Portable apparatus for providing a computer data and/or computer data program to a mobile computerized electronic device, and associated method
First Claim
1. A portable electronic apparatus for providing a computer data or a computer program to a mobile computerized device, said computer data or computer program representing a means for operating the device to provide an information or service different from a standard information or service of said device, wherein said portable apparatus comprises:
- an interface means adapted to at least a mechanical, electrical or wireless interface and a data communications interface of the mobile computerized device, said interface means being different from a standard memory card interface means and adapted to sensing at least one interface means input;
a first programmable memory means carrying thereon a computer data or computer program, said computer data or computer program being adapted for utilization by the mobile computerized device;
a control means in communication with the interface means and adapted to processing said computer data or computer program in response to said at least one interface means input or an input from a separate input means; and
an electronic data communications means in communication with said control means and adapted to communicating at least part of said computer data or computer program to said interface means in response to a control input from said control means, said control input associated with said processing.
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Abstract
A portable electronic apparatus for providing computer data or a computer program to a mobile computerized device, and an associated method, is provided. A portable apparatus of the invention comprises an interface means adapted to an interface of a mobile device and adapted to sense at least one input, a memory means carrying thereon a computer data or computer program intended for the mobile device, a control means responsive to an input to the interface means and a data communication means arranged to communicating at least part of the computer data or computer program over the interface means in response to control input from the control means. A method for providing a portable electronic apparatus for providing computer data or a computer program to a mobile computerized device includes steps for carrying out the functions of the various means of an apparatus according to the invention.
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39 Claims
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1. A portable electronic apparatus for providing a computer data or a computer program to a mobile computerized device, said computer data or computer program representing a means for operating the device to provide an information or service different from a standard information or service of said device, wherein said portable apparatus comprises:
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an interface means adapted to at least a mechanical, electrical or wireless interface and a data communications interface of the mobile computerized device, said interface means being different from a standard memory card interface means and adapted to sensing at least one interface means input;
a first programmable memory means carrying thereon a computer data or computer program, said computer data or computer program being adapted for utilization by the mobile computerized device;
a control means in communication with the interface means and adapted to processing said computer data or computer program in response to said at least one interface means input or an input from a separate input means; and
an electronic data communications means in communication with said control means and adapted to communicating at least part of said computer data or computer program to said interface means in response to a control input from said control means, said control input associated with said processing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for providing a portable electronic apparatus for providing a computer data or a computer program to a mobile computerized device, said computer data or computer program representing a means for operating the device to provide an information or service different from a standard information or service of said device, wherein said method comprising:
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providing an interface means adapted to at least a mechanical, electrical or wireless interface and a data communications interface of the mobile computerized device, said interface means different from a standard memory card interface means and said interface means adapted to sensing at least one interface means input;
providing a first programmable memory carrying thereon a computer data or computer program, said computer data or computer program adapted for utilization by the mobile computerized device;
providing a control means in communication with the interface means and adapted to processing said computer data or computer program in response to said at least one interface means input or an input from a separate input means;
providing an electronic data communications means in communication with said control means;
communicating under the control of said control means at least part of said computer data or computer program to said interface means in response to a control input from said control means, said control input associated with said processing;
providing a second memory means and recording apparatus related usage information in said second memory means;
providing an apparatus indicator means in communication with said control means for indicating a usage state of said programmable memory means; and
operating said apparatus indicator means to indicate a usage of said apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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