Patent ID: 7256990

Claim:
A method for detachably docking a portable device to a docking device, the method comprising: placing the docking device on a stable surface, wherein the docking device includes a pair of moveable rear latches and a pair of moveable front latches; aligning the portable device with the docking device in a substantially vertical direction; applying a substantially vertical force on the portable device to cause the docking, wherein the pair of moveable rear latches and the pair of moveable front latches are operable to resiliently spread apart in opposite directions to movably latch on to corresponding matching slots of the portable device when docked whereby the portable device is secured to the docking device; providing a plurality of side sections on the docking device, at least one of the side sections including an alignment fin; and indicating with a light emitting diode that is located on the portable device that the portable device and the docking device are properly docked and are communicating via an electrical connector.