# US 2019/0246509 A1 · Storage system for handheld electronic device

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- Number: US 2019/0246509 A1
- Document ID: US20190246509A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/390,601
- Filed: 2019-04-22
- Published: 2019-08-08
- Earliest claimed: 2012-03-30
- Assignees: Advance Access Technologies LLC
- Applicants: Advance Access Technologies LLC
- Inventors: JOHN T. MERENDA
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190246509A1

## CPC

- H05K 5/0086: {portable, e.g. battery operated apparatus (casings for switching devices H01H9/02)}
- A45C 11/00: Receptacles for purposes not provided for in groups A45C1/00-A45C9/00 (specially adapted for toiletry or cosmetic equipment A45D29/20, A45D44/18; travelling sewing kits A45F3/48)
- B65D 25/38: Devices for discharging contents ({containers formed by folding or erecting paper blanks B65D5/72} ; incorporated in removable or non-permanently secured closure members B65D47/00; for discharging thin flat articles B65D83/08)
- B65H 75/364: {the stored material being coiled}
- B65H 75/48: Automatic re-storing devices
- G06F 1/105: {in which the distribution is at least partially optical}
- G06F 1/1656: {Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories (mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203)}
- H04M 1/0258: {for a headset device}
- H04M 1/6058: {involving the use of a headset accessory device connected to the portable telephone}
- H04R 1/02: Casings; Cabinets {; Supports therefor;} Mountings therein (H04R1/28 takes precedence {; attachments for microphones H04R1/08; mounting of transducers in earpieces H04R1/1075})
- H04R 1/028: {associated with devices performing functions other than acoustics, e.g. electric candles}
- H04R 1/1025: Accumulators specially adapted for earpieces; Arrangements specially adapted for charging thereof
- H04R 1/1033: {Cables or cables storage, e.g. cable reels (cord reels per se H02G11/02; arrangements for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of conductors or cables B65H75/34; extensible conductors or cables, e.g. self-coiling cords H01B7/06)}
- H04R 1/1041: {Mechanical or electronic switches, or control elements (switches in general H01H)}
- H05K 5/0217: {Mechanical details of casings (covers, lids, hoods or members for covering apertures H05K5/03)}
- A45C 11/003: {for storing portable computing devices, e.g. laptops, tablets or calculators}
- B65H 75/44: Constructional details
- B65H 75/4431: {Manual stop or release button}
- B65H 2701/34: electric cords or electric power cables
- B65H 2701/3919: USB, earphones, audio or video cables, e.g. for connecting small electronic devices such as MP3 players or mobile telephones
- B65H 2701/533: Storage compartments for accessories
- H02J 7/342: {The other DC source being a battery actively interacting with the first one, i.e. battery to battery charging (with circuits for polarity protection H02J7/68)}
- H04M 1/15: Protecting or guiding telephone cords
- H04M 1/185: {Improving the shock resistance of the housing, e.g. by increasing the rigidity}
- H04R 2499/11: Transducers incorporated or for use in hand-held devices, e.g. mobile phones, PDA's, camera's
- H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
- A45C: PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65H: HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)
- H04R: LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS (producing sounds with frequency not determined by supply frequency G10K)
- H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY

## Abstract

A storage system includes a protective housing member configured to mate with a handheld electronic device. The protective housing member includes a charging area formed between a surface of the protective housing member and a surface of an accessory item of the handheld electronic device. The charging area is configured to charge the accessory item of the handheld electronic device. The charging area is powered by at last one power component of the protective housing member or at least one power component of the handheld electronic device. The storage system further includes at least one integrated circuit which is either a component of the handheld electronic device or a component of the protective housing member.

## Claims

### Claim at position 1

1-20. (canceled)

### Claim 21

A storage system comprising:
a protective housing member configured to mate with a handheld electronic device;
at least one integrated circuit, said at least one integrated circuit being either a component of the handheld electronic device or a component of the protective housing member;
wherein the protective housing member comprises a charging area;
wherein the charging area is formed between a surface of the protective housing member and a surface of at least one accessory item of the handheld electronic device;
wherein the charging area configured to charge said at least one accessory item; and
wherein the charging area is powered by at least one power component of the protective housing member or at least one power component of the handheld electronic device.

### Claim 22 (depends on 21)

The storage system of claim 21, wherein said at least one power component comprises a battery.

### Claim 23 (depends on 22)

The storage system of claim 22, wherein the battery is housed within the protective housing member.

### Claim 24 (depends on 22)

The storage system of claim 22, wherein the battery is a battery of the handheld electronic device.

### Claim 25 (depends on 21)

The storage system of claim 21, further comprising a plug head mounted on the protective housing member, the plug head being configured to electronically connect to a port of the handheld electronic device and configured to transmit at least one of data and power between at least two of the following: the protective housing member, the accessory item and the handheld electronic device.

### Claim 26 (depends on 23)

The storage system of claim 23, wherein said at least one integrated circuit is configured to operate as a charge controller to the battery.

### Claim 27 (depends on 24)

The storage system of claim 24, wherein said at least one integrated circuit integrated circuit is configured to operate as a charge controller to the battery.

### Claim 28 (depends on 21)

The storage system of claim 21, wherein said at least one integrated circuit comprises a wireless transmitter configured to transmit a wireless signal between at least two of the following: the protective housing member, the handheld electronic device and said at least one accessory item.

### Claim 29 (depends on 28)

The storage system of claim 28, wherein said at least one integrated circuit is configured to control transmission of at least one of electrical power and data signals between at least two of the following: the protective housing member, the handheld electronic device and said at least one accessory item.

### Claim 30 (depends on 29)

The storage system of claim 29, wherein said at least one integrated circuit comprises at least one electrical wire, said at least one electrical wire being configured in a continuous loop formation.

### Claim 31 (depends on 30)

The storage system of claim 30, wherein said at least one electrical wire is configured to transmit an electrical current between at least two of the following: the protective housing member, said at least one accessory item and the handheld electronic device.