WIRELESSLY ACCESSING BROADBAND SERVICES USING INTELLIGENT COVERS
First Claim
1. A cover for a consumer device, comprising:
- side surfaces configured to be adjacent at least a portion one or more side surfaces of the consumer device;
a rear surface configured to be adjacent at least a portion of a rear surface of the consumer device and connected to the side surfaces, the side surfaces and the rear surface form an opening that receives at least a portion of the consumer device, a first portion of at least one of the surfaces includes a connector for connecting to a port of the consumer device;
the connector that includes a first interface that connects to the port of the consumer device and second interface that substantially duplicates an original port of the consumer device;
a physical interface included in at least one of the surfaces that receives memory devices external to the consumer device;
a circuit integrated within at least one of the surfaces and that connects the physical interface to the connector; and
a broadband service card connected to the physical interface and that accesses a service foreign through the wireless broadband network independent of the consumer device.
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for wirelessly accessing broadband services using intelligent covers. In some implementations, a cover for a consumer device includes side surfaces, a rear surface, a physical interface, a circuit, and a broadband service card. The side surfaces and a rear surface form an opening that receives at least a portion of a consumer device. A first portion of at least one of the surfaces includes a connector for connecting to a port of the consumer device. The circuit connects the physical interface to the connector. The broadband service card connected to the physical interface and accesses a service foreign through the wireless broadband network independent of the consumer device.
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31 Claims
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1. A cover for a consumer device, comprising:
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side surfaces configured to be adjacent at least a portion one or more side surfaces of the consumer device; a rear surface configured to be adjacent at least a portion of a rear surface of the consumer device and connected to the side surfaces, the side surfaces and the rear surface form an opening that receives at least a portion of the consumer device, a first portion of at least one of the surfaces includes a connector for connecting to a port of the consumer device; the connector that includes a first interface that connects to the port of the consumer device and second interface that substantially duplicates an original port of the consumer device; a physical interface included in at least one of the surfaces that receives memory devices external to the consumer device; a circuit integrated within at least one of the surfaces and that connects the physical interface to the connector; and a broadband service card connected to the physical interface and that accesses a service foreign through the wireless broadband network independent of the consumer device. - 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, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method, comprising:
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enclosing at least a portion of a consumer host device using a cover; physically interfacing a port of the consumer host device using the cover; wirelessly receiving RF signals from and transmits RF signals to a wireless broadband network; storing user credentials used to securely authenticate the card and access a service foreign to the consumer host device through the wireless broadband network independent of the consumer host device, the user credentials associated with a broadband service provider; and accessing the foreign service using the user credentials in response to at least an event; and transmitting a service request to the broadband service provider using the wireless broadband core network. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. A system, comprising:
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a means for enclosing at least a portion of a mobile device using a cover; a means for physically interfacing a port of a consumer host device using the cover for the mobile device; a means for wirelessly receiving RF signals from and transmits RF signals to a wireless broadband network; a means for storing user credentials used to securely authenticate the card and access a service foreign to the consumer host device through the wireless broadband network independent of the consumer host device, the user credentials associated with a broadband service provider; and a means for accessing the foreign service using the user credentials in response to at least an event; and a means for transmitting a service request to the broadband service provider using the wireless broadband core network.
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