Personal cloud case cover with a plurality of modular capabilities

• US 10,437,295 B1
• Filed: 06/05/2017
• Issued: 10/08/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Micro Mobio Corporation
• Original Assignee: Micro Mobio Corporation
• Inventors: Filipovic, Zlatko Aurelio, Wang, Weiping, Wang, Adam James
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Congvan
• Application Number:
  US15/614,555
• Time in Patent Office: 855 Days
• Field of Search: 455557, 455572, 455573, 455575, 4555753, 4555755, 4555756, 4555757, 4555759, 455 411
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0252 using ambient temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0257 using atmospheric pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/14 Arrangements specially adapted for eye photography apparatus or arrangements for taking photographs per se G03B
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/332 Portable devices specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6831 Straps, bands or harnesses
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6898 Portable consumer electronic devices, e.g. music players, telephones, tablet computers
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/748 Selection of a region of interest, e.g. using a graphics tablet
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1628 Carrying enclosures containing additional elements, e.g. case for a laptop and a printer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1633 Constructional details or arrangements of portable computers not specific to the type of enclosures covered by groups G06F1/1615 - G06F1/1626
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/183 Internal mounting support structures, e.g. for printed circuit boards, internal connecting means for buses G06F13/409
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/70 Protecting specific internal or peripheral components, in which the protection of a component leads to protection of the entire computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1633 : Protecting arrangement for the entire housing of the computer
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 : using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 : of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/20 : using microwaves or radio frequency waves
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 : specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3888 : Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0254 : comprising one or a plurality of mechanically detachable modules
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/185 : Improving the rigidity of the casing or resistance to shocks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724092 : Interfacing with an external cover providing additional functionalities
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 : using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/04 : Large scale networks; Deep hierarchical networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 : WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

A personal cloud contained in a case for a portable computing device such as a tablet personal computer (PC), mobile phones, portable media players, or the like. The personal cloud case may be fitted with memory, a network connection, two-way wireless charging, external memory slots, external connections and other components for portable personal cloud computing. The case may further include an antenna array for millimeter wave communications with a base station, user equipment devices and/or other cases having antenna arrays.

Claims

1. A case for a removable mobile computing device comprising:

a first panel and a second panel capable of forming a compartment for the removable mobile computing device; and

an antenna array mounted on the first or second panel and which is capable of wirelessly sending and receiving millimeter wave signals to and from a base station; and

a circuit embedded in the first or second panel of the case which is capable of forming a data link between the removable mobile computing device and the antenna array.

2. The case of claim 1, wherein the antenna array is detachable.

3. The case of claim 1, wherein the case is capable of being adhesively attached to a window of a house.

4. The case of claim 1, wherein the first panel further includes a charging unit capable of wirelessly charging the removable mobile computing device.

5. The case of claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of electronic components coupled to the antenna array and capable of supporting operation of the antenna array.

6. The case of claim 1, wherein the case is capable of being adhesively attached to a window of a vehicle.

7. The case of claim 1, wherein the first and second panels are made from one of the following:

plastic and glass.

8. The case of claim 1, wherein the antenna array is embedded in one of the first or second panels.

9. A system having a case for a removable mobile computing device and user equipment comprising:

the case having;

a first panel and a second panel capable of forming a compartment for the removable mobile computing device;

an antenna array mounted on the first or second panel and which is capable of wirelessly sending and receiving first signals in the millimeter wave frequency to and from a base station;

a modem module mounted on at least one of the first and second panels which is capable of sending and receiving second signals to and from at least one user equipment device; and

the user equipment device communicatively coupled to the case to exchange the second signals at lower frequency than the first signals and wherein the user equipment device is capable of communicating wirelessly with a plurality of electronic devices.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the user equipment is coupled by cable to the case.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the user equipment is coupled wirelessly to the case.

12. A system having a plurality of cases for a removable mobile computing device with each case attached to one of a plurality of user equipment devices comprising:

each of the cases attached to at least one of the plurality of user equipment devices and having;

a first panel and a second panel capable of forming a compartment for the removable mobile computing device;

an antenna array mounted on the first or second panel and which is capable of wirelessly sending and receiving first signals in the millimeter wave frequency to and from one of the group consisting of;

a base station and the other antenna arrays in the other cases; and

a modem module mounted on at least one of the first and second panels which is capable of sending and receiving second signals to and from the removable mobile computing device.

13. A system having a plurality of cases for a plurality of removable mobile computing devices comprising:

the plurality of removable mobile computing devices each located in each of the plurality of cases; and

each of the plurality of cases having;

a first panel and a second panel capable of forming a compartment for the removable mobile computing device;

an antenna array mounted on the first or second panel and which is capable of wirelessly sending and receiving first signals in the millimeter wave frequency to and from another of the plurality of cases; and

a modem module mounted on the first or second panel which is capable of sending and receiving second signals to and from the removable mobile computing devices.