Notebook computer and cell phone assembly

• US 8,340,721 B2
• Filed: 10/26/2009
• Issued: 12/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.), David Sun
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Moran, Dov, Bychkov, Eyal, Ron, Uri, Sherman, Itay
• Primary Examiner(s): Cai, Wayne
• Assistant Examiner(s): PHAM, TIMOTHY X
• Application Number:
  US12/605,501
• Publication Number:
  US 20100062805A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,156 Days
• Field of Search: 455/556.1, 375/222
• US Class Current: 455/557
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3203 Power management, i.e. event-based initiation of a power-saving mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72409 by interfacing with external accessories hands-free H04M1/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/02 Calling substations, e.g. by ringing selective calling H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A computer and cell phone assembly, including a communicator including a modem for communicating over a wireless network, and a notebook computer, including a pouch for physically attaching the communicator to the notebook computer, and a connection indicator for indicating arrival of an incoming phone call from the wireless network when the communicator is attached to the notebook computer, wherein the communicator is operative to receive the incoming phone call whether it remains attached to the notebook computer or whether it is subsequently detached from the notebook computer. A method is also described and claimed.

Claims

1. A computer and mobile phone assembly, comprising:

a communicator comprising a modem to communicate over a wireless network, the communicator being operative in cooperation with a notebook computer when attached to the notebook computer, and being operative by a user as a standalone mobile phone when not attached to a notebook computer; and

a notebook computer, comprising;

a pouch to physically attach said communicator to the notebook computer; and

a connection indicator to indicate arrival of an incoming phone call from the wireless network when said communicator is attached to the notebook computer,

wherein said communicator is operative for a user to receive the incoming phone call while said communicator is attached to the notebook computer and to continue the phone call without interruption of wireless service when said communicator is subsequently detached from the notebook computer.

2. The computer and cell phone assembly of claim 1 wherein said notebook computer further comprises an LED display, and wherein said connection indicator indicates arrival of the incoming phone call by causing said LED display to blink.

3. The computer and cell phone assembly of claim 1 wherein said notebook computer further comprises a speaker, and wherein said connection indicator indicates arrival of the incoming phone call by causing said speaker to ring.

4. The computer and cell phone assembly of claim 1 wherein said connection indicator is operative to indicate arrival of an incoming phone call whether the notebook computer is turned on or turned off.

5. The computer and cell phone assembly of claim 1 wherein said connection indicator is operative to indicate arrival of an incoming phone call whether the notebook computer is in normal mode or in power saving sleep mode.

6. A method for communication, comprising:

indicating, by a notebook computer having a communicator attached thereto, arrival of an incoming phone call from a wireless network, the communicator being operative in cooperation with the notebook computer when attached to the notebook computer, and being operative by a user as a standalone mobile phone when not attached to a notebook computer; and

receiving, by communicator, the incoming call while the communicator is attached to the notebook computer, and continuing the phone call without interruption of wireless service when the communicator is subsequently detached from the notebook computer.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein said indicating arrival of an incoming phone call is performed whether the notebook computer is turned on or turned off.

8. The method of claim 6 wherein said indicating arrival of an incoming phone call is performed whether the notebook computer is in normal mode or in power saving sleep mode.

9. The method of claim 6 wherein said indicating arrival of an incoming phone call comprises causing an LED display to blink in response to said receiving.

10. The method of claim 6 wherein said indicating arrival of an incoming phone call comprises causing a speaker to ring in response to said receiving.