Media playing from a docked handheld media device
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1. A docking station for a handheld media device, comprisinga housing;
- a docking port in the housing for mechanically coupling the handheld media device to the docking station;
an interface disposed within the docking port to make a wired electrical connection to the handheld media device,circuitry within the housing for receiving content from the handheld media device;
a speaker included in the housing and coupled to the circuitry to produce a first audible signal from content received from the handheld media device through the interface, anda transmitter included within the housing and coupled to the circuitry, the transmitter is configured to wirelessly transmit content received from the handheld media device to a remote speaker for producing a second audible signal on the remote speaker, wherein the first and second audible signals are produced at substantially the same time.
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Abstract
In addition to other aspects disclosed, a docking station that receives content through a wired connection from a handheld media device, plays or displays the content through a speaker, and transmits content to a remote speaker.
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1. A docking station for a handheld media device, comprising
a housing; -
a docking port in the housing for mechanically coupling the handheld media device to the docking station; an interface disposed within the docking port to make a wired electrical connection to the handheld media device, circuitry within the housing for receiving content from the handheld media device; a speaker included in the housing and coupled to the circuitry to produce a first audible signal from content received from the handheld media device through the interface, and a transmitter included within the housing and coupled to the circuitry, the transmitter is configured to wirelessly transmit content received from the handheld media device to a remote speaker for producing a second audible signal on the remote speaker, wherein the first and second audible signals are produced at substantially the same time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A receiving station comprising
a housing; -
a receiver integrated within the housing to receive from a docking station a wireless signal that represents content provided to the docking station from a handheld media device and information to control operations of the receiving station, and a speaker integrated within the housing and coupled to the receiver to produce an audible signal from the received wireless signal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system comprising
a docking station comprising a housing; -
a docking port coupled to the housing; an interface disposed in the docking port to make a wired electrical connection to a handheld media device; circuitry for receiving content from the handheld media device; a speaker included in the housing and coupled to the circuitry to produce a first audible signal from the content received from the handheld media device through the wired electrical connection; and a transmitter to wirelessly transmit content received from the handheld media device and control information, and a receiving station comprising a receiver to receive from the docking station the wireless signal that represents the content and control information to control operations of the receiving station; and a speaker coupled to the receiver to produce a second audible signal from the received wireless signal transmission. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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