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ADAPTERS FOR FACILITATING HALF-DUPLEX WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS IN PORTABLE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS COMPRISING SAME

  • US 20130210475A1
  • Filed: 02/14/2012
  • Published: 08/15/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A communications system, comprising:

  • a portable electronic communications device comprising a processor, a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, computer-executable instructions stored on the memory, and a transceiver communicatively coupled to the processor and operable to send and receive radio-frequency signals to and from a telecommunications network, the computer-executable instructions being configured so that the computer-executable instructions, when executed on the processor, cause the communications device to transmit only when receiving an input corresponding to a transmit command; and

    an adapter comprising a case configured to receive the communications device, and a key mounted on the case, wherein the key is communicatively coupled to the communications device when the communications device is disposed in the case and the key is operable to generate on a selective basis the input corresponding to the transmit command.

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