System and method for interactive protection of a mobile electronic device

• US 10,405,440 B2
• Filed: 04/10/2017
• Issued: 09/03/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Romello Burdoucci
• Original Assignee: Romello Burdoucci
• Inventors: Burdoucci, Romello
• Primary Examiner(s): Haughton, Anthony M
• Application Number:
  US15/484,105
• Publication Number:
  US 20180295731A1
• Time in Patent Office: 876 Days
• Field of Search: 36167956, 3616793, 307650-653, 267136
• CPC Class Codes: B25J 9/00 Programme-controlled manipulators
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/00 Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers subscriber services or facilities provided at exchanges H04M3/00; prepayment telephone coin boxes H04M17/00; current supply arrangements H04M19/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/185 Improving the rigidity of the casing or resistance to shocks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0086 portable, e.g. battery operated apparatus casings for switching devices H01H9/02
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/03 Covers
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/069 Other details of the casing, e.g. wall structure, passage for a connector, a cable, a shaft

Abstract

A system is disclosed having a deployable barrier, a sensor to detect when to deploy the barrier and an activation device to deploy the barrier, wherein the barrier, sensor and activation device are connected a surface attached to a mobile device and the deployable barrier is deployed when the mobile device experiences an unexpected change in at least one of velocity, acceleration and moisture. Another system and method are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a protective case configured to be attached to a mobile electronic device;

a deployable barrier, a sensor to detect when to deploy the barrier and an activation device to deploy the barrier, wherein the barrier, sensor and activation device are housed in the protective case and the deployable barrier is stored within the case until deployed from the case to form an encapsulation barrier to enclose the mobile device when the mobile device experiences an unexpected change in at least one of velocity, acceleration and moisture.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the deployable barrier is a water resistant inflatable deployable barrier.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the activation device comprises a pressurized gas capsule that when activated releases a gas to inflate the inflatable deployable barrier.

4. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a processor to analyze data from the sensor to determine a time to deploy the barrier.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the encapsulation barrier is a flotation device adapted to insulate the mobile device from liquid.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises at least one of a pressure impact sensor, a proximity sensor, a gyroscope, an accelerometer, and a moisture detection sensor.

7. A system comprising:

a deployable barrier to protect a mobile device when the mobile device experiences an unexpected change in at least one of velocity, acceleration and moisture;

a sensor to detect when the mobile device experiences an unexpected change in at least one of velocity, acceleration, and moisture;

an activation device that cause the deployable barrier to deploy to provide protection to a screen of the mobile device wherein the deployable barrier comprises at least one of nanotubes and nanowires that when electrically charged creates a hardened invisible screen protector barrier by charge transference.

8. The system according to claim 7, further comprising an inflatable deployable barrier.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein the activation device comprises a pressurized gas capsule that when activated releases a gas to inflate the inflatable deployable barrier.

10. The system according to claim 7, wherein the activation device creates at least one of an energy field, sound resonance, laser, forced air, and electro-magnetic field that passes through the at least one of nanotubes and nanowires to create forces that extends from the at least one of nanotubes and nanowires.

11. The system according to claim 7, wherein the sensor comprises at least one of a pressure impact sensor, a proximity sensor, a gyroscope, and an accelerometer.

12. The system according to claim 7, further comprising a cover attached to at least a part of the mobile device.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein the inflatable deployable barrier is stored within the cover prior to deployment.

14. The system according to claim 7, further comprising a plurality of sub-deployable barriers.

15. The system according to claim 14, wherein the sub-deployable barriers are released based on a side of the mobile device is expected to make contact with at least one of a ground surface and liquid surface first.

16. The system according to claim 7, further comprising a processor to analyze data from the sensor to determine a time to deploy the barrier.

17. The system according to claim 13, wherein the cover comprises at least one of a backup data storage device for the mobile device, a cooling system for the mobile device, a financial transaction component that integrates with the mobile device, and an external battery for use by the mobile device.

18. The system according to claim 13, wherein the inflatable deployable barrier comprises a storage container so that when deployed, a replacement storage container with a replacement deployable barrier is installable within the case.