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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2011
Glade L. Hulet, Spanish Fork, UT (US);
Morgan D. Warner, Payson, UT (US);
William J. Boyer, Lakewood, WA (US);
Glade L. Hulet, Spanish Fork, UT (US);
Morgan D. Warner, Payson, UT (US);
William J. Boyer, Lakewood, WA (US);
Digecor I.P. and Assets Pty. Ltd., West End, Queensland, AU;
Abstract
A docking system is provided and configured to receive swappable media players. Docking stations provide location-dependent information that the swappable media players may utilize to determine access permissions with respect to content stored on, or otherwise accessible to, the media players. Such content may include media content, product request/order applications, and the like. The location-dependent information may be obtained by the media player from docking station, after which the media player restricts or allows access to certain content based on the location-dependent information. A docking system may be used on an aircraft and can provide location-dependent information based on the location of a docking station relative to a seat, cabin, or other compartment. A cable-less connection may be used between the docking station and media player, which connector may float. A plenum provided along one or more surfaces of the media player allows airflow to cool the media player.