An apparatus and a method that allow users to mount digital media players to screens.
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1. A mounting system configured to mount a digital media player to a screen configurable to display images based on digital signals from the digital media player, the mounting system comprising: walls configured to wrap at least partially around the digital media player to couple the digital media p
1. A mounting system configured to mount a digital media player to a screen configurable to display images based on digital signals from the digital media player, the mounting system comprising: walls configured to wrap at least partially around the digital media player to couple the digital media player to the screen;a first hook configured to couple the walls to a first vent of the screen; anda second hook configured to couple the walls to a second vent of the screen, wherein the first hook comprises a back portion coupled to the walls, and the first hook comprises a front portion having a first protrusion and a second protrusion configured to enter at least one of the vents of the screen, and wherein the first protrusion comprises a first round cross section and the second protrusion comprises a second round cross section. 2. The mounting system of claim 1, wherein the first hook comprises an extension distance of less than 12 millimeters. 3. The mounting system of claim 1, wherein the first protrusion comprises a first distal end having a first forwardly curved portion, and the second protrusion comprises a second distal end having a second forwardly curved portion, and wherein the second forwardly curved portion curves at least 20 degrees. 4. The mounting system of claim 1, wherein the second hook comprises a second back portion configured to couple to the walls;the second hook comprises a second front portion configured to enter the first vent of the screen to couple the second hook to the screen, wherein the second front portion is coupled to the second back portion by an intermediary section of the second hook such that the second hook comprises a serpentine shape, wherein the second front portion comprises a first end of the serpentine shape, and wherein the second back portion comprises a second end of the serpentine shape;the second front portion of the second hook comprises a back profile, a front profile, an approach angle, a thickness, and a width, wherein the thickness is an average linear distance between the back profile and the front profile, and the width is perpendicular to the thickness;wherein the thickness is larger than the width; andwherein the approach angle is less than 40 degrees. 5. The mounting system of claim 4, wherein the second hook comprises a distal end having a forwardly curved portion. 6. A mounting system configured to mount a digital media player to a screen having a first vent and a second vent, wherein the screen comprises a frontside surface configured to display images based on digital signals from the digital media player, wherein the screen comprises a backside surface that faces opposite the frontside surface of the screen, the mounting system comprising: a tray configured to hold the digital media player;a first sidewall coupled to a first side of the tray and a second sidewall coupled to a second side of the tray;a first retaining lip coupled to the first sidewall;a second retaining lip coupled to the second sidewall, wherein the first retaining lip and the second retaining lip are configured to engage the digital media player to couple the digital media player to the tray; anda first hook, wherein the first hook couples the tray to the first vent of the screen such that the mounting system is capable of coupling the digital media player to the screen, wherein the first hook comprises an extension distance of less than 12 millimeters. 7. The mounting system of claim 6, wherein the tray comprises a first opening, the first hook comprises a back portion configured to couple to the tray, the back portion of the first hook is coupled to the first opening, and the first opening is wider than the back portion. 8. The mounting system of claim 6, wherein the first hook comprises a front portion that enters the first vent of the screen, and wherein the first hook comprises a back portion that couples the front portion to the tray, wherein the front portion is coupled to the back portion by an intermediary section such that the first hook comprises a serpentine shape, wherein the front portion comprises a first end of the serpentine shape, and wherein the back portion comprises a second end of the serpentine shape. 9. The mounting system of claim 8, wherein the front portion comprises a distal end having a forwardly curved portion, and wherein the first hook comprises an approach angle of less than 30 degrees. 10. The mounting system of claim 6, wherein the first hook comprises an approach angle of less than 30 degrees. 11. The mounting system of claim 6, wherein the first hook comprises a front portion that enters the first vent of the screen, wherein the front portion comprises a distal end having a forwardly curved portion. 12. The mounting system of claim 6, wherein the first hook comprises a front portion that enters the first vent of the screen to couple the tray to the screen; wherein the front portion of the first hook comprises a first back profile, a first front profile, a first approach angle, a first thickness, and a first width, wherein the first thickness is a first average linear distance between the first back profile and the first front profile, and the first width is perpendicular to the first thickness;wherein the first thickness is at least 50 percent larger than the first width;wherein the first approach angle is less than 40 degrees; andwherein the front portion comprises a distal end having a forwardly curved portion. 13. The mounting system of claim 12, further comprising a second hook, wherein the second hook is configured to couple the tray to the second vent; wherein the second hook comprises a second front portion configured to enter the second vent of the screen to couple the tray to the screen;wherein the second front portion of the second hook comprises a second back profile, a second front profile, a second approach angle, a second thickness, and a second width, wherein the second thickness is a second average linear distance between the second back profile and the second front profile, and the second width is perpendicular to the second thickness;wherein the second width is at least twice as large as the second thickness;wherein the second approach angle is less than 40 degrees; andwherein the second front portion comprises a second distal end having a second forwardly curved portion. 14. The mounting system of claim 6, wherein the first hook comprises a front portion configured to enter at least one of the first vent and the second vent of the screen to couple the tray to the screen; wherein the front portion of the first hook comprises a first protrusion and a second protrusion; andwherein the first protrusion comprises a first round cross section and the second protrusion comprises a second round cross section. 15. The mounting system of claim 6, wherein the first hook comprises a front portion configured to enter at least one of the first vent and the second vent of the screen to couple the tray to the screen; wherein the front portion of the first hook comprises a first protrusion and a second protrusion;wherein the first protrusion extends outward from the tray and enters at least one of the first vent and the second vent;wherein the second protrusion extends outward from the tray and enters at least one of the first vent and the second vent;wherein the first protrusion comprises a first distal end having a first forwardly curved portion;wherein the second protrusion comprises a second distal end having a second forwardly curved portion; andwherein the first hook comprises a back portion that couples the first hook to the tray, wherein the back portion couples the first protrusion to the second protrusion. 16. A mounting system configured to mount a digital media player to a screen having a first vent and a second vent, wherein the screen comprises a frontside surface configured to display images based on digital signals from the digital media player, wherein the screen comprises a backside surface that faces opposite the frontside surface of the screen, the mounting system comprising: a tray configured to hold the digital media player;a first sidewall coupled to a first side of the tray and a second sidewall coupled to a second side of the tray;a first retaining lip coupled to the first sidewall;a second retaining lip coupled to the second sidewall, wherein the first retaining lip and the second retaining lip are configured to engage the digital media player to couple the digital media player to the tray; anda first hook, wherein the first hook couples the tray to the first vent of the screen such that the mounting system is capable of coupling the digital media player to the screen, wherein the first hook comprises an approach angle of less than 30 degrees. 17. The mounting system of claim 16, wherein the tray comprises a first opening, the first hook comprises a back portion configured to couple to the tray, the back portion of the first hook is coupled to the first opening, and the first opening is wider than the back portion. 18. The mounting system of claim 16, wherein the first hook couples the tray to the backside surface of the screen such that the first and second sidewalls protrude away from the backside surface. 19. The mounting system of claim 16, wherein the first hook comprises a front portion that enters the first vent of the screen to couple the tray to the screen; the front portion of the first hook comprises a first back profile, a first front profile, a first approach angle, a first thickness, and a first width, wherein the first thickness is a first average linear distance between the first back profile and the first front profile, and the first width is perpendicular to the first thickness;the first thickness is at least 50 percent larger than the first width; andthe front portion comprises a distal end having a forwardly curved portion. 20. The mounting system of claim 16, wherein the first hook comprises a front portion configured to enter the first vent of the screen to couple the tray to the screen, wherein the front portion comprises a distal end having a forwardly curved portion.
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