Personal e-port apparatus

• US 9,287,722 B2
• Filed: 03/13/2014
• Issued: 03/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Donald S. Williams, Thomas J. Rieckelman
• Original Assignee: Thomas J. Rieckelman
• Inventors: Williams, Donald S., Rieckelman, Thomas J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Williams, Arun
• Application Number:
  US14/208,949
• Publication Number:
  US 20140274204A1
• Time in Patent Office: 733 Days
• Field of Search: 320/114
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 15/00 Purses, bags, luggage or other receptacles covered by groups A45C1/00 - A45C11/00, combined with other objects or articles A45C1/08, A45C3/14, A45C11/321, A45C13/28 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 2011/002 for portable handheld communication devices, e.g. mobile phone, pager, beeper, PDA, smart phone
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 2011/003 for portable computing devices, e.g. laptop, tablet, netbook, game boy, navigation system, calculator
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 2013/025 for holding portable computers or accessories therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 3/00 Flexible luggage; Handbags collapsible or extensible luggage, bags or the like A45C7/00
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 3/04 Sacks or packs carried on the body by means of two straps passing over the two shoulders
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2207/40 adapted for charging from various sources, e.g. AC, DC or multivoltage
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0013 acting upon several batteries simultaneously or sequentially H02J7/1423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3827 Portable transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3877 Arrangements for enabling portable transceivers to be used in a fixed position, e.g. cradles or boosters
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3888 Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers

Abstract

A persona e-port apparatus. The personal e-port apparatus includes a portable apparatus such as bag, purse, backpack, etc. with specific portions for protecting, organizing displaying and charging plural electronic devices such as smart phones, book readers, game consoles and tablet computers.

Claims

1. A personal e-port apparatus, comprising in combination:

an exterior shell component for carrying one or more objects with a plurality of organizing components with a plurality of sizes and shapes;

the plurality of organizing components including a plurality of pockets and compartments;

a plurality of power connection components integral to the exterior shell component for connecting to one or more target network devices each with one or more processors to the personal e-port apparatus;

one or more charging components connected to and providing power to the plurality of power connection components including a flexible induction charging mat integral to the exterior shell component;

one or more power source components;

one or more mounting components connected to the exterior shell for mounting the personal e-port apparatus to one or more other fixed or movable objects; and

a wireless interface component with one or more processors connected to the one or more power source components for communicating with a wireless communications network, wherein the wireless interface component provides wireless communications with the wireless communications network, wherein the wireless interface component provides wireless communications capabilities to target network devices that do not have wireless communication capabilities, and wherein the wireless interface component provides a wireless antenna booster to other target network devices that already have wireless communication capabilities.

2. The personal e-port apparatus of claim 1 wherein the exterior shell component includes synthetic fiber fabrics, natural fiber fabrics composite materials, hard plastics, soft plastics and combinations thereof.

3. The personal e-port apparatus of claim 1 wherein the plurality of organizing components include a plurality of organizing components for a plurality of target network devices including smart phones, tablet computers, book readers, portable game consoles, digital cameras and digital music players.

4. The personal e-port apparatus of claim 1 wherein the plurality of power connection components include Universal Serial Bus (USB), Direct Current (DC) and Alternating Current (AC) power connection components.

5. The personal e-port apparatus of claim 1 wherein the one or more charging components include Universal Serial Bus (USB) charging components, Alternating Current (AC) charging components, Direct Current (DC) charging components comprising:

batteries, capacitors, solar cells and induction charging components.

6. The personal e-port apparatus of claim 1 wherein the one or more target network devices include one or more laptop computers, tablet computers, mobile phones, smart phones, Internet appliances, personal digital-data assistants (PDA), digital cameras, portable game consoles, digital music players or book readers.

7. The personal e-port apparatus of claim 5 wherein the induction charging components include a flexible induction charging mat removable from and re-attachable to the exterior shell component.

8. The personal e-port apparatus of claim 1 wherein one or more power source components include Universal Serial Bus (USB), Direct Current (DC) and Alternating Current (AC) power source components.

9. The personal e-port apparatus of claim 1 further comprising the wireless interface component with the one or more processors connected to the exterior shell component and to the one or more power source components for communicating with the wireless communications network.

10. The personal e-port apparatus of claim 1 wherein the wireless interface component comprises an IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.15.4 (ZigBee), 802.16a, 802.16g, Wireless Fidelity (WiFi), Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access”

(WiMAX), ETSI High Performance Radio Metropolitan Area Network (HIPERMAN), RF Home, Bluetooth, infrared, near field communications (NFC) and machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless interface for communicating with the wireless communications network.

11. The personal e-port apparatus of claim 1 wherein the wireless communications network includes an IEEE 802.15.4 (ZigBee), Bluetooth, infrared, near field communications (NFC) or machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless communications network.

12. The personal e-port apparatus of claim 1 wherein the wireless communications network includes a wireless personal area network (WPAN).

13. The personal e-port apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a wired interface component for secure communications with a wired communications network.

14. The personal e-port apparatus of claim 1 further comprising one or more audio interface components connected to the one or more power source components.

15. The personal e-port apparatus of claim 1 further comprising one or more display interface components connected to the one or more power source components.

16. The personal e-port apparatus of claim 15 wherein the one or more display interface components include one or more liquid-crystal display (LCD) or thin-film-transistor (TFT) LCD display components.

17. The personal e-port apparatus of claim 1 wherein the one or more mounting components mount the e-port apparatus to a bathroom or kitchen counter, mattress, chair, sofa, table, door, airplane, train, ship or automotive seat or headrest.

18. The personal e-port apparatus of claim 1 wherein the one or more mounting components include a stand component, a strap component, a clip component or a hook and loop component.

19. The personal e-port apparatus of claim 1 wherein the one or more mounting components attach the personal e-port apparatus to a fixed or moveable object and display and charge the one or more target network devices and allow access to the one or more target network devices included within the personal e-port apparatus.

20. A personal e-port apparatus system, comprising in combination:

a wireless communications network;

one or more target network devices each with one or more processors;

a personal e-port apparatus comprising;

an exterior shell component for carrying one or more objects with a plurality of organizing components with a plurality of sizes and shapes;

the plurality of organizing components including a plurality of pockets and compartments;

a plurality of power connection components integral to the exterior shell component for connecting the one or more target network devices to the personal e-port apparatus;

one or more charging components connected to and providing power to the plurality of power connection components, wherein the one or more charging components include a flexible induction charging mat integral to the exterior shell component;

one or more power source components;

one or more mounting components connected to the exterior shell for mounting the personal e-port apparatus to one or more other fixed or movable objects; and

a wireless interface component with one or more processors connected to the one or more power source components for communicating with the wireless communications network, wherein the wireless interface component includes secure communications with the wireless communications network, wherein the wireless interface component provides wireless communications capabilities to target network devices that do not have wireless communication capabilities, and wherein the wireless interface component provides a wireless antenna booster to target network devices that already have wireless communication capabilities.

21. The personal e-port apparatus system of claim 20 wherein the wireless interface component also provides non-secure communications with the wireless communications network.