Title (en)

System and method for coupling a portable electronic device to a charging/data pod

Title (de)

System und Verfahren zum Anschluss eines tragbaren elektronischen Geräts an ein Ladegerät/einen Daten-Pod

Title (fr)

Système et procédé de couplage de dispositif électronique portable sur un POD de chargement/données

Publication

EP 2385592 A1 20111109 (EN)

Application

EP 10004639 A 20100503

Priority

EP 10004639 A 20100503

Abstract (en)

An adaptor (100) is provided. The adaptor comprises a first portion including a plug (110) insertable into a port of a portable electronic device (160). The adaptor further comprises a second portion including at least one adaptor contact (120) configured such that, when the plug of the first portion is inserted into the port and the portable electronic device is placed in a pod (170), the at least one adaptor contact abuts to at least one pod contact in the pod.

IPC 8 full level

H01R 31/06 (2006.01); H01R 13/22 (2006.01); H01R 31/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01R 13/22 (2013.01); H01R 31/005 (2013.01); H01R 31/06 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

• [X] US 2008150480 A1 20080626 - NAVID AMIR [US]
• [X] US 2003017746 A1 20030123 - LEE YIN-HSIEN [TW]
• [X] US 2010022285 A1 20100128 - RANDALL MITCH [US], et al
• [X] US 2009236140 A1 20090924 - RANDALL MITCH [US]
• [X] US 6315582 B1 20011113 - NISHIO ATSUSHI [JP], et al
• [A] US 6457996 B1 20021001 - SHIH HSIAO-LEI [TW]
• [A] DE 20105781 U1 20010621 - HUANG CHIH CHEN [TW]
• [A] US 2007232098 A1 20071004 - DANNER ELIOT P [US]
• [A] US 2007178771 A1 20070802 - GOETZ DAVID ROBERT [US], et al

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2385592 A1 20111109; CA 2738529 A1 20111103; CA 2738529 C 20150630

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 10004639 A 20100503; CA 2738529 A 20110502