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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2007
Paul P Griffin, Jr., Nashville, TN (US);
Paul P Griffin, Jr., Nashville, TN (US);
Griffin Technology, Inc., Nashville, TN (US);
Abstract
A transmitting accessory includes a base dock for receiving a portable electronic device and a transmitter that is removably coupled to the dock. When the device and transmitter are mounted on the dock, the transmitter receives signals from the device through the dock and transmits the signals to a remote receiver. The transmitter can be decoupled from the dock and coupled directly to the portable electronic device when the device is removed from the dock such that the device and transmitter can be carried and function as a single unit. The user inputs of the portable electronic device can preferably be used to control functions of the accessory and the device's display to display the selected transmission frequency or channel of the transmitter.