Patent ID: 7904628

Claim:
A media player shuttle arranged to interface with a portable electronic device, comprising: a body arranged for removable engagement with the portable electronic device; a docking connector disposed in the body and configured for mateable engagement with a corresponding device connector disposed in the portable electronic device, the device and docking connectors being coupled through the removable engagement between the body and the portable electronic device, and when so coupled providing a signal path there through for coupling media player functionality provided by the media player shuttle to the portable electronic device; and a digital media processing system located within the body for providing the media player functionality but excluding a display screen and user controls, the display screen and user controls instead being provided by the portable electronic device when the media player shuttle is engaged with the portable electronic device, wherein said digital media processing system includes an image rendering subsystem, a video rendering subsystem and an audio rendering subsystem, and wherein each of the image rendering subsystem, the video rendering subsystem and the audio rendering subsystem is contained within the body of the media player shuttle.