Relay device for mobile device

• US 20070184879A1
• Filed: 05/21/2004
• Published: 08/09/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ALPS Electric Company Limited (Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.), Heriot-Watt University
• Original Assignee: ALPS Electric Company Limited (Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Nakai, Takashi
• Application Number:
  US10/557,676
• Publication Number:
  US 20070184879A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/573
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/04 Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72409 by interfacing with external accessories hands-free H04M1/60

Abstract

A relay device including print means that is value-added means is mounted to a mounting recessed portion of a battery charger, and a mobile phone that is a mobile device is mounted to a mounting recessed portion of the relay device. Thus electric power can be supplied to the secondary cell of the mobile phone and the print means of the relay device via the relay device from one battery charger. Characters and images displayed on a display of the mobile phone can be printed by the print means under the control from the mobile phone.

Claims

1. A relay device for a mobile device disposed between a rechargeable mobile device and a battery charger for supplying charging power to the mobile device, the relay device comprising:

a receiving connection that receives electric power output from a feeding portion of the battery charger;

a feeding connection that relays the received electric power to a receiving portion of the mobile device;

a data input/output connection connected to a data connection terminal provided to the mobile device, the connection transmitting and receiving data; and

value-added means that operates according to operation of the mobile device.

2. The relay device for a mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the receiving connection and the receiving portion of the mobile device have the same shape and electrode arrangement, and the feeding connection and the feeding portion of the battery charger have the same shape and electrode arrangement.

3. The relay device for a mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the value-added means is print means for printing based on data output from the mobile device.

4. The relay device for a mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the value-added means is storage means for storing data output from the mobile device.

5. The relay device for a mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the value-added means is at least one of:

recording means for recording data output from the mobile device in a recording medium or reading means for reading data recorded in the recording medium and outputting the data recorded in the recording medium to the mobile device.

6. The relay device for a mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the mobile device is at least one of a mobile phone, an electronic notebook, a digital camera, a video camera, or a media player.

7. The relay device for a mobile device according to claim 2, wherein the value-added means is print means for printing based on data output from the mobile device.

8. The relay device for a mobile device according to claim 2, wherein the value-added means is storage means for storing data output from the mobile device.

9. The relay device for a mobile device according to claim 2, wherein the value-added means is at least one of:

recording means for recording data output from the mobile device in a recording medium or reading means for reading data recorded in the recording medium and outputting the data recorded in the recording medium to the mobile device.

10. The relay device for a mobile device according to claim 2, wherein the mobile device is at least one of a mobile phone, an electronic notebook, a digital camera, a video camera, or a media player.