# US 12,117,869 B1 · Portable electronic device case accessory system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,117,869 B1 - Document ID: US12117869B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 18/661,316 - Filed: 2024-05-10 - Granted: 2024-10-15 - Earliest claimed: 2024-05-10 - Assignees: Pioneer Square Brands, Inc. - Applicants: Pioneer Square Brands, Inc. - Inventors: Riley Edwin Lynch; Quentin Wade Forbes - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12117869B1 ## CPC - G06F 1/1635: {Details related to the integration of battery packs and other power supplies such as fuel cells or integrated AC adapter} - H02J 7/70: characterised by the mechanical construction - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY ## Abstract Systems involve implementations such as an electronic-controller-implemented method for use with an accessory assembly couplable with a device assembly and a payment card reader assembly, the method including determining activation status of the accessory assembly; and controlling charging status of the device assembly based at least in part on the activation status of the accessory assembly. Other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic-controller-implemented method for use with an accessory assembly electrical-energy-communication-based couplable and structurally couplable with a portable electronic device and with a payment card reader assembly, the portable electronic device selected from a portable electronic tablet device implementation or a portable electronic phone device implementation, the method comprising: determining activation status of the accessory assembly; and when the portable electronic device is electrical-energy-communication based coupled and structurally coupled with the accessory assembly, controlling at least a portion of electrical-energy-based charging of the portable electronic device based at least in part on the activation status of the accessory assembly. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising: when the portable electronic device is at least electrical-energy-communication-based coupled and structurally coupled with the accessory assembly, determining activation status of the portable electronic device; and controlling at least a portion of electrical-energy-based charging of the portable electronic device based at least in part on the activation status of the portable electronic device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising: when the payment card reader assembly is at least electrical-energy-communication-based coupled and structurally coupled with the accessory assembly, determining activation status of the payment card reader assembly; and controlling at least a portion of electrical-energy-based charging of the portable electronic device based at least in part on the activation status of the accessory payment card reader assembly. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising: determining activation status of the accessory assembly; and controlling at least a portion of electrical-energy-based charging of the accessory assembly based at least in part on the activation status of the accessory assembly. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising: when the portable electronic device is at least electrical-energy-communication-based coupled and structurally coupled with the accessory assembly, determining activation status of the portable electronic device; and controlling at least a portion of electrical-energy-based charging of the accessory assembly based at least in part on the activation status of the portable electronic device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising: when the payment card reader assembly is at least electrical-energy-communication-based coupled and structurally coupled with the accessory assembly, determining activation status of the payment card reader assembly; and controlling at least a portion of electrical-energy-based charging of the accessory assembly based at least in part on the activation status of the payment card reader assembly. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising: determining activation status of the accessory assembly; and when the payment card reader assembly is at least electrical-energy-communication-based coupled and structurally coupled with the accessory assembly, controlling at least a portion of electrical-energy-based charging of the payment card reader assembly based at least in part on the activation status of the accessory assembly. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising: when the portable electronic device is at least electrical-energy-communication-based coupled and structurally coupled with the accessory assembly, determining activation status of the portable electronic device; and when the payment card reader assembly is at least electrical-energy-communication-based coupled and structurally coupled with the accessory assembly, controlling at least a portion of electrical-energy-based charging of the payment card reader assembly based at least in part on the activation status of the portable electronic device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising: when the payment card reader assembly is at least electrical-energy-communication-based coupled and structurally coupled with the accessory assembly, determining activation status of the payment card reader assembly; and controlling at least a portion of electrical-energy-based charging of the payment card reader assembly based at least in part on the activation status of the payment card reader assembly. ### Claim 10 An electronic-controller-implemented method for use with an accessory assembly electrical-energy-communication-based couplable and structurally couplable with a portable electronic device and a payment card reader assembly, the portable electronic device selected from a portable electronic tablet device implementation and a portable electronic phone device implementation, the method comprising: determining activation status of the accessory assembly; and when the portable electronic device is electrical-energy-communication-based coupled and structurally coupled with the accessory assembly, controlling at least a portion of electrical-communication status of the portable electronic device based at least in part on the activation status of the accessory assembly. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10 further comprising: when the portable electronic device is electrical-energy-communication-based coupled and structurally coupled with the accessory assembly, determining activation status of the portable electronic device; and controlling at least a portion of electrical-communication-based connectivity of the portable electronic device based at least in part on the activation status of the portable electronic device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10 further comprising: when the payment card reader assembly is electrical-energy-communication-based coupled and structurally coupled with the accessory assembly, determining activation status of the payment card reader assembly; and when the portable electronic device is electrical-energy-communication-based coupled and structurally coupled with the accessory assembly, controlling at least a portion of electrical-communication-based connectivity of the portable electronic device based at least in part on the activation status of the payment card reader assembly. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10 further comprising: determining activation status of the accessory assembly; and controlling at least a portion of electrical-communication-based connectivity of the accessory assembly based at least in part on the activation status of the accessory assembly. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10 further comprising: when the portable electronic device is electrical-energy-communication-based coupled and structurally coupled with the accessory assembly, determining activation status of the portable electronic device; and controlling at least a portion of electrical-communication-based connectivity of the accessory assembly based at least in part on the activation status of the portable electronic device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10 further comprising: when the payment card reader assembly is electrical-energy-communication-based coupled and structurally coupled with the accessory assembly, determining activation status of the payment card reader assembly; and controlling at least a portion of electrical-communication-based connectivity of the accessory assembly based at least in part on the activation status of the payment card reader assembly. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10 further comprising: determining activation status of the accessory assembly; and when the payment card reader assembly is electrical-energy-communication-based coupled and structurally coupled with the accessory assembly, controlling at least a portion of electrical-communication-based connectivity of the payment card reader assembly based at least in part on the activation status of the accessory assembly. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10 further comprising: when the portable electronic device is electrical-energy-communication-based coupled and structurally coupled with the accessory assembly, determining activation status of the portable electronic device; and when the payment card reader assembly is electrical-energy-communication-based coupled and structurally coupled with the accessory assembly, controlling at least a portion of electrical-communication-based connectivity of the payment card reader assembly based at least in part on the activation status of the portable electronic device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10 further comprising: when the payment card reader assembly is electrical-energy-communication-based coupled and structurally coupled with the accessory assembly, determining activation status of the payment card reader assembly; and controlling at least a portion of electrical-communication-based connectivity of the payment card reader assembly based at least in part on the activation status of the payment card reader assembly. ### Claim 19 An electronic-controller-implemented method for use with an accessory assembly electrical-energy-communication-based couplable with and structurally couplable with a portable electronic device and a payment card reader assembly, the portable electronic device selected from a portable electronic tablet device implementation and a portable electronic phone device implementation, the method comprising: determining electrical-energy-communication-based coupling status of the accessory assembly with the portable electronic device; and controlling at least a portion of electrical-communication-based connectivity of the portable electronic device based at least in part on the electrical-energy-communication-based coupling status of the accessory assembly with the portable electronic device. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19 further comprising: determining electrical-energy-communication-based coupling status of the accessory assembly with the payment card reader assembly; and controlling at least a portion of electrical-communication-based connectivity of the payment card reader assembly based at least in part on the electrical-energy-communication-based coupling status of the accessory assembly with the payment card reader assembly.