Docking station assembly for transmitting digital files
OwnerLaura Whitby, Lisa Jaffeinventors
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Abstract
A docking station assembly for transmitting digital images, the docking station assembly comprises a housing for forming an enclosure for the docking station assembly and the housing includes an insert-receiving portion for receiving any of a plurality of removable and replaceable inserts; and a removable and replaceable insert having a docking mating portion which mates with the insert-receiving portion, and having a camera mating portion having a shape of a portion of a particular digital camera.
Claims28
A docking station assembly for receiving a digital camera, the docking station assembly comprising:
- a) a housing for forming a base portion for the docking station assembly and said housing includes an insert-receiving portion for receiving any of a plurality of removable and replaceable inserts;
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- b) a plurality of differently shaped, removable and replaceable inserts each having a docking mating portion on a first side which mates with the insert-receiving portion, and each insert having a uniquely shaped camera mating portion on a second side and each second side having a shape substantially of a portion of a differently shaped digital camera to which the removable and replaceable insert mates.
A docking station assembly for receiving a digital camera, the docking station assembly comprising:
- a) a base portion for the docking station assembly and said base portion includes a notched-out portion mateable with each of a plurality of differently shaped removable and replaceable inserts, each insert mating with both the base portion on a first side and with one of a plurality of differently shaped digital cameras on a second side, wherein each second side includes a unique shape corresponding to one of the differently shaped digital cameras.
A digital imaging assembly comprising:
- a) a base portion having an insert-receiving portion for receiving any of a plurality of removable and replaceable inserts;
- b) a first removable and replaceable insert having a docking mating portion on a first side mated with the insert-receiving portion, and having a camera mating portion on a second side having a first shape unique to a portion of a first digital camera;
- wherein the first digital camera is mated to the camera mating portion;
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- c) a second removable and replaceable insert substitutable for the first insert, and the second insert includes a docking mating portion on a first side mateable with the insert-receiving portion, and having a camera mating portion on a second side having a second shape unique to a second digital camera which second shape is different from the first shape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.