METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DOCKING A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE THAT HAS A PLANAR LIKE CONFIGURATION AND THAT OPERATES IN MULTIPLE ORIENTATIONS
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Abstract
A docking system is disclosed. The docking system includes a portable electronic device capable of operating in multiple orientations including vertical and horizontal. The docking system also includes a docking station configured to mechanically accept and operatively interface with the portable electronic device in any of its multiple orientations including vertical and horizontal.
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56 Claims
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1-49. -49. (canceled)
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50. A docking system, comprising:
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a portable electronic device capable of operating in multiple orientations including a first orientation and a second orientation, the portable electronic device including a first electrical interface; and a docking station configured to mechanically accept and operatively interface with the portable electronic device in any of its multiple orientations, the docking station including a second electrical interface and a third electrical interface, the second electrical interface being different from the third electrical interface; wherein; the second electrical interface is configured for coupling with the first electrical interface along the first orientation; the third electrical interface is configured for coupling with the first electrical interface along the second orientation; and the first orientation and the second orientation are different. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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