Media device including display and power-delivery mechanism with integrated stand

Abstract

A media device may include (i) a display device having a front side including a display surface, (ii) a support housing for supporting the display device in each of a plurality of alternative orientations on an external surface, the support housing extending from a back side of the display device between a mounting surface of the support housing abutting the back side of the display device and a distal end of the support housing, (iii) a coupling member disposed at the mounting surface of the support housing and mounted to the display device, and (iv) a battery power supply disposed within the support housing and electrically coupled to the display device via an electrical path extending through the coupling member. Various other systems, devices, assemblies, and methods are also disclosed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A media device comprising:
 a device housing that houses electronic components of the media device;   a support member for supporting the device housing in an upright orientation on a surface, the support member configured for extending away from a back side of the device housing between a proximal end and a distal end of the support member; and   a coupling member at the proximal end of the support member, the coupling member comprising a plurality of peripheral mounting extensions for interfacing with corresponding mounting recesses of a mounting socket in the back side of the device housing, wherein:
 the support member is rigidly coupled to or integrally formed with the coupling member at a fixed orientation and oblique angle to the coupling member, such that an orientation of the support member is adjustable by rotating the support member and the coupling member as a unit relative to the mounting socket. 
   
     
     
         2 . The media device of  claim 1 , wherein the electronic components include a display configured to present visual content to a user. 
     
     
         3 . The media device of  claim 2 , wherein the display comprises at least one of:
 a liquid crystal display; or   a light-emitting diode display.   
     
     
         4 . The media device of  claim 2 , wherein the display comprises an integrated touch sensor. 
     
     
         5 . The media device of  claim 1 , wherein the electronic components further comprise a camera configured to capture at least one of images or video. 
     
     
         6 . The media device of  claim 5 , wherein the camera is positioned near a corner of the device housing. 
     
     
         7 . The media device of  claim 1 , wherein the oblique angle between the support member and the coupling member is between approximately 45° and approximately 90°. 
     
     
         8 . The media device of  claim 7 , wherein the oblique angle between the support member and the coupling member is between approximately 70° and approximately 85°. 
     
     
         9 . The media device of  claim 1 , wherein the support member has a substantially cylindrical shape. 
     
     
         10 . The media device of  claim 1 , wherein the coupling member has a circular shape. 
     
     
         11 . The media device of  claim 10 , wherein the plurality of peripheral mounting extensions are positioned along a circumference of the coupling member. 
     
     
         12 . The media device of  claim 1 , further comprising a power-delivery mechanism disposed within the support member and electrically coupled to the electronic components via an electrical path through the support member and through the coupling member. 
     
     
         13 . The media device of  claim 12 , wherein the power-delivery mechanism comprises an electrical cable extending through an inner channel defined within the support member. 
     
     
         14 . The media device of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one frictional element disposed between the proximal end of the support member and the device housing to hold the support member in a selected orientation relative to the device housing. 
     
     
         15 . The media device of  claim 1 , wherein the coupling member is removably secured to the device housing and comprises an electrical connector removably coupled to an electrical terminal in the device housing to supply power to the electronic components within the device housing. 
     
     
         16 . An assembly for a media device, the assembly comprising:
 a support member for supporting a device housing of the media device in an upright orientation on a surface, the support member configured for extending away from a back side of the device housing between a proximal end and a distal end of the support member;   a coupling member disposed at the proximal end of the support member, wherein the support member is rigidly coupled to or integrally formed with the coupling member at a fixed orientation and oblique angle to the coupling member, the coupling member comprising:
 an electrical connector; and 
 peripheral mounting extensions surrounding the electrical connector and dimensioned to removably secure the coupling member to the device housing; and 
   a power-delivery mechanism disposed centrally within the support member for supplying power to electronic components within the device housing via the electrical connector.   
     
     
         17 . The assembly of  claim 16 , wherein the power-delivery mechanism comprises an electrical cable extending through an inner channel defined within the support member. 
     
     
         18 . The assembly of  claim 16 , wherein the oblique angle between the support member and the coupling member is between approximately 45° and approximately 90°. 
     
     
         19 . A media device, comprising:
 a device housing that houses a display and a camera;   a support member for supporting the device housing in an upright orientation on a surface, the support member configured for extending away from a back side of the device housing; and   a coupling member comprising a plurality of peripheral mounting extensions for interfacing with corresponding mounting recesses of a mounting socket in the back side of the device housing, wherein:
 the support member is rigidly coupled to or integrally formed with the coupling member at a fixed orientation and oblique angle to the coupling member, such that an orientation of the support member relative to the display and the camera is adjustable by rotating the coupling member within the mounting socket. 
   
     
     
         20 . The media device of  claim 19 , wherein the display and the camera are directed away from a front side of the display housing and the support member extends away from a back side of the display housing.