Docking station assembly for transmitting digital files

• US 20020186319A1
• Filed: 06/05/2001
• Published: 12/12/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Monument Peak Ventures, LLC (Dominion Harbor Enterprises, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
• Inventors: Whitby, Laura R., Jaffe, Lisa W.
• Granted Patent: US 7,075,579 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/375
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00204 with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server programmed control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32561
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0056 Using mechanical couplings, e.g. mating elements H04N2201/0049, H04N2201/0051, H04N2201/0058 take precedence

Abstract

A docking station assembly for transmitting digital images, the docking station assembly comprises a housing for forming an enclosure for the docking station assembly and the housing includes an insert-receiving portion for receiving any of a plurality of removable and replaceable inserts; and a removable and replaceable insert having a docking mating portion which mates with the insert-receiving portion, and having a camera mating portion having a shape of a portion of a particular digital camera.

Claims

1. A docking station assembly for transmitting digital files, the docking station assembly comprising:

a) a housing for forming an enclosure for the docking station assembly and said housing includes an insert-receiving portion for receiving any of a plurality of removable and replaceable inserts; and

b) a removable and replaceable insert having a docking mating portion which mates with the insert-receiving portion, and having a camera mating portion having a shape of a portion of a particular electronic device.

2. The docking station assembly as in claim 1 further comprising a plurality of removable and replaceable inserts.

3. The docking station assembly as in claim 1, wherein the insert-receiving portion is a notched-out portion.

4. The docking station assembly as in claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a digital camera.

5. The docking station assembly as in claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a wireless device.

6. The docking station assembly as in claim 1 further comprising an electrical connection disposed on the housing for connection to the electronic device.

7. The docking station assembly as in claim 6 further comprising a floor of the insert having a notched-out portion through which the electrical connection passes.

8. The docking station assembly as in claim 7 further comprising one or more stabilizing elements for providing stable support for connection of the electronic device to the insert.

9. The docking station assembly as in claim 2 further comprising an electrical cable attached to said housing for transmitting digital signals.

10. The docking station assembly as in claim 9 further comprising a power cable attached to said housing for transmitting electrical power to the docking station assembly.

11. A docking station assembly for transmitting digital files, the docking station assembly comprising:

a) a housing for forming an enclosure for the docking station assembly and said housing includes a notched-out portion for receiving any of a plurality of removable and replaceable inserts that mates both with the housing and a particular electronic device.

12. The docking station assembly as in claim 11 further comprising a removable and replaceable insert having a docking mating portion which mates with the notched-out portion, and having a camera mating portion having a shape of a portion of a particular electronic device.