2) a dock connector portion having the dock port connector thereon;b. the dock port connector extends from a standalone device situated within the dock connector portion, the standalone device including one or more of the following components: (1) a power supply;(2) a wireless receiver and/or transmitter;(3) a memory; and(4) a terminal connector and attached interface cable. 2. The docking system of claim 1 wherein the dock connector portion is removably engaged to the dock receiver portion. 3. The docking system of claim 2 in combination with a second dock connector portion: a. configured to removably engage to the dock receiver portion in place of the dock connector portion, andb. having a second standalone device therein, the second standalone device including one or more of the following components: (1) a power supply;(2) a wireless receiver and/or transmitter;(3) a memory; and(4) a terminal connector and attached interface cable,and wherein at least one the components differs from that of the standalone device of the dock connector portion. 4. The docking system of claim 1 wherein the dock connector portion is complementarily interfittable within the dock interior pocket of the dock receiver portion, whereby the dock connector portion and the dock receiver portion may be removably engaged. 5. The docking system of claim 4 wherein the dock interior pocket has at least substantially uniform cross-sectional area. 6. The docking system of claim 4 wherein the dock interior pocket is defined by an internal passage extending between: a. a dock device insertion mouth into which the first portable electronic device may be received, andb. a dock connector insertion mouth into which the dock connector portion may be removably engaged,wherein the internal passage has at least substantially uniform cross-sectional area. 7. The docking system of claim 1 wherein the dock receiver portion includes an internal passage which defines at least a portion of the dock interior pocket, with the internal passage extending between: a. a dock device insertion mouth into which the first portable electronic device may be received, andb. an opposing dock connector insertion mouth into which the dock connector portion may be removably engaged. 8. The docking system of claim 7 wherein the internal passage has at least substantially uniform cross-sectional area between the dock device insertion mouth and the dock connector insertion mouth. 9. The docking system of claim 1 wherein: a. the dock connector portion is formed in two or more dock connector portion sections,b. the dock connector portion sections are connected about the standalone device to enclose the standalone device therein,c. the connected dock connector portion sections define an opening through which the dock port connector extends, whereby the dock port connector is exposed on the dock connector portion. 10. The docking system of claim 1: a. wherein the dock interior pocket is bounded by pocket walls wherein the dock interior pocket is configured to loosely receive the first portable electronic device between the pocket walls when inserted within the dock interior pocket, such that when the first portable electronic device is inserted within the dock interior pocket in abutment with at least one of the pocket walls, the device connection port of the first portable electronic device cannot directly interface with the dock port connector;b. further including a first device sleeve configured to: (1) extend about a portion of the exterior of the first portable electronic device to: (a) removably engage the first portable electronic device within the first device sleeve, while(b) leaving the device connection port exposed;(2) abut at least a portion of the pocket walls when the first device sleeve is received within the dock interior pocket, and(3) guide the device connection port of the first portable electronic device to directly interface with the dock port connector of the device dock when the first device sleeve, with the first portable electronic device engaged therein, is fully received within the dock interior pocket. 11. The docking system of claim 10 wherein portions of the pocket walls on opposing sides of the dock interior pocket complementarily engage opposing sides of the first device sleeve when the first device sleeve is received within the dock interior pocket. 12. The docking system of claim 10 wherein: a. the first device sleeve has opposing sleeve sidewalls bearing sleeve ridges thereon, andb. the dock interior pocket has opposing pocket walls with ridge slots defined therein, andc. the sleeve ridges engage within the ridge slots when the first device sleeve is received within the dock interior pocket, with the sleeve ridges and ridge slots guiding the device connection port of the first portable electronic device to directly interface with the dock port connector of the device dock. 13. The docking system of claim 12 wherein the first device sleeve, when fully received within the dock interior pocket with the first portable electronic device engaged within the first device sleeve, has at least a major portion of the outer circumference of the first device sleeve spaced from the pocket walls. 14. The docking system of claim 10 wherein the first device sleeve includes a sleeve body having: a. opposing top and bottom sleeve sides, andb. opposing lateral sleeve sidewalls extending between the top and bottom sleeve sides, wherein the sleeve sidewalls: (1) extend outwardly from the sleeve body to define a device insertion space between the sleeve sidewalls and adjacent the sleeve body,(2) include inner sidewall faces facing inwardly toward each other across the device insertion space, the inner sidewall faces being concave, and(3) are spaced at least substantially uniformly away from each other save for at the top and bottom sleeve sides, where the sleeve sidewalls extend inwardly toward each other,whereby a channel is defined between the sleeve sidewalls and adjacent the sleeve body, the channel being narrower at the top and bottom sleeve sides and broader therebetween;wherein the sleeve body is thinner at a location:i. spaced at least substantially halfway between the sleeve sidewalls, andii. extending between the top and bottom sleeve sides. 15. The docking system of claim 14 wherein: a. the sleeve sidewalls extend outwardly from the sleeve body between a rear sleeve side and a front sleeve side,b. the sleeve sidewalls include outer sidewall faces opposite their inner sidewall faces, andc. the outer sidewall faces each include a sleeve ridge thereon extending in a direction between the top and bottom sleeve sides. 16. The docking system of claim 15 wherein: a. the dock interior pocket has opposing pocket walls with ridge slots defined therein, andb. the sleeve ridges of the outer sidewall faces engage within the ridge slots when the first device sleeve is received within the dock interior pocket, with the sleeve ridges and ridge slots guiding the device connection port of the first portable electronic device to directly interface with the dock port connector of the device dock. 17. The docking system of claim 10 in combination with a second device sleeve configured to: a. extend about a portion of the exterior of a second portable electronic device, the second portable electronic device having a device connection port thereon, to: (1) removably engage the second portable electronic device within the second device sleeve, while(2) leaving the device connection port of the second portable electronic device exposed;b. abut at least a portion of the pocket walls when the second device sleeve is received within the dock interior pocket, andc. guide the device connection port of the second portable electronic device to directly interface with the dock port connector of the device dock when the second device sleeve, with the second portable electronic device engaged therein, is fully received within the dock interior pocket,wherein:(1) the second portable electronic device has an exterior surface configured differently from the exterior surface of the first portable electronic device, and(2) the second device sleeve cannot receive the first portable electronic device therein, and(3) the first device sleeve cannot receive the second portable electronic device therein. 18. A docking system for a portable electronic device having a device connection port thereon, the docking system including a device dock having: a. a dock receiver portion having a dock interior pocket therein, the dock interior pocket extending within the dock receiver portion from a dock device insertion mouth;b. a dock connector portion: (1) removably engaged to the dock receiver portion, and(2) having a dock port connector thereon, the dock port connector being: (a) situated within the dock interior pocket, and(b) being configured to directly interface with the device connection port of the first portable electronic device when: (i) the first portable electronic device is received within the dock interior pocket, and(ii) the device connection port and dock port connector are engaged together. 19. The docking system of claim 18 wherein the dock connector portion is complementarily interfittable within the dock interior pocket of the dock receiver portion. 20. The docking system of claim 18 wherein: a. the dock interior pocket extends between: (1) the dock device insertion mouth, and(2) a dock connector insertion mouth situated on the dock receiver portion, wherein the dock connector portion is removably engaged within the dock connector insertion mouth,b. the dock interior pocket has at least substantially uniform cross-sectional area between the dock device insertion mouth and the dock connector insertion mouth, andc. the dock device insertion mouth and the dock connector insertion mouth are at opposing sides of the dock interior pocket.
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