Accessory device for mobile communication device
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1. An accessory for a mobile communication device comprising:
- a stylus for inputting data to said mobile communication device via a touchscreen display on said mobile communication device;
an input device on said stylus to generate an input signal; and
a transmitter on said stylus operatively coupled to the input device to transmit said input signal to said mobile communication device.
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Abstract
An accessory device for a mobile communication device comprises a stylus containing a short-range wireless interface for communicating with the mobile communication device. The stylus can be used conventionally to input data and commands into the mobile communication device via a touch screen. Additionally, the stylus may include an input device to generate an input signal for transmission to said mobile communication device and/or an output device to produce an output responsive to an output signal received from said mobile communication device.
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1. An accessory for a mobile communication device comprising:
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a stylus for inputting data to said mobile communication device via a touchscreen display on said mobile communication device;
an input device on said stylus to generate an input signal; and
a transmitter on said stylus operatively coupled to the input device to transmit said input signal to said mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 25, 26)
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15. An accessory for a mobile communication device comprising:
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a stylus for inputting data to said mobile communication device via a touchscreen display on said mobile communication device;
a receiver on said stylus operative to receive an output signal from said mobile communication device; and
an output device on said stylus coupled to said receiver to produce an output responsive to the output signal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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27. A communication device comprising:
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a mobile communication device including;
a long-range transceiver for communicating with a base station in a mobile communication network;
a short-range transceiver for communicating with nearby devices; and
a touchscreen display;
an accessory device including;
a stylus for inputting data to said mobile communication device via said touchscreen display;
an input device on said stylus to produce an input signal;
an output device on said stylus to generate and output responsive to an output signal; and
a short-range transceiver on said stylus to transmit said input signal to said mobile communication device and to receive said output signal from said mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method of communicating between a wireless communications device and an accessory of the wireless communications device, the method comprising:
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establishing a communications channel between a first short-range transceiver in a wireless communications device and a second short-range transceiver in a stylus;
detecting a signal indicative of information to be communicated over the established communications channel; and
communicating the information over the established communications channel responsive to the detected signal. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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