Smartphone movable support and method of operating a smartphone movable support

A method of operating a movable support for orienting and positioning a portable computing device in a vehicle, the method comprising:

• detecting that the portable computing device is supported by the movable support;
• identifying content data with the supported portable computing device, the content data corresponding to a content type of an active application operating on the portable computing device;
• determining orientation data based on the content data with the portable computing device, the orientation data corresponding to a target orientation of the supported portable computing device for the content type of the content data, and the target orientation including one of a portrait screen orientation and a landscape screen orientation;
• transmitting the orientation data from the supported portable computing device to a controller;
• and
• using the controller to move the movable support to position the portable computing device in the target orientation based on the transmitted orientation data.

A system, comprising:

• a vent structure;
• a cooling system of a vehicle operably connected to the vent structure and configured to selectively supply the vent structure with cooled air, the cooling system cooperating with the vent structure to create at least one path of cooled air;
• a movable support configured to support a portable computing device in the at least one path of cooled air, the movable support including a connection element configured to connect magnetically and electrically to a portable computing device;
• and
• a controller operably connected to the cooling system, the movable support, and the portable computing device, the controller configured to receive temperature data from the portable computing device, the temperature data corresponding to an operating temperature of the portable computing device, the controller further configured to control the supply of the cooled air to the vent structure based on the temperature data.