KEY RING ATTACHABLE RECHARGEABLE MOBILE PHONE POWER AND CONTROL DEVICE
First Claim
1. A portable mobile phone power and control device comprising:
- a housing having a rechargeable battery therein;
a first connector for connection to a power source for recharging said rechargeable battery within the housing;
a second connector for supplying power from said rechargeable battery to a drained internal battery of the mobile phone, the second connector being on a cable that is stored by the housing when the second connector is not connected to the mobile phone; and
a user operable sliding latch within the housing for releasably capturing a key ring of the user within a cutout formed in the housing to attach the device to said key ring, wherein said cutout is located in an external surface of the housing and has a semi-spherical configuration, and said sliding latch is movable within an internal slot within the housing and biased by a spring to close an opening of said cutout to capture the key ring therein, and wherein said housing has a slot located in an external surface thereof, and said cable and second connector are retained in said slot for storage.
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Abstract
A portable power source and control device for a mobile phone or tablet is releasably attachable to a user'"'"'s key ring or key chain and sized to be carried in a pocket or purse. The device has an internal rechargeable battery to provide emergency power for operating the user'"'"'s phone, USB connectors for connection a power source and the phone, an internal microcontroller, and a Bluetooth® wireless communicator. A user actuator generated a locator command causes the phone to ring to indicate its location; and a locator command from the phone causes the device to emit a sound to indicate the device'"'"'s location. The device can determine and indicate via LEDs the charge level of the battery, and has flash memory for data storage and transfer between devices.
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24 Claims
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1. A portable mobile phone power and control device comprising:
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a housing having a rechargeable battery therein; a first connector for connection to a power source for recharging said rechargeable battery within the housing; a second connector for supplying power from said rechargeable battery to a drained internal battery of the mobile phone, the second connector being on a cable that is stored by the housing when the second connector is not connected to the mobile phone; and a user operable sliding latch within the housing for releasably capturing a key ring of the user within a cutout formed in the housing to attach the device to said key ring, wherein said cutout is located in an external surface of the housing and has a semi-spherical configuration, and said sliding latch is movable within an internal slot within the housing and biased by a spring to close an opening of said cutout to capture the key ring therein, and wherein said housing has a slot located in an external surface thereof, and said cable and second connector are retained in said slot for storage. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A portable mobile phone power and control device comprising:
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a housing having a user operable latch for releasably attaching the housing to a key ring of a user; a rechargeable battery within the housing for supplying power to a mobile phone having a drained battery; and electronic circuitry within the housing powered by the rechargeable battery;
the electronic circuitry comprising a battery charger for controlling the recharging of the rechargeable battery from an external power source and for measuring the voltage of and current from the rechargeable battery; and
an accelerometer for measuring forces exerted on the device due to user movements and for providing corresponding signals to a microcontroller;
the microcontroller having embedded executable instructions for controlling the microprocessor to detect shaking of the device from said signals, to determine in response to said shaking a charge level of the rechargeable battery using said voltage and current measured by said battery charger, and to control an indicator on the housing to indicate the charge level to the user, wherein said electronic circuitry further comprises a wireless communicator for communicating commands between said device and said mobile phone, and a user controlled actuator on said housing for causing said wireless communicator to send a locator command to said mobile phone to emit an audible sound from said mobile phone to indicate a location thereof, wherein said microcontroller is responsive to another locator command received from the mobile phone for causing said device to emit an audible sound to indicate the location of the device, said device further comprising flash memory within the device for storing data received from one of a first data source or the mobile phone and for transferring said stored data to a data recipient connected to said device.
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19. A portable mobile phone power device comprising:
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a housing having a rechargeable battery therein, the housing comprising a first wire coil for receiving power by induction for recharging the rechargeable battery; the housing comprising a second wire coil for transmitting power by induction for recharging a mobile phone, wherein the induction method used is resonant induction. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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