Protective shroud for handheld device
First Claim
1. An apparatus for receiving user input, comprising:
- a selectively removable protective shroud configured to enclose at least a portion of a handheld device when not removed from the handheld device; and
an input component integral with the protective shroud and configured to receive user input, the input component configured to generate a signal based upon the received user input such that the signal is transmitted to a second device when not transmitted to the handheld device.
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Abstract
An apparatus for communicating with a handheld device (e.g., a cellular telephone) is provided herein. A protective shroud is configured to enclose the handheld device and protect it against incidents that commonly cause damage to handheld devices. Integral to the protective shroud is at least one of an input component configured to receive user input and a wireless transceiver configured to transmit signals to and/or receive signals from the handheld device. In one example, where both the input component and the wireless transceiver are integral to the protective shroud, signals related to received user input (e.g., where the shroud serves as a keypad) may be transmitted to the handheld device even if the protective shroud is removed from the handheld device.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for receiving user input, comprising:
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a selectively removable protective shroud configured to enclose at least a portion of a handheld device when not removed from the handheld device; and an input component integral with the protective shroud and configured to receive user input, the input component configured to generate a signal based upon the received user input such that the signal is transmitted to a second device when not transmitted to the handheld device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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