Modular system having cross platform master device
First Claim
1. A modular system, comprising:
- a first slave device of a first form factor and/or platform;
a second slave device of a second form factor and/or platform; and
a master device comprising a control system including a system processor and an operating system, wherein the master device is configured to operatively couple to the first slave device to form a first electronic device, and alternatively to the second slave device to form a second electronic device, wherein the master device is removably attachable to the first slave device and the second slave device, and wherein the master device is not independently functional with its own set of features without attachment to a slave device,wherein operation of the first and second electronic device is controlled at least in part by the system processor of the master device upon operatively coupling the master device to the first and second electronic device, respectively, andwherein the master device includes a first antenna, and the second slave device includes a second antenna, and wherein the master device switches operation from the first antenna to the second antenna when the master device is operatively coupled to the second slave device.
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Abstract
A modular system of devices, in which a (master) device can be combined with one or more of the other (slave) devices in the system to form a functional electronic device (e.g., handheld cellular phone, tablet computing device), having different functionalities and features in different form factors across various platforms. The master device provides control and/or stored data to operate the slave devices, to reduce redundancy between devices of various form factors and/or platforms, in a manner that provides additional or different functions and features in an optimized and/or enhanced manner as the form factor and/or platform changes from one to another. The master device is not functional independent without attachment to a slave device. The master device requires at least a peripheral component (e.g., a display module) provided by the slave device to become an overall functional unit.
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19 Claims
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1. A modular system, comprising:
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a first slave device of a first form factor and/or platform; a second slave device of a second form factor and/or platform; and a master device comprising a control system including a system processor and an operating system, wherein the master device is configured to operatively couple to the first slave device to form a first electronic device, and alternatively to the second slave device to form a second electronic device, wherein the master device is removably attachable to the first slave device and the second slave device, and wherein the master device is not independently functional with its own set of features without attachment to a slave device, wherein operation of the first and second electronic device is controlled at least in part by the system processor of the master device upon operatively coupling the master device to the first and second electronic device, respectively, and wherein the master device includes a first antenna, and the second slave device includes a second antenna, and wherein the master device switches operation from the first antenna to the second antenna when the master device is operatively coupled to the second slave device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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