MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH AN INTEGRATED BATTERY/ANTENNA AND RELATED METHODS
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1. A mobile wireless communications device comprising:
- a portable housing;
a cellular transceiver carried by said portable housing;
a battery carried by said portable housing and comprising a pair of electrodes and an electrolyte therebetween; and
a wireless communications circuit carried by said portable housing and configured to wirelessly communicate via at least one of said pair of electrodes.
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Abstract
A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable housing, a cellular transceiver carried by the portable housing, and a battery carried by the portable housing and comprising a pair of electrodes and an electrolyte therebetween. The mobile wireless communications device may further include a wireless communications circuit carried by the portable housing and configured to wirelessly communicate via at least one of the electrodes.
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21 Claims
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1. A mobile wireless communications device comprising:
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a portable housing; a cellular transceiver carried by said portable housing; a battery carried by said portable housing and comprising a pair of electrodes and an electrolyte therebetween; and a wireless communications circuit carried by said portable housing and configured to wirelessly communicate via at least one of said pair of electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A mobile wireless communications device comprising:
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a portable housing; a cellular transceiver carried by said portable housing; a battery carried by said portable housing and comprising a pair of electrodes and an electrolyte therebetween, said cathode, anode, and electrolyte being arranged in a layered stack; and a Near Field Communication (NFC) circuit carried by said portable housing and configured to wirelessly communicate via at least one of said pair of electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of operating a mobile wireless communications device comprising coupling a cellular transceiver, a battery, and a wireless communications circuit within a portable housing, the battery comprising a pair of electrodes and an electrolyte therebetween the method comprising:
using the wireless communications circuit to wirelessly communicate via at least one of the electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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