MOBILE HARDWARE FOB WITH DEVICE ECOSYSTEM FOR MODULAR I/O EXTENSION DEVICES
First Claim
1. A fob device comprising:
- a portable housing below a threshold size needed to accommodate an input/output component for providing access to a functionality of the fob device that would not otherwise be accessible, the portable housing including contents comprising;
a mobile processor;
a wireless communications interface supporting one or more wireless communications protocols;
a volatile memory to load instructions to for execution by the mobile processor;
a rechargeable battery;
a charging interface capable of recharging the rechargeable battery;
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions, the instructions when executed by the mobile processor cause the mobile processor to perform operations comprising;
receiving a pairing request from a modular extension device via the wireless communications interface, the modular extension device being an input/output component that provides access to the functionality of the fob device that would not otherwise be accessible;
pairing with the modular extension device; and
providing input and output interfaces to the modular extension device that are customized based on a form factor of the modular extension device.
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Abstract
A fob device includes a portable housing below a size needed to accommodate an input/output component for providing access to a functionality of the fob device that would not otherwise be accessible. The fob device also includes a mobile processor, a wireless interface, a volatile memory, a rechargeable battery, a charging interface, and storage medium having instructions that when executed causes the fob to receive a pairing request from a modular extension device that can provide access to the full functionality of the fob device that would not otherwise be accessible, pair with the modular extension device, and provide interfaces to the modular extension device that are customized based on a form factor of the modular extension device.
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26 Claims
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1. A fob device comprising:
a portable housing below a threshold size needed to accommodate an input/output component for providing access to a functionality of the fob device that would not otherwise be accessible, the portable housing including contents comprising; a mobile processor; a wireless communications interface supporting one or more wireless communications protocols; a volatile memory to load instructions to for execution by the mobile processor; a rechargeable battery; a charging interface capable of recharging the rechargeable battery; a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions, the instructions when executed by the mobile processor cause the mobile processor to perform operations comprising; receiving a pairing request from a modular extension device via the wireless communications interface, the modular extension device being an input/output component that provides access to the functionality of the fob device that would not otherwise be accessible; pairing with the modular extension device; and providing input and output interfaces to the modular extension device that are customized based on a form factor of the modular extension device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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15. A system comprising:
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a plurality of modular extension devices having input/output capabilities; and a fob device, the input/output capabilities of the module extension devices providing access to a functionality of the fob device that would not otherwise be accessible, the fob device comprising; a portable housing below a threshold size needed to accommodate an input/output component for providing access to a full functionality of the fob device, the portable housing including contents comprising, a mobile processor, a wireless communications interface supporting one or more wireless communications protocols, a volatile memory to load instructions to for execution by the mobile processor, a rechargeable battery, a charging interface capable of recharging the rechargeable battery, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions, the instructions when executed by the mobile processor cause the mobile processor to perform operations comprising, receiving one or more pairing requests from one or more of the plurality of modular extension devices via the wireless communications interface, pairing with the one or more modular extension devices, and providing input and output interfaces to the one or more paired modular extension devices that are customized based on a form factor of the one or more modular extension devices.
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21. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving, at a fob device, a pairing request from a new modular extension device via a wireless communications interface, the modular extension device being an input/output component that can provide access to a functionality of the fob device that would not otherwise be accessible; pairing the fob device with the new modular extension device; providing, via the fob device, input and output interfaces to the new modular extension device that are customized based on a form factor of the new modular extension device; detecting, by the fob device, a broadcast from a previously paired modular extension device; pairing the fob device with the previously paired modular extension device; converting, by the fob device, a current interface state of the new modular extension device to a new interface state customized for the previously paired modular extension device; and unpairing the fob device from the new modular extension device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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