Accessory devices for mobile phones
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1. A device comprising:
- a local connection component to;
form a link to a mobile phone;
a component to;
receive update information from the mobile phone,the update information being received over the link,receive, from a user of the device, parameters for displaying the update information,the parameters being used by the device to customize the display of the update information,determine that a connection with the mobile phone is broken,perform, based on determining that the connection is broken, an action,detect location information regarding another device,establish, based on the received location information, a peer-to-peer connection with the other device, andreceive information from the other device using only a short-range wireless link;
a display to;
display, based on the received parameters, the update information, anddisplay the received information from the other device; and
an attachment component to attach the device to the user.
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Abstract
Implementations described herein relate to accessories for mobile phones. In one implementation, an accessory may include, a display to present information received from a mobile phone to a user of the accessory. The accessory may connect with the mobile phone to form a link to the mobile phone. The accessory may include a clothing attachment component to attach the accessory to the user or to clothing of the user.
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1. A device comprising:
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a local connection component to; form a link to a mobile phone; a component to; receive update information from the mobile phone, the update information being received over the link, receive, from a user of the device, parameters for displaying the update information, the parameters being used by the device to customize the display of the update information, determine that a connection with the mobile phone is broken, perform, based on determining that the connection is broken, an action, detect location information regarding another device, establish, based on the received location information, a peer-to-peer connection with the other device, and receive information from the other device using only a short-range wireless link; a display to; display, based on the received parameters, the update information, and display the received information from the other device; and an attachment component to attach the device to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 22)
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10. A method comprising:
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detecting, by a first device associated with a first user, a presence of a second device in a local vicinity of the first device based on location information associated with the first device and location information associated with the second device; establishing, by the first device and based on detecting the presence of the second device, a peer-to-peer connection with the second device; exchanging, by the first device, information relating to a user of the second device using only a short-range wireless link; presenting, by the first device, the exchanged information; receiving, by the first device, update information from a mobile phone of the first user; receiving, by the first device, parameters for displaying the update information, the parameters being used by the first device to customize the display of the update information; presenting, by the first device and based on the received parameters, the update information from the mobile phone; determining, by the first device, that a link to the mobile phone is broken; and performing, by the first device and based on determining that the connection is broken, an action. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 23)
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17. A system comprising:
an accessory device connected to a mobile phone, the accessory device including; a local network connection component to connect to the mobile phone and receive update information from the mobile phone, a component to; receive the update information from the local network connection component, receive, from a user of the accessory device, parameters for displaying the update information, the parameters being used by the accessory device to customize the display of the update information, determine that a link to the mobile phone is broken, perform, based on determining that the connection is broken, an action, detect location information regarding another accessory device, establish, based on the received location information, a peer-to-peer connection with the other accessory device, and receive information from the other accessory device, using only a short-range wireless link, and a display to; display the received information from the other accessory device; and display, based on the received parameters, the update information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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