Portable accessory device having a port interface used to provide multiple integrated functionalities
AssigneeVector Products, Inc.
InventorsMichael Krieger, Kevin Ellsworth
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Abstract
A portable accessory device, comprises a resource device circuit, such as a storage device, having a port interface circuit that interfaces with an external device via a port. The port interface circuit provides an electrical power source via the external device for powering the resource device. A battery powers at least one user activated functionality of the accessory device, such as one provided by a light source. A housing encloses the resource device circuit, the port interface circuit and the battery to provide a plurality of integrated functionalities for the accessory device.
Claims21
A portable accessory device, comprising
- a resource device circuit;
- a port interface circuit that interfaces the resource device with an external device via a port, said port interface circuit providing an electrical power supply via the external device for powering the resource device;
- a battery that powers at least one user activated functionality of the accessory device;
- and
- a housing that encloses the resource device circuit, the port interface circuit and the battery to provide a plurality of integrated functionalities for the accessory device.
An accessory system, comprising:
- a portable accessory device having a first port interface for receiving electrical power for charging one or more batteries that power a user activated functionality of the portable accessory device;
- and
- an external device having a second port interface that is complementary to the first port interface and a housing that comprises a groove aligned with the second port interface for facilitating a slideable engagement and disengagement between the external device and the battery powered portable accessory device via the complementary first and second port interfaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.