MOBILE DEVICE CASE WITH WIRELESS HIGH DEFINITION TRANSMITTER

• US 20140052884A1
• Filed: 08/14/2012
• Published: 02/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Zyxel Communications Incorporated (Unizyx Holding Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Zyxel Communications Incorporated (Unizyx Holding Corporation)
• Inventors: Rogers, Shawn, Joe, Steven
• Application Number:
  US13/585,672
• Publication Number:
  US 20140052884A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/303
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1633 Protecting arrangement for the entire housing of the computer

Abstract

The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a mobile device case to receive video signals from a physically connected mobile device and wirelessly transmit high definition video signals based, at least in part, on the video signals.

Claims

1. A mobile device case comprising:

a recessed region to receive a mobile device;

a first connector disposed in said recessed region to receive video signals from said mobile device, wherein said first connector connects with said mobile device while said mobile device is received in said recessed region;

electronic circuitry to produce video signals based, at least in part, on said video signals;

a plurality of antennas;

a transmitter to transmit said video signals via said antennas;

one or more rechargeable batteries to provide power to said electronic circuitry and said transmitter; and

a second connector to receive power to recharge said rechargeable batteries.

2. The mobile device case of claim 1, wherein said video signals comprise High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) signals

3. The mobile device case of claim 1, further comprising a microprocessor to convert said video signals to HDMI signals.

4. The mobile device case of claim 1, further comprising a re-writeable register to maintain code readable by said mobile device via said first connector.

5. The mobile device case of claim 1, wherein said video signals comprise wireless high definition signals that include audio signals.

6. The mobile device case of claim 1, wherein said antennas are disposed in a side region of said mobile device case and said recessed region is disposed in a front region of said mobile device case.

7. The mobile device case of claim 1, wherein said transmitter is capable of transmitting said video signals at a rate greater than 4.0 gigabits per second.

8. The mobile device case of claim 1, wherein said second connector is disposed on said mobile device case so as to be connectable to a docking station.

9. The mobile device case of claim 1, wherein said second connector is capable of receiving said power from a docking station.

10. The mobile device case of claim 1, wherein said first connector comprises a first configuration, and wherein said first connector is interchangeable with another connector comprising a second configuration.

11. The mobile device case of claim 1, further comprising power circuitry to provide power to said mobile device from said one or more rechargeable batteries.

12. The mobile device case of claim 1, wherein said electronic circuitry comprises a wireless high definition (WiHD) integrated circuit.

13. The mobile device case of claim 1, wherein said plurality of antennas comprises ten or more antennas.

14. A method of operating a mobile device case with a mobile device, the method comprising:

receiving said mobile device at least partially in a recessed region of said mobile device case so as to connect a mobile device connector to a first mobile device case connector;

receiving video signals from said mobile device case via said mobile device connector and said first mobile device case connector;

producing video signals based, at least in part, on said video signals; and

transmitting said video signals via a plurality of antennas.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein said video signals comprise High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) signals

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

providing a code maintained in a re-writeable register to said mobile device via said mobile device connector.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

receiving power via a second mobile device case connector from a docking station.

18. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

providing power to perform said producing and said transmitting said video signals using one or more re-chargeable batteries disposed in said mobile device case.

19. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

providing power to said mobile device using one or more re-chargeable batteries disposed in said mobile device case.

20. The method of claim 14, wherein said transmitting said video signals is performed at a rate greater than 4.0 gigabits per second.