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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2006
Applicants:
Sin Hui Cheah, Carmel, IN (US);
Fengshuan Zhou, Carmel, IN (US);
Inventors:
Sin Hui Cheah, Carmel, IN (US);
Fengshuan Zhou, Carmel, IN (US);
Assignee:
Thomson Licensing, Boulogne, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A media device and docking device used in a home entertainment system are described. The entertainment systemincludes a docking device operating in several modes allowing the media device to be charged by the docking device and allowing the docking device to be used for conveying a signal to the media device from the docking device when the media device is connected to the docking station and conveying the signal through the docking device to another media device when the first media device is not connected to the docking device.