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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
May. 20, 2011
Dominic E. Dolci, Oakland, CA (US);
Cesar Lozano Villarreal, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Victoria A. Spielmann, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ricardo A. Mariano, Hayward, CA (US);
Alexander M. Kwan, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
James G. Smeenge, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Daniele G. DE Iuliis, San Francisco, CA (US);
Dominic E. Dolci, Oakland, CA (US);
Cesar Lozano Villarreal, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Victoria A. Spielmann, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ricardo A. Mariano, Hayward, CA (US);
Alexander M. Kwan, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
James G. Smeenge, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Daniele G. De Iuliis, San Francisco, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments of digital signage systems and docking stations are described. In one embodiment, a digital signage system includes an electronic device having a rear surface and an opposing front surface at which a display of the electronic device may be viewed. The system also includes a body for supporting the electronic device. A recessed region is formed in the body from a top surface of the body, and the electronic device is positioned within the recessed region such that the rear surface of the electronic device fits entirely within the recessed region and the front surface of the electronic device is substantially flush with a portion of a top surface of the body that surrounds the recessed region. An aperture may be formed at least partially through the recessed region for receiving a cable assembly operable to connect to the electronic device. An elongated cutout may also be formed, extending from the aperture to an edge or edge surface of the body, and sized so that an insulated wire of the cable assembly can extend from the aperture to the edge or edge surface of the body.