Patent ID: 7976337

Claim:
A cable assembly, comprising: a docking cradle housing comprising a button, a back surface, an opening extending through said back surface, and a connection mechanism located inside of said docking cradle housing and electrically coupled to said button; a first cable comprising a first end and a second end; a second cable comprising a first end and a second end; a third cable; a first connector coupled to said first end of said first cable, wherein said first connector is connected through said opening to said connection mechanism to form an electrical coupling to a first computing device; a second connector coupled to said first end of said second cable, wherein said second connector is operable for removably coupling to a second computing device, wherein said first cable and said second cable facilitate data synchronization between said first computing device and said second computing device, wherein said data synchronization is operable to update content of said first computing device with content of said second computing device and vice versa; and a power receiving unit coupled to said second end of said first cable and further coupled to said second end of said second cable, and wherein said power receiving unit comprises a housing and a power connector which receives power from a power source, via said third cable coupled to said power connector, for transmission to said first connector independent from power received from said second computing device via said second cable, wherein said second end of said second cable is integrated into said housing of said power receiving unit.