Method and System for Active Chip In a Battery

• US 20140073297A1
• Filed: 09/07/2012
• Published: 03/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Harris Corporation (L3Harris Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Exelis Incorporated (L3Harris Technologies, Inc.)
• Inventors: Wyatt, Michael A.
• Granted Patent: US 9,544,420 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/412.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0262 for a battery compartment
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/656 for recording conversations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7246 by connection of exchangeable housing parts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/74 with voice recognition means voice activated dialling H04M1/271; voice recognition algorithms G10L15/00

Abstract

Methods and systems provide an active chip configured for connection to the battery or other component of a host mobile communication device, such as a cellular phone, to thereby add functionality to the host mobile communication device. The system may be installed and used for covert operations (i.e. military and/or law enforcement), adding features such as location tracking and voice recognition and recording to monitor the movement and use of the host mobile device covertly. The system may be used to communicate with other locally enabled systems on a local network instead of communicating through the cellular network, or operate as a radio transceiver or “push-to-talk” device such as a “walkie-talkie.” It may be used as a “kid tracker” location tracking device, to find a lost host mobile device, lost person carrying the host mobile device, or track locations where a host mobile device has been.

Claims

1. A data processing system for augmenting functionality of a mobile communication device, comprising:

a removable battery configured to power the mobile communication device; and

an integrated circuit attached to the removable battery and configured to add one or more additional functions to the mobile communication device.

2. The data processing system of claim 1, wherein the one or more additional functions comprises one of:

(1) providing the location of the mobile communication device, (2) recording voice on the mobile communication device, and (3) providing and receiving radio transmissions.

3. The data processing system of claim 2, wherein the one or more additional functions comprises providing the location of the mobile communication device.

4. The data processing system of claim 3, wherein the integrated circuit further comprises a GPS circuit, and wherein the location of the mobile communication device is tracked using GPS.

5. The data processing system of claim 4, further comprising recording locations of the mobile communication device as the mobile communication device moves.

6. The data processing system of claim 1, wherein the one or more additional functions comprises recording voice on the mobile communication device.

7. The data processing system of claim 6, wherein the one or more additional functions comprises providing voice recognition to recognize a human voice.

8. The data processing system of claim 1, wherein the one or more additional functions comprises providing and receiving radio transmissions.

9. The data processing system of claim 2, wherein the integrated circuit is detachable from the removable battery.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more additional functions comprises one of:

(1) providing the location of the mobile communication device, (2) recording voice on the mobile communication device, and (3) providing and receiving radio transmissions.

10. A data processing system for augmenting functionality of a mobile communication device, comprising:

a removable SIM (Subscriber Identification Module) card configured to identify a subscriber to the mobile communication device; and

an integrated circuit attached to the removable SIM card and configured to add one or more additional functions to the mobile communication device.

11. The data processing system of claim 10, wherein the one or more additional functions comprises one of:

(1) providing the location of the mobile communication device, (2) recording voice on the mobile communication device, and (3) providing and receiving radio transmissions.

12. The data processing system of claim 11, wherein the one or more additional functions comprises providing the location of the mobile communication device.

13. The data processing system of claim 12, wherein the integrated circuit further comprises a GPS circuit, and wherein the location of the mobile communication device is tracked using GPS.

14. The data processing system of claim 13, further comprising recording locations of the mobile communication device as the mobile communication device moves.

15. The data processing system of claim 10, wherein the one or more additional functions comprises recording voice on the mobile communication device.

16. The data processing system of claim 15, wherein the one or more additional functions comprises providing voice recognition to recognize a human voice.

17. The data processing system of claim 10, wherein the one or more additional functions comprises providing and receiving radio transmissions.

18. The data processing system of claim 11, wherein the integrated circuit is detachable from the removable SIM card.

19. A data processing system for augmenting functionality of a mobile communication device, comprising:

an integrated circuit attachable to a removable battery configured to power the mobile communication device, wherein the integrated circuit is configured to add one or more additional functions to the mobile communication device.

20. A method in a data processing system for augmenting functionality of a mobile communication device, comprising:

attaching an integrated circuit to a removable battery and configured to add one or more additional functions to the mobile communication device; and

plugging the removable battery configured to power the mobile communication device into the mobile communication device.