Patent ID: 8447366

Claim:
A charging station for charging a mobile telecommunications device while enabling access to services through the mobile telecommunications device, the charging station comprising: a power supply; a charging pad coupled to the power supply, the charging pad configured to charge a mobile telecommunications device in proximity to the charging station via a cordless connection; a communication component for establishing a wireless communication link with the mobile telecommunications device while the mobile telecommunications device is being charged by the charging pad, the wireless communication link enabling access to at least one service offered by the mobile telecommunications device, the at least one service selected from a voice service, a text message service, a calendar service, an address book service, or a multimedia service; a touchscreen display for displaying an icon that depicts at least one service offered by the mobile telecommunications device and for receiving the selection by a user of one of the displayed services by detecting a touch of the user on the icon; and a controller coupled to the communication component and to the input component, wherein the controller receives a selection of a service by the user and allows the user to access the selected service offered by the mobile telecommunications device via the wireless communication link.