Protective enclosure for a mobile terminal
First Claim
1. A case for encapsulating a mobile terminal, comprising:
- a housing adapted to define an opened position for receiving a mobile terminal and further adapted to define a closed position for securing the mobile terminal therein, said housing comprised of a waterproof material and being sealed in the closed position so as to protect the mobile terminal from an incursion of water;
at least one of an input component carried by said housing for receiving user input and an output component carried by said housing for receiving user output; and
a signal processor carried by said housing for converting at least one of;
(i) user input received by said input component to signals that the mobile terminal is capable of processing prior to provision of the signals to the mobile terminal, and (ii) signals received from the mobile terminal to signals that said output component is capable of processing prior to presentation to said output component for providing a corresponding user output.
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Abstract
A case is provided to protect a mobile terminal. The case includes a housing, typically formed of a waterproof material to prevent the incursion of water or other contaminants. The housing may include two portions with a gasket therebetween to create a hermetic seal. As such, the case and the mobile terminal may be buoyant. The housing may carry input component(s) for receiving user input and/or output component(s) for providing user output. The housing also carries a signal processor which converts any user input to signals that the mobile terminal is capable of processing. Similarly, the signal processor may convert any signals received by the mobile terminal to signals that the output component is capable of processing. The input, output, and signal processing components may be removable from the housing while still being capable of communicating with the mobile terminal so as to be used as a headset.
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31 Claims
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1. A case for encapsulating a mobile terminal, comprising:
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a housing adapted to define an opened position for receiving a mobile terminal and further adapted to define a closed position for securing the mobile terminal therein, said housing comprised of a waterproof material and being sealed in the closed position so as to protect the mobile terminal from an incursion of water;
at least one of an input component carried by said housing for receiving user input and an output component carried by said housing for receiving user output; and
a signal processor carried by said housing for converting at least one of;
(i) user input received by said input component to signals that the mobile terminal is capable of processing prior to provision of the signals to the mobile terminal, and (ii) signals received from the mobile terminal to signals that said output component is capable of processing prior to presentation to said output component for providing a corresponding user output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A mobile terminal assembly comprising:
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a mobile terminal; and
a case in which said mobile terminal is removably disposed;
said case comprising;
a housing adapted to define an opened position for receiving a mobile terminal and further adapted to define a closed position for securing the mobile terminal therein, said housing comprised of a waterproof material and being sealed in the closed position so as to protect the mobile terminal from an incursion of water;
at least one of an input component carried by said housing for receiving user input and an output component carried by said housing for providing user output; and
a signal processor carried by said housing in communication with said mobile terminal, said signal processor capable of converting user input to signals that the mobile terminal is capable of processing prior to provision of the signals to the mobile terminal, said signal processor also capable of converting signals received from the mobile terminal to signals capable of providing corresponding user output. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for protecting a mobile terminal and an associated headset, the method comprising the steps of:
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securing the mobile terminal and the headset with the housing;
receiving user input and providing user output via a microphone and speaker of the headset, respectively, while the headset is secured within the housing;
transmitting signals between the headset and the mobile terminal while the headset and the mobile terminal remain within the housing; and
removing the mobile terminal and the headset from the housing such that the mobile terminal and the headset are capable of subsequently being utilized apart from the housing. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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