Removable accessory for a computing device
First Claim
1. A system for interacting with a mobile telephone, said system comprising:
- a plurality of accessory computing devices removably attached to the mobile telephone, each of said accessory computing devices comprising;
an interface module for communication with a user of the accessory computing device;
a memory area for storing a selection of content associated with the accessory computing device and received from the mobile telephone prior to detachment of the accessory computing device from the mobile telephone, wherein the selection of content is different for each of the plurality of accessory computing devices; and
a processor programmed to;
receive from the user via the interface module, after detachment of the accessory computing device from the mobile telephone, a command to be performed by the mobile telephone to control execution of an application running on the mobile telephone, said command being based on user interaction with the selection of content stored in the memory area; and
transmit the command to the mobile telephone for performance of the command by the mobile telephone to control execution of the application running on the mobile telephone.
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Abstract
An accessory computing device or display detachable from another computing device such as a mobile computing device. The accessory computing device displays data from the mobile computing device including notifications relating to electronic mail messages, voice mail messages, stock prices, sports scores, etc. A user interacts with the accessory computing device to control the mobile computing device by, for example, replying to messages, controlling a game executing on the mobile computing device, or silencing a ringer on the mobile computing device. In some embodiments, a plurality of the accessory computing devices interact with the same mobile computing device (e.g., in a multi-player game or device location tracking application executing on the mobile computing device).
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18 Claims
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1. A system for interacting with a mobile telephone, said system comprising:
a plurality of accessory computing devices removably attached to the mobile telephone, each of said accessory computing devices comprising; an interface module for communication with a user of the accessory computing device; a memory area for storing a selection of content associated with the accessory computing device and received from the mobile telephone prior to detachment of the accessory computing device from the mobile telephone, wherein the selection of content is different for each of the plurality of accessory computing devices; and a processor programmed to; receive from the user via the interface module, after detachment of the accessory computing device from the mobile telephone, a command to be performed by the mobile telephone to control execution of an application running on the mobile telephone, said command being based on user interaction with the selection of content stored in the memory area; and transmit the command to the mobile telephone for performance of the command by the mobile telephone to control execution of the application running on the mobile telephone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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receiving, by one of a plurality of accessory computing devices removably attached to a mobile telephone, a selection of content from the mobile telephone, each of said plurality of accessory computing devices storing a different selection of content received from the mobile telephone prior to detachment of the accessory computing device from the mobile telephone; displaying the received selection of content to a user of said one of the accessory computing devices; receiving, via said one of the accessory computing devices, a command from the user, said command being based on user interaction with the displayed selection of content; and instructing, by said one of the accessory computing devices, the mobile telephone to perform the received command to affect execution of an application running on the mobile telephone. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. One or more computer storage media having computer-executable components, said components comprising:
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an inventory component for identifying a plurality of accessory computing devices associated with a mobile telephone, wherein each of the plurality of the accessory computing devices are configured to be removably attached to the mobile telephone; an interface component for receiving, from a user of the mobile telephone, a selection of content to be associated with and stored on one or more of the plurality of accessory computing devices; a transfer component for transferring the selection of content to the plurality of the accessory computing devices prior to detachment of the accessory computing devices from the mobile telephone; and an update component for communicating with each of the plurality of detached accessory computing devices, wherein the update component provides, to the accessory computing devices, data related to the selection of content associated with each of the accessory computing devices, said mobile telephone receiving instructions from the accessory computing devices based on user interaction with the transferred selection of content to perform a command that affects execution of an application running on the mobile telephone. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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