Device docking apparatus and method for using the same
AssigneeSimple Devices
InventorCraig M. Janik
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Abstract
A device docking apparatus and method for using the same are described. In one embodiment, the device docking apparatus includes a wall switch plate, a receptacle, a control charging module, and an AC power input. The wall switch plate is fastened to a light switch module on a wall. The receptacle is capable of holding a portable electronic device. The control charging module includes electrical contacts corresponding to electrical contacts on the portable electronic device. The control charging module also includes a printed circuit board and an integrated circuit. The AC power input supplies power to the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is docked in the device docking apparatus. Power from the AC power input is converted to DC power by the control charging module.
Claims54
A device docking apparatus comprising:
- a wall switch plate to be fastened to a light switch module on a wall, the wall switch plate having a receptacle to hold a portable electronic device;
- a control charging module including electrical contacts to contact corresponding electrical contacts on the portable electronic device, the control charging module also including a printed circuit board and an integrated circuit;
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- an AC power input to supply power to the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is docked in the device docking apparatus, wherein power from the AC power input is converted to DC power by the control charging module so that the power may be used to charge the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is docked in the device docking apparatus.
A device docking apparatus comprising:
- a power outlet plate to be fastened to a power outlet module on a wall, the power outlet plate having a receptacle to hold a portable electronic device;
- a control charging module including electrical contacts to contact corresponding electrical contacts on the portable electronic device, the control charging module also including a printed circuit board and an integrated circuit;
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- an AC power input to supply power to the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is docked in the device docking apparatus, wherein power from the power input is converted by the control charging module so that the power may be used to charge the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is docked in the device docking apparatus.
A method of using a device docking apparatus comprising:
- placing a portable electronic device in a receptacle of the device docking apparatus, the device docking apparatus fastened to a module on a wall;
- supplying power to the portable electronic device docked in the device docking apparatus from power wires connected to the module;
- receiving data from a network through the power wires to the device docking apparatus via a data transceiver on the device docking apparatus;
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- transferring the data to the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is docked in the device docking apparatus.
A method of using a device docking apparatus comprising:
- placing a portable electronic device in a receptacle of the device docking apparatus, the device docking apparatus fastened to a module on a wall;
- supplying power to the portable electronic device docked in the device docking apparatus from power wires connected to the module;
- receiving data from a network to the device docking apparatus using the power wires via a data transceiver on the device docking apparatus and using a wireless transfer protocol via a wireless transceiver base coupled with the device docking apparatus;
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- transferring the data to the portable electronic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.