Modular wireless communicator
First Claim
1. A wireless communication system comprising:
- a wireless communicator, comprising;
a housing;
wireless communication functionality located within said housing;
a first subscriber identifier module for accessing a wireless network;
native user interface functionality cooperating with said wireless communication functionality; and
pouching responsive electrical interconnection functionality responsive to pouching orientation of said housing in a pouch of an enhanced function device for causing said wireless communication functionality to adapt to cooperating with parenting user interface functionality forming part of said enhanced function device at least partially instead of with said native user interface functionality; and
an enhanced function device, comprising;
a pouch;
a second subscriber identifier module for accessing the wireless network, the second subscriber module having a different identifier than said first subscriber identifier module; and
parenting user interface functionality, wherein said wireless communicator is operable to access the wireless network using either said first subscriber identifier module or said second subscriber identifier module, when said wireless communicator is pouched with said enhanced function device.
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Abstract
A wireless communication system including a wireless communicator, including a housing, wireless communication functionality, a first subscriber identifier module for accessing a wireless network, native user interface functionality, and pouching responsive electrical interconnection functionality responsive to pouching orientation of the housing in a pouch of an enhanced function device for causing the wireless communication functionality to adapt to cooperating with parenting user interface functionality forming part of the enhanced function device at least partially instead of with the native user interface functionality, and an enhanced function device, including a pouch, a second subscriber identifier module for accessing the wireless network, and parenting user interface functionality, wherein the wireless communicator is able to access the wireless network using either the first subscriber identifier module or the second subscriber identifier module, when the wireless communicator is pouched with the enhanced function device.
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19 Claims
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1. A wireless communication system comprising:
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a wireless communicator, comprising; a housing; wireless communication functionality located within said housing; a first subscriber identifier module for accessing a wireless network; native user interface functionality cooperating with said wireless communication functionality; and pouching responsive electrical interconnection functionality responsive to pouching orientation of said housing in a pouch of an enhanced function device for causing said wireless communication functionality to adapt to cooperating with parenting user interface functionality forming part of said enhanced function device at least partially instead of with said native user interface functionality; and an enhanced function device, comprising; a pouch; a second subscriber identifier module for accessing the wireless network, the second subscriber module having a different identifier than said first subscriber identifier module; and parenting user interface functionality, wherein said wireless communicator is operable to access the wireless network using either said first subscriber identifier module or said second subscriber identifier module, when said wireless communicator is pouched with said enhanced function device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for wireless communication comprising:
in response to orienting a wireless communicator having a first subscriber identifier module and having a native user interface, in a pouch of an enhanced function device having a second subscriber identifier module with a different identifier than the first subscriber identifier module and having a parent user interface; adapting the wireless communicator to conform with the parent user interface at least partially instead of with the native user interface; and switching from the first subscriber identifier module to the second subscribed identifier module for accessing a wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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