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Mobile device peripheral

  • US 9,374,788 B2
  • Filed: 12/19/2013
  • Issued: 06/21/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A mobile device peripheral comprising:

  • a wireless memory sub-system configured for carrying out wireless data communications with a mobile device;

    a battery configured to provide power to the wireless memory sub-system; and

    a housing configured to hold the wireless memory sub-system and battery, and further configured to physically attach the mobile device peripheral to the mobile device so that the mobile device peripheral and mobile device are carryable together as a single unit;

    wherein the mobile device contains its own battery, and wherein the mobile device peripheral further comprises;

    an input configured to receive a power connector;

    an output configured to connect to a power connector input on the mobile device; and

    a splitter configured to split power received from the power connector to both the battery of the mobile device peripheral and the output, wherein power received from the power connector charges both the battery of the mobile device peripheral and the battery of the mobile device.

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