Mobile phone wallet
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1. A case, comprising:
- a base configured to receive a portable phone;
a flap coupled to the base, wherein the flap includes;
at least one housing configured to receive a microcircuit card; and
at least one first contactless communication antenna configured to couple with the received microcircuit card; and
wherein the base comprises a second contactless communication antenna configured to couple with the received portable phone, the second contactless communication antenna being electrically connected to the at least first contactless communication antenna.
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Abstract
A case includes a base for receiving a portable phone and a flap hinged to the base and including a housing configured to receive a microcircuit card. A first contactless communication antenna is provided in the flap for coupling to an antenna of the microcircuit card. A second contactless communication antenna is provided in the base for coupling to an antenna of the portable phone. The first and second first contactless communication antennae are electrically connected to each other.
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12 Claims
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1. A case, comprising:
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a base configured to receive a portable phone; a flap coupled to the base, wherein the flap includes; at least one housing configured to receive a microcircuit card; and at least one first contactless communication antenna configured to couple with the received microcircuit card; and wherein the base comprises a second contactless communication antenna configured to couple with the received portable phone, the second contactless communication antenna being electrically connected to the at least first contactless communication antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for recharging a microcircuit card that includes a first battery, comprising:
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placing a portable phone including a second battery in a base of a case that includes a flap; placing the microcircuit card in the flap of the case, where the case includes a first contactless communication antenna in the flap configured to couple with the received microcircuit card and a second contactless communication antenna in the base configured to couple with the portable phone, said first and second contactless communication antennae being electrically connected to each other; and recharging the first battery of the microcircuit card using the second battery of the portable phone by passing energy through an antenna of the portable phone, the second contactless communication antenna, the first contactless communication antenna and an antenna of the microcircuit card.
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