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Modular wireless communicator

US10027789B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 5, 2016
Grant dateJul 17, 2018
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Expiry dateDec 5, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/0853
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A wireless communicator including a housing, wireless communication functionality located within the housing, native user interface functionality cooperating with the wireless communication functionality and including user interface surfaces located on at least one outer facing surface of the housing, and pouching responsive electrical interconnection functionality responsive to pouching orientation of the housing in a pouch of an enhanced function device for automatically causing the wireless communication functionality to adapt to interoperation with parenting user interface functionality forming part of the enhanced function device at least partially instead of with the native user interface functionality. A method is also described and claimed.

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