Patent ID: 7903397

Claim:
An adapter for removably coupling a consumer electronic device having a first standardized service interface to an appliance conducting a useful cycle of operation and having a second standardized service interface that is incompatible with the first standardized service interface, the adapter comprising: an adapter main body; a first adapter interface provided on the main body and configured to removably couple to the first standardized service interface to permit communication of a first electrical service selected from a power service and a data service between the adapter and the consumer electronic device; a second adapter interface provided on the main body and configured to removably couple to the second standardized service interface to permit communication of a second electrical service selected from a power service and a data service between the adapter and the appliance; and at least one transformation component in communication with the first adapter interface and the second adapter interface and transforming one of the first electrical service and the second electrical service to the other of the first electrical service and the second electrical service when the adapter is mechanically coupled with at least one of the appliance and the consumer electronic device; wherein at least one of the first electrical service and the second electrical service comprises a wireless service wherein the incompatibility of the first and second standardized service interfaces is an incompatibility of the format of the first electrical service and the second electrical service, and the transformation component transforms one of the first electrical service and the second electrical service to a different format.