Adding control keys to mobile device via smart interchangeable cover
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1. An interchangeable cover comprising:
- a cover body to mate with a body of a mobile device, covering at least partially each of a plurality of exterior surfaces of the body of the mobile device, the exterior surfaces being disposed on different geometric planes;
at least one control key disposed on the cover body;
traces coupled to the at least one control key; and
an electronic component coupled to the traces, and equipped to add the at least one control key as input/control keys of a mobile device to which the interchangeable cover is attached.
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Abstract
An interchangeable cover is endowed with one or more control keys and complementary electronics to add the control keys to an attached mobile device, which may e.g. be a wireless mobile phone. In one embodiment, the control keys are designed to be used with an alternate display orientation of the attached mobile device. In one embodiment, the control keys are control keys of a game pad. In one embodiment, the cover is U-shaped. In a wireless mobile phone embodiment, the cover is attached to a rotabable sub-section of a pivotable section.
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1. An interchangeable cover comprising:
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a cover body to mate with a body of a mobile device, covering at least partially each of a plurality of exterior surfaces of the body of the mobile device, the exterior surfaces being disposed on different geometric planes;
at least one control key disposed on the cover body;
traces coupled to the at least one control key; and
an electronic component coupled to the traces, and equipped to add the at least one control key as input/control keys of a mobile device to which the interchangeable cover is attached. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A mobile device comprising
a core unit including a plurality of input/control keys, at least one extension interface and a plurality of exterior surfaces disposed on different geometric planes; - and
an interchangeable cover removably attached to the core unit, covering at least partially each of at least two of said plurality of exterior surfaces of the core unit, the interchangeable cover having at least one additional control keys and electronics, coupled to each other, with at least one aspect of the electronics designed to mate with the at least one extension interface of the core unit to add the at least one additional control keys to the input/control keys of the core unit. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A wireless mobile phone comprising:
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a core wireless telephony unit including a first and a second section with the second section having a first and a second sub-section, where the second-sub-section is rotatable relative to the first sub-section and includes a plurality of exterior surfaces disposed on different geometric planes; and
a cover including at least one input/control key, removably mated with the second sub-section covering the the second sub-section at least partially in each of at least two of said plurality of exterior surfaces of the second sub-section. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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