Patent ID: 7266391

Claim:
A system for operating mobile wireless communication devices comprising: a plurality of mobile wireless communication devices, each having a different physical configuration, a display screen for displaying a user interface, and a communication port, a display device comprising a universal port for communicating with each mobile wireless communication device when the mobile wireless communication device is located in the universal port, the universal port comprising a communication port and a cradle for physically supporting the mobile wireless communication device from the display device with the communication port of the mobile wireless communication device in functional communication with the communication port of the display device; wherein the display device is configured to operate as an enlarged and analogous version of the display shown on the display screen of each mobile wireless communication device when the mobile wireless communication device is located in the universal port; and wherein the cradle comprises a retracting support movable between an open position and a closed position, is configured to receive and support a mobile wireless communication device proximate to the display device when in the open position, and further is configured for retraction to the closed position when the mobile wireless communication device is not received in the retracting support.