Docking station for portable media player or storage device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7524197
APP PUB NO 20080266783A1
SERIAL NO

11796924

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A docking station is provided which includes a housing having a receptacle bay and an electrical connector disposed within the receptacle bay. The receptacle bay of the docking station may be configured to receive a plurality of types and/or sizes of portable media players or storage devices therein. The electrical connector may be configured to transmit digital signals from and/or to the portable media player or storage device. The docking station may also include a height adjustment mechanism for adjusting the height of the electrical connector relative to the receptacle bay. A user interface may be provided for controlling the digital signals. Additionally, the docking station may also include an audio output port, a video output port, a USB port, or a combination thereof. Furthermore, the docking station may also include a speaker assembly and/or a video assembly to receive digital signals from the portable media player or storage device.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • BROOKSTONE PURCHASING, INC.

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Burout,, III Charles J Bedford, US 9 72
Mills, Stephen B Atkinson, US 30 451

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