Expanded display and input-output device for mobile wireless telephone
First Claim
1. A system for operating mobile wireless communication devices comprising:
- a plurality of mobile wireless communication devices, each having a different physical configuration, a display screen for displaying a user interface, and a communication port,a display device comprising a universal port for communicating with each mobile wireless communication device when the mobile wireless communication device is located in the universal port, the universal port comprising a communication port and a cradle for physically supporting the mobile wireless communication device from the display device with the communication port of the mobile wireless communication device in functional communication with the communication port of the display device;
wherein the display device is configured to operate as an enlarged and analogous version of the display shown on the display screen of each mobile wireless communication device when the mobile wireless communication device is located in the universal port; and
wherein the cradle comprises a retracting support movable between an open position and a closed position, is configured to receive and support a mobile wireless communication device proximate to the display device when in the open position, and further is configured for retraction to the closed position when the mobile wireless communication device is not received in the retracting support.
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Abstract
A keyboard and a microphone for inputting information, a display screen and a speaker for viewing or hearing information, and a processor, all mounted to or within a housing in the form of a laptop computer or hand-held computer. A phone interface has a slot, channel, or other support member for holding the portable phone, with a phone port electrically connected to the processor. Alternative embodiments include a modem that is electrically connected to the processor and the phone port, and an adapter with a port that mates with the phone port and a port that mates with a selected phone. The phone wirelessly transmits data entered into the input components and transferred to the phone via the phone port, and wirelessly receives data to be transferred to the output components via the phone port for visual or audible output.
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1. A system for operating mobile wireless communication devices comprising:
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a plurality of mobile wireless communication devices, each having a different physical configuration, a display screen for displaying a user interface, and a communication port, a display device comprising a universal port for communicating with each mobile wireless communication device when the mobile wireless communication device is located in the universal port, the universal port comprising a communication port and a cradle for physically supporting the mobile wireless communication device from the display device with the communication port of the mobile wireless communication device in functional communication with the communication port of the display device; wherein the display device is configured to operate as an enlarged and analogous version of the display shown on the display screen of each mobile wireless communication device when the mobile wireless communication device is located in the universal port; and wherein the cradle comprises a retracting support movable between an open position and a closed position, is configured to receive and support a mobile wireless communication device proximate to the display device when in the open position, and further is configured for retraction to the closed position when the mobile wireless communication device is not received in the retracting support. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile wireless communication device and computer system, comprising:
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a plurality of mobile wireless communication devices, each having a different physical configuration, a display screen for displaying a user interface, and a communication port, a computer comprising a base portion, a display device pivotally attached to the base portion, and a universal port for communicating with each mobile wireless communication device when the mobile wireless communication device is located in the universal port, the universal port comprising a communication port and a cradle for physically supporting the mobile wireless communication device from the computer with the communication port of the mobile wireless communication device in functional communication with the communication port of the display device; wherein the display device of the computer is configured to operate as an enlarged and analogous version of the display shown on the display screen of each mobile wireless communication device when the mobile wireless communication device is located in the universal port; and wherein the display device comprises a display side and a rear side, and the cradle is configured to support the mobile wireless communication devices adiacent to the rear side of the display device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A display device for use with a plurality of different types of mobile wireless communication devices, each having a different physical configuration, a display screen for displaying a user interface, and a communication port, comprising:
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a display device comprising a display screen located within a display housing having a peripheral edge adjacent to a peripheral edge of the display screen; a universal port for communicating with each mobile wireless communication device when the mobile wireless communication device is located in the universal port, the universal port comprising a communication port and a cradle for physically supporting the mobile wireless communication device from the display device with the communication port of the mobile wireless communication device in functional communication with the communication port of the display device; wherein the display device is configured to operate as an enlarged and analogous version of the display shown on the display screen of each mobile wireless communication device when the mobile wireless communication device is located in the universal port; and wherein the cradle comprises a channel adjacent to the edge of the display housing for receiving the mobile wireless communication device with a first portion of the mobile wireless communication device received within the channel and a second portion of the device extending beyond the edge of the of the display housing. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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