Patent ID: 7871300

Claim:
A modular system for use with a first consumer electronic device having a first standardized device service interface and a second consumer electronic device having a second standardized device service interface, the modular system comprising: a host having a standardized host service interface; a first adapter comprising: a first adapter interface coupling with the standardized host service interface to directly mount the first adapter on the host and to communicate a first electrical service between the first adapter and the host; and a second adapter interface coupling with the first standardized device service interface to directly mount the first consumer electronic device on the second adapter and to communicate a second electrical service between the first adapter and the first consumer electronic device; and a second adapter comprising: a third adapter interface coupling with the first adapter to directly mount the second adapter on the first adapter and to communicate a third electrical service between the first adapter and the second adapter; and a fourth adapter interface coupling with the second standardized device service interface to directly mount the second consumer electronic device on the second adapter and to communicate a fourth electrical service between the second adapter and the second consumer electronic device.