Interactive protective smart case with touchscreen display and laser pointer for the display and broadcast of images, video, and audio respectively from a smartphone

• US 8,825,124 B1
• Filed: 04/22/2013
• Issued: 09/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Drlabs LLC
• Original Assignee: David F. Campbell, Matthew P. Davies
• Inventors: Davies, Matthew P., Campbell, David F.
• Primary Examiner(s): SHAHEED, KHALID W
• Application Number:
  US13/867,131
• Time in Patent Office: 498 Days
• Field of Search: 455/558, 455/550.1, 455/575.1, 455/575.8
• US Class Current: 455/575.8
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3883 Arrangements for mounting batteries or battery chargers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3888 Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0202 Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. of speakers or microphones H04M1/03
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0279 Improving the user comfort or ergonomics
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0283 for providing a decorative aspect, e.g. customization of casings, exchangeable faceplate
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/185 Improving the rigidity of the casing or resistance to shocks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7246 by connection of exchangeable housing parts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/16 including more than one display unit
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector

Abstract

A protective smart-case for the interactive display of images, video, and audio via a capacitive touchscreen, on-board high capacity neodymium speaker, and laser pointer within the case itself is presented. Said case mounted touchscreen serves to actively display images and video stored in case memory, external memory, through USB and/or receive images from said smartphone or other external operating system (OS). Said images may be static or cycle through as a screen saver. Further the present invention would alleviate the need to purchase multiple smartphone cases “skins”, with printed pictures on the outer portion as the smart-case would be able to display any image or video and thus change any image as often as the user would desire. By utilizing the current protective smart-case the need for acquiring separate smartphone cases, peripheral laser pointer devices, and software programmable applications to extend the functionality of modern smartphone limitations may be avoided.

Claims

1. A protective smartphone case system for interfacing, acquiring, transferring, broadcasting and displaying data with a smartphone comprising:

a hardened plastic case with a rubber coating;

a memory storing computer-executable instructions contained within said hardened plastic case;

a first processor that facilitates execution of said computer-executable instructions to perform operations, communicatively coupled to both said memory, and a second processor of a connectable smartphone;

a capacitive touchscreen display module coupled to said first processor for the display of images and video;

an external memory card reader coupled to said first processor;

a mini USB data port coupled to said first processor;

an audio processor communicatively coupled to said first processor for the broadcast of audio data stored in said memory, an external memory source from said external memory card reader, from said mini USB data port or transferred from said second processor of a connectable smartphone;

a speaker coupled to said audio processor;

an electrical connector coupled to said first processor to electronically couple a smartphone;

a power recharging port couples to said first processor;

a power management circuit coupled to said power recharging port and capacitive touchscreen display module;

a rechargeable battery coupled to said power management circuit and said first processor;

a diode laser coupled to said first processor;

a 3-in-1 power boost coupled to said laser, said memory, said power management circuit and said first processor;

wherein said capacitive touchscreen display module incorporates a capacitive touchscreen display, circuitry to drive said capacitive touchscreen display, and backlight circuitry to light said capacitive touchscreen display;

wherein said power management circuit coupled to said power recharging port is further coupled to said mini USB data port; and

wherein said hardened plastic case with a rubber coating is to further adaptively house said smartphone within itself.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said diode laser has a maximum power output of 300 mW, of type class I to class IIIb, and is in the visible frequency range of red, green or blue.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said diode laser has a maximum power output of 300 mW and is in the range of class type I to class IIIb, and is in the IR frequency range.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said audio processor may also transfer audio data from an external memory source, an external device, an external USB source.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said protective smartphone case system may be adapted for tablets.

6. A protective cell phone case system for interfacing, acquiring, transferring and displaying data with a smartphone comprising:

a hardened plastic case with a rubber coating;

a memory storing computer-executable instructions contained within said hardened plastic case;

a first processor that facilitates execution of said computer-executable instructions to perform operations, communicatively coupled to both said memory, and a second processor of a connectable external wireless device;

a capacitive touchscreen display module coupled to said first processor for the display of images;

an external memory card reader coupled to said first processor;

a mini USB data port coupled to said first processor;

an audio processor communicatively coupled to said first processor for broadcast of audio data stored in said memory, an external memory source from said external memory card reader, from said mini USB data port or transferred from said second processor of a connectable external wireless device;

a speaker coupled to said audio processor;

a first wireless network interface coupled to said second processor to electronically couple a smartphone and/or external wireless device;

a second wireless network interface coupled to said second processor to electronically couple a smartphone and/or external wireless device;

a power recharging port coupled to said first processor;

a power management circuit coupled to said power recharging port and capacitive touchscreen display module;

a rechargeable battery coupled to said power management circuit and said first processor;

a diode laser coupled to said first processor;

a 3-in-1 power boost coupled to said laser, said memory, said power management circuit and said first processor; and

wherein said first and second wireless network interface are enabled to communicatively couple to said second processor of a connectable external wireless device;

wherein said capacitive touchscreen display module incorporates a capacitive touchscreen display, circuitry to drive said capacitive touchscreen display, and backlight circuitry to light said capacitive touchscreen display;

wherein said power management circuit coupled to said power recharging port is further coupled to said mini USB data port; and

wherein said hardened plastic case with rubber coating is to further adaptively house said smartphone within itself.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said first wireless network interface uses a Wi-Fi communication protocol architecture.

8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said second wireless network interface uses a Bluetooth communication protocol architecture.

9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said first wireless network interface and said second wireless interface uses an RF (Radio Frequency), SMS (Short Message Service), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, TransferJet, Zigbee, or UWB (Ultra-wideband), architecture.

10. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said diode laser has a maximum power output of 300 mW, of type class I to class IIIb, and is in the visible frequency range of red, green or blue.

11. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said diode laser has a maximum power output of 300 mW and is in the range of class type I to class IIIb, and is in the IR frequency range.

12. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said protective smartphone case system may be adapted for tablets.

13. A protective cell phone case system for interfacing, acquiring, transferring and displaying data with a smartphone comprising:

a hardened plastic case with a rubber coating;

a memory storing computer executable instructions contained within said hardened plastic case;

a first processor that facilitates execution of said computer-executable instructions to perform operations, communicatively coupled to both said memory, and a second processor of an external wireless device;

a capacitive touchscreen display module coupled to said first processor for the display of images;

an external memory card reader coupled to said first processor;

a mini USB data port coupled to said first processor;

an audio processor communicatively coupled to said first processor for broadcast of audio data stored in said memory, an external memory source from said external memory card reader, from said mini USB data port or transferred from said second processor of a connectable external wireless device;

a speaker coupled to said audio processor;

a first wireless means coupled to said second processor to electronically couple an external wireless device;

a second wireless means coupled to said second processor to electronically couple an external wireless device;

a power recharging port coupled to said first processor;

a power management circuit coupled to said power recharging port and capacitive touchscreen display module;

a rechargeable battery coupled to said power management circuit and said first processor;

a diode laser coupled to said first processor;

a 3-in-1 power boost coupled to said laser, said memory, said power management circuit and said first processor; and

wherein said first and second wireless means are enabled to communicatively couple to said second processor of a connectable external wireless device;

wherein said capacitive touchscreen display module incorporates a capacitive touchscreen display, circuitry to drive said capacitive touchscreen display, and backlight circuitry to light said capacitive touchscreen display;

wherein first and second wireless means are Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and SMS (Short Message Service) enabled;

wherein said power management circuit coupled to said power recharging port is further coupled to said mini USB data port; and

wherein said hardened plastic case with rubber coating is to further adaptively house said smartphone within itself.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein said first wireless network interface uses a Wi-Fi communication protocol architecture.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein said second wireless network interface uses a Bluetooth communication protocol architecture.

16. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein said first wireless network interface and said second wireless interface uses an RF (Radio Frequency), SMS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, TransferJet, Zigbee, or UWB (Ultra-wideband), architecture.

17. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein said diode laser has a maximum power output of 300 mW, of type class I to class IIIb, and is in the visible frequency range of red, green or blue.

18. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein said diode laser has a maximum power output of 300 mW and is in the range of class type I to class IIIb, and is in the IR frequency range.

19. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein said protective smartphone case system may be adapted for tablets.