INTELLIGENT CASE FOR HANDHELD COMPUTER
First Claim
1. An intelligent case for a handheld computer, the case including:
- a compartment for removably housing the handheld computer;
a microcontroller;
a first communication device to enable communication between the handheld computer and the microcontroller;
one or more recesses for housing one or more data-capture modules; and
a second communication device to enable communication between the data-capture modules and the microcontroller;
wherein the microcontroller includes;
a module manager adapted to handleactivation of the data-capture modules,collection of data from the data-capture modules, andcommunication of the collected data to the hand-held computer; and
a first set of applications for controlling, in a first mode, at least some operations of the module manager independently of the handheld computer.
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Abstract
An intelligent case for a handheld computer, the case including a compartment for removably housing the handheld computer; a microcontroller; a first communication device to enable communication between the handheld computer and the microcontroller; one or more recesses for housing one or more data-capture modules; and a second communication device to enable communication between the data-capture modules and the microcontroller; wherein the microcontroller includes: a module manager adapted to handle activation of the data-capture modules, collection of data from the data-capture modules, and communication of the collected data to the hand-held computer; and a first set of applications for controlling, in a first mode, at least some operations of the module manager independently of the handheld computer.
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Citations
25 Claims
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1. An intelligent case for a handheld computer, the case including:
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a compartment for removably housing the handheld computer; a microcontroller; a first communication device to enable communication between the handheld computer and the microcontroller; one or more recesses for housing one or more data-capture modules; and a second communication device to enable communication between the data-capture modules and the microcontroller; wherein the microcontroller includes; a module manager adapted to handle activation of the data-capture modules, collection of data from the data-capture modules, and communication of the collected data to the hand-held computer; and a first set of applications for controlling, in a first mode, at least some operations of the module manager independently of the handheld computer. - 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)
wherein the handheld computers are adapted to transmit data captured from the data-capture modules to the central data monitoring station.
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25. A data monitoring system according to claim 24, wherein the central data monitoring station includes one or more data monitoring applications for receiving and analysing data received from the handheld computers.
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