Patent ID: 8432667

Claim:
An audio system that supports a plurality of digital music players of different sizes, the audio system comprising: a cradle, the cradle having a cavity to support at least one of the digital music players and the cradle having a cavity for accepting a connector, the connector interfacing to the digital music player and the connector passing power to the digital music player; and a power port on the audio system, the power port providing power to the connector through a wire to the digital music player; wherein the cradle comprises: a base for supporting the cavity, the cavity is in an upper surface of the base, the cavity accepts an end portion of a largest digital music player of the plurality digital music players; a support wall extending from an upper rear surface of the base for supporting one of the digital music players; and at least one ledge within the cavity, the at least one ledge forming decreasingly sized sub-openings towards a bottom of the cavity, whereas each sub-opening is sized corresponding to a different one of the plurality of digital music players.