Patent ID: 8454392

Claim:
A system comprising: at least one of a portable electronic device and a pod; and an adaptor comprising a first portion having a plug insertable into a port of the portable electronic device and a second portion not having a plug and having at least one adaptor contact configured such that, when the plug of the first portion is inserted into the port and the portable electronic device is placed in the pod, the at least one adaptor contact couples to at least one pod contact in the pod and to at least one port contact in the port and connects the at least one adaptor contact to the at least one pod contact and to the at least one port contact to enable a transfer of electrical energy to the portable electronic device, wherein the pod has a plurality of pod contacts such that, when a plurality of adaptors are inserted into the ports of a plurality of portable electronic devices, the plurality of portable electronic devices can be placed in the pod such that the plurality of adaptors abut the plurality of pod contacts.