Integrated smart card and battery for mobile devices

• US 20070099662A1
• Filed: 05/08/2006
• Published: 05/03/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: Gallagher, Niall
• Granted Patent: US 7,693,549 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/558
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0702 the arrangement including a battery
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/077 Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07739 comprising a first part capable of functioning as a record carrier on its own and a second part being only functional as a form factor changing part, e.g. SIM cards type ID 0001, removably attached to a regular smart card form factor
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/006 the housing being a portable casing
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3816 Mechanical arrangements for accommodating identification devices, e.g. cards or chips; with connectors for programming identification devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3883 Arrangements for mounting batteries or battery chargers

Abstract

An electronic device for a mobile device and a mobile device comprising the electronic device are provided. The electronic device comprises: a battery including: a housing having a top surface, a bottom surface, and two or more side surfaces; one or more battery cells within the housing; and a battery interface positioned on a surface of the housing; and a smart card having a smart card interface positioned on a surface of the housing.

Claims

1. An electronic device for a mobile device, comprising:

a battery including;

a housing having a top surface, a bottom surface, and two or more side surfaces;

one or more battery cells within housing; and

a battery interface positioned on a surface of the housing; and

a smart card having a smart card interface positioned on a surface of the housing.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the battery interface is positioned on a side surface of the housing.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the smart card interface is positioned on a side surface of the housing.

4. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the smart card interface is positioned on a side surface of the housing.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the smart card interface and battery interface are positioned on the same side surface of the housing.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the smart card interface and battery interface are provided in a common data and power connector for providing power and transmitting data between the smart card and the mobile device.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the smart card is received in a recess defined in the top or bottom of the battery housing.

8. The electronic device claim 7, wherein the smart card is releasably engaged within the recess.

9. The electronic device claim 8, wherein the smart card is releasably engaged using a press or snap fit connection.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the smart card configures the mobile device for wireless communications.

11. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the smart card comprises a subscriber Identity Module (SIM), a Removable User Identity Module (RUIM) or a Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM).

12. A mobile device, comprising:

a processor for processing data and instructions;

input and output devices operable by a user of the mobile device and operatively connected to the processor; and

a casing having the processor and input and output devices received therein, the casing defining a compartment having at least two side surfaces, the compartment having a circuit board operatively connected to the processor and input and output devices received therein and including;

a battery interface operatively connected to the circuit board positioned within the compartment for receiving power from a battery to be received within the compartment; and

a smart card interface operatively connected to the circuit board positioned within the compartment for communication with a smart card to be received within the compartment.

13. The mobile device of claim 12, wherein the battery interface is positioned on a side surface of the compartment.

14. The mobile device of claim 12, wherein the smart card interface is positioned on a side surface of the compartment.

15. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein the smart card interface is positioned on a side surface of the compartment.

16. The mobile device of claim 15, wherein the smart card interface and battery interface are positioned on the same side surfaced of the compartment.

17. The mobile device of claim 12, further comprising:

an electronic device received in the compartment, the electronic device comprising;

a battery including;

a housing having a stop surface, a bottom surface, and two or more side surfaces;

one or more battery cells within the housing; and

a battery interface positioned on a surface of the housing; and

a smart card having a smart card interface positioned on a surface of the housing.

18. The mobile device of claim 17, wherein the respective battery interfaces and respective smart card interfaces of the housing and compartment are positioned on a common side surface of the housing and compartment, respectively, for providing power and transmitting data between the electronic device and the mobile device.

19. The mobile device of claim 17, wherein the battery interface and smart card interface of the electronic device and compartment are provided in a common data and power connector, respectively.

20. The mobile device of claim 17, wherein the smart card is received in a recess defined in the top or bottom of the battery housing.

21. The mobile device of claim 17, further comprising a communications subsystem, the smart card being adapted to configure the communications subsystem for communication within a wireless communication network.

22. The mobile device of claim 17, further comprising a communication subsystem, the smart card comprising a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM), a Removable User identity Module (RUIM) or a Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) configuring the communications subsystem for communication within a wireless communication network.