CHARGING DOCKING SYSTEM
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Abstract
Systems and methods provide power to a device via a dock. A mounting base may include a mounting component, including a receiving area configured to removably receive a mating device at a plurality of orientations within a plane, wherein the mounting component comprises one or more indexing members and the mating device comprises one or more indexing elements, or the mating device comprises one or more indexing members and the mounting component comprises one or more indexing elements, the indexing members and elements configured to engage each other to align the mating device with the mounting component in one or more rotational orientations on said plane. A detector, configured to detect the presence of the mating device, and a driver circuit may be included. A device may be configured to control power sourced to the mating device by the driver circuit after the detector detects the mating device.
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30 Claims
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1. -10. (canceled)
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11. A docking system for a mobile electronic device, comprising:
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a mounting portion removably attachable to a support surface, the mounting portion comprising a mounting surface that extends along a plane generally parallel to a base surface of the mounting portion; a mounting section on a rear surface of a mobile electronic device, the mounting section having a shape corresponding to a shape of the mounting portion and removably coupleable to the mounting portion via a coupling mechanism to support the mobile electronic device on the support surface, wherein one of the mounting portion and mounting section comprises one or more indexing members and the other of the mounting portion and mounting section comprises one or more indexing elements, the indexing members and elements configured to engage each other to align the mounting section with the mounting portion in one or more rotational orientations on said plane; and a detector configured to detect the presence of the mounting portion or the mobile electronic device; a driver circuit; a first device configured to control the sourcing of power to the mobile electronic device by the driver circuit at least partly in response to the detector detecting the presence of the mounting portion or the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A mounting base comprising:
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a mounting component, the mounting component including a receiving area configured to removably receive a mating device at a plurality of orientations within a plane, wherein the mounting component comprises one or more indexing members and the mating device comprises one or more indexing elements, or the mating device comprises one or more indexing members and the mounting component comprises one or more indexing elements, the indexing members and elements configured to engage each other to align the mating device with the mounting component in one or more rotational orientations on said plane; and a detector configured to detect the presence of the mating device; a driver circuit; a first device configured to control the sourcing of power to the mating device by the driver circuit at least partly in response to the detector detecting the presence of the mating device. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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Specification