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Charging devices for portable electronic devices

  • US 9,071,698 B2
  • Filed: 06/23/2005
  • Issued: 06/30/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A charging device comprising:

  • one or more couplings configured to permit wired connection of the charging device to a portable electronic device, wherein the charging device is configured to;

    select between (a) enabling power transfer over the one or more couplings to charge the portable electronic device, and (b) enabling data transmission over the one or more couplings; and

    based on data transferred over the one or more couplings, cause a wireless data connection to be established with the portable electronic device.

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