Dock for data transfer to and from portable electronic device
US9032130B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 12, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 12, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/06
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A dock for receiving a portable electronic device. The dock includes a housing comprising an aperture in a recess for receiving and supporting the portable electronic device, and a communication assembly disposed in the housing and moveable relative to the housing. The communication assembly includes a dock optical transceiver disposed in the aperture for aligning with a device optical transceiver when the portable electronic device is disposed in the recess, and magnets coupled to the optical transceiver for aligning with complementary magnets of the portable electronic device to facilitate engagement and disengagement of the portable electronic device with the dock and to facilitate alignment of the dock optical transceiver with the device optical transceiver when the portable electronic device is engaged with the dock.
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