Radio accessory for a mobile device
First Claim
1. A system for enhancing functionality of a mobile device comprising:
- the mobile device, wherein the mobile device includes;
a first radio subsystem for communicating with a first radio network;
a first processor adapted to interact with the first radio subsystem;
a user interface;
a first short range communications system; and
a battery adapted to power the mobile device; and
a radio accessory adapted to be paired with and communicate with the mobile device, the radio accessory including;
at least one second processor;
a second radio subsystem communicating with the at least one second processor, the second radio subsystem adapted to independently communicate with a second radio network;
a second short range communications system adapted to communicate with the first short range communications system of the mobile device,wherein when paired;
the radio accessory and mobile device are adapted to establish a master-slave relationship by passing control information between the mobile device and the radio accessory, and the mobile device and radio accessory are able to communicate on their respective first and second radio networks;
the mobile device including first logic to determine when information should be conveyed at the mobile device user interface when the radio accessory and mobile device have established said master-slave relationship; and
the radio accessory including second logic to, indicate whether the user interface should be handled by the mobile device when the radio accessory and mobile device have established said master-slave relationship.
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Abstract
A system for enhancing functionality of a mobile device comprising: the mobile device, wherein the mobile device includes: a radio subsystem; a processor adapted to interact with the radio subsystem; a user interface; a short range communications system; and a battery adapted to power the mobile device; and an accessory adapted to communicate with the mobile device, the accessory including: at least one processor; a radio subsystem communicating with the processor; and a short range communications system adapted to communicate with the short range communications system of the mobile device, wherein the radio subsystem of the mobile device differs from the radio subsystem of the accessory.
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18 Claims
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1. A system for enhancing functionality of a mobile device comprising:
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the mobile device, wherein the mobile device includes; a first radio subsystem for communicating with a first radio network; a first processor adapted to interact with the first radio subsystem; a user interface; a first short range communications system; and a battery adapted to power the mobile device; and a radio accessory adapted to be paired with and communicate with the mobile device, the radio accessory including; at least one second processor; a second radio subsystem communicating with the at least one second processor, the second radio subsystem adapted to independently communicate with a second radio network; a second short range communications system adapted to communicate with the first short range communications system of the mobile device, wherein when paired; the radio accessory and mobile device are adapted to establish a master-slave relationship by passing control information between the mobile device and the radio accessory, and the mobile device and radio accessory are able to communicate on their respective first and second radio networks; the mobile device including first logic to determine when information should be conveyed at the mobile device user interface when the radio accessory and mobile device have established said master-slave relationship; and the radio accessory including second logic to, indicate whether the user interface should be handled by the mobile device when the radio accessory and mobile device have established said master-slave relationship. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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