Patent ID: 7541907

Claim:
A portable electronic device assembly, comprising: a portable electronic device with an electronic graphical display and a first contact; a freestanding keyboard accessory separated and detached from the portable electronic device, the keyboard accessory having a second contact that electrically couples with the first contact of the portable electronic device at a predetermined position and angle that creates a nearly perpendicular angle between the keyboard accessory and the display of the portable electronic device that exposes the display to a user of the keyboard accessory; and an auto-aligning and connecting structure for aligning and connecting the portable electronic device and the keyboard accessory at the predetermined position and angle, comprising: a plurality of multiple first magnetic units installed on a first surface of the portable electronic device; and a plurality of second magnetic units installed on a second surface of the accessory; wherein when the second surface approaches the first surface, at least one of the plurality of second magnetic units and one of the plurality of first magnetic units are aligned and mutually attracted such that the second surface is attracted to connect to the first surface, and then the second contact is electrically coupled to the first contact at the predetermined position and angle to expose the display.