Display for hand-held electronics

A cable management apparatus for use in mounting an electronic device, the apparatus comprising:

• a post assembly, the post assembly comprising:
• a puck assembly adapted to receive an electronic device for display via the post assembly;
• a base assembly;
• and
• a tether assembly adapted to connect the puck assembly with the base assembly;
• wherein the puck assembly is adapted to be moveable between (1) a rest position in which (i) the puck assembly is in engagement with the base assembly and (ii) the puck assembly and the base assembly are connected to the tether assembly, and (2) a lift position in which (i) the puck assembly is disengaged from the base assembly and (ii) the puck assembly and the base assembly are connected to the tether assembly;
• wherein the base assembly further comprises (1) base assembly circuitry configured to receive power from a power source, and (2) a base assembly electrical contact connected to the base assembly circuitry;
• wherein the puck assembly comprises (1) a puck assembly electrical contact, (2) a power storage device, and (3) puck assembly circuitry connected to the puck assembly electrical contact and the power storage device;
• wherein the base assembly contact and the puck assembly contact are adapted to contact each other when the puck assembly is in the rest position to form an electrical connection between the puck assembly circuitry and the base assembly circuitry;
• wherein the puck assembly circuitry is configured to, when the puck assembly is in the rest position, draw power from the power source through the electrical connection and provide the drawn power to the power storage device to charge the power storage device;
• wherein the base assembly contact and the puck assembly contact are adapted to lose contact with each other when the puck assembly is in the lift position to thereby break the electrical connection;
• and
• wherein the post assembly is configured to wirelessly communicate data indicative of a number of lifts for the puck assembly.

An apparatus for use in mounting an electronic device to a display, the apparatus comprising:

• a puck assembly to mount the electronic device;
• and
• a base assembly to receive at least a portion of the puck assembly;
• wherein the puck assembly is to be movable between a rest position in which the puck assembly electrically engages with the base assembly and a lift position in which the puck assembly electrically disengages from the base assembly;
• wherein the base assembly comprises base assembly circuitry to receive power from a power source and a base assembly electrical contact electrically connected to the base assembly circuitry;
• wherein the puck assembly comprises a puck assembly electrical contact and puck assembly circuitry electrically connected to the puck assembly electrical contact;
• wherein the puck assembly electrical contact and the base assembly electrical contact are to contact each other while the puck assembly is in the rest position to form an electrical connection between the puck assembly circuitry and the base assembly circuitry;
• wherein the puck assembly electrical contact and the base assembly electrical contact are to lose contact with each other while the puck assembly is in the lift position to thereby break the electrical connection;
• and
• wherein the puck assembly circuitry is to generate an informational signal uniquely identifiable to the display responsive to a detection that the puck assembly is electronically disengaged from the base assembly via a break in the electrical connection.

A method for tracking use of a post assembly, the post assembly comprising (1) a puck assembly adapted to receive an electronic device for display via the post assembly, (2) a base assembly, and (3) a tether assembly adapted to connect the puck assembly with the base assembly, the method comprising:

• the base assembly receiving power from a power source;
• the puck assembly receiving power from the base assembly via an electrical connection between a plurality of base assembly contacts and a plurality of puck assembly contacts that contact each other when the puck assembly is in the rest position;
• the puck assembly providing power received via the electrical connection between the base assembly contacts and the puck assembly contacts to a power storage device in the puck assembly;
• detecting a break of the electrical connection in response to the puck assembly being lifted from the rest position to a lift position in which the puck assembly does not rest on the base assembly, wherein the tether assembly remains connected to the puck assembly and the base assembly when the puck assembly is in the lift position;
• determining that a lift of the puck assembly has occurred in response to the detecting;
• wirelessly communicating data indicative of the determined puck assembly lift;
• and
• repeating the detecting, determining, and wirelessly communicating steps a plurality of times in order to track lifts of the puck assembly.