Patent ID: 8150460

Claim:
An accessory for coupling with a portable electronic device having the capability to store audio files, said accessory comprising: a base having a device dock that is adapted to couple to said portable electronic device such that audio signals from said portable electronic device can be transferred to said accessory and a speaker dock; at least one rechargeable, battery-powered speaker assembly in a speaker housing that can be detachably connected to and mounted on said speaker dock of said base wherein said rechargeable, battery-powered speaker assembly includes a wireless receiver; a device charger for providing power to said portable electronic device when said device is coupled to said device dock; a speaker charger in said base that charges said rechargeable, battery-powered speaker assembly when said rechargeable, battery-powered speaker assembly is connected to said speaker dock through a charging plate positioned in said speaker dock; and a transmitter adapted to receive said audio signals and transmit said received audio signals to said receiver in said rechargeable, battery-powered speaker.