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Modular wireless communicator

US8391921B2 · kind B2 · utility

17Cited by

29References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Google LLC · US

Inventors

Dov Moran · Kfar Sava, IL
Itay Sherman · Hod HaSharon, IL
Eyal Bychkov · Hod HaSharon, IL
Itay Cohen · Ramat Gan, IL
Yaron Segalov · Nes Ziona, IL
Tamir Demri · Herzliya, IL
Eran Miller · Givatayim, IL
Uri Ron · Herzliya, IL
Tal Engelstein · Ramat Gan, IL
Hagay Katz · Tira, IL
Hagit Perry · Herzliya, IL

Key dates

Filing date	May 15, 2012
Grant date	Mar 5, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 15, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04M1/72412
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
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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