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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2009
Jiri Slaby, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Roger W. Ady, Chicago, IL (US);
Paul M. Pierce, Grayslake, IL (US);
Karl R. Voss, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Charles B. Woodhull, Sturtevant, WI (US);
Jiri Slaby, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Roger W. Ady, Chicago, IL (US);
Paul M. Pierce, Grayslake, IL (US);
Karl R. Voss, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Charles B. Woodhull, Sturtevant, WI (US);
Motorola Mobility, Inc., Libertyville, IL (US);
Abstract
The disclosed docking systems for an electronic device may provide any accessory function and may include more than one connector such as a battery charger connector, a USB hub, a memory card hub, an audio boom box connector, and the like. A modular universal part is configured with at least a one connector that is configured to interface with an electronic device connector. A personality part, specific to the electronic device, is configured to receive both the electronic device and the modular universal part so that the modular universal part connector is capable of interfacing with the electronic device connector. In this way, the personality part can align the electronic device connectors with any number of modular universal part connectors. In this way, an accessory part including a modular universal part could be reuseable with different electronic devices since the personality part is specific to the electronic device.