SMART CHARGER FOR PERSONAL MEDIA DEVICES
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Abstract
Presenting battery-charging status information to a user of a personal media device, even when that personal media device is in a dormant mode responsive to a battery charging operation. A charging element responds to new messages with alerts. The charging element presents at least one of an amount charged or an amount of time left to fully charge, using associated graphics for easier viewing. Content from a media library can be presented in response to indicators. An application executing on the personal media device can operate with a control program executing on the charging element itself, to control one or more display features of the charging element.
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- 17. An apparatus, comprising a charging element coupleable to a personal media device, wherein when said personal media device is in a dormant mode, said charging element is responsive to a condition in response to which a user desires an alert, and presents information in response thereto.
- 28. A non-transitory medium comprising instructions interpretable by a computing device, said instructions directing said computing device to operate a charging element with respect to a personal media device when said personal media device is in a dormant mode to detect a condition in response to which a user desires an alert, and, in response to said condition, to present information for the user.
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