Modular wireless communicator

US8750928B2 · kind B2 · utility

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: Feb 7, 2013
• Grant date: Jun 10, 2014
• Expiry date: Feb 7, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04M1/72412
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A wireless communication system including a wireless communicator, including a housing, wireless communication functionality, a first subscriber identifier module for accessing a wireless network, native user interface functionality, and pouching responsive electrical interconnection functionality responsive to pouching orientation of the housing in a pouch of an enhanced function device for causing the wireless communication functionality to adapt to cooperating with parenting user interface functionality forming part of the enhanced function device at least partially instead of with the native user interface functionality, and an enhanced function device, including a pouch, a second subscriber identifier module for accessing the wireless network, and parenting user interface functionality, wherein the wireless communicator is able to access the wireless network using either the first subscriber identifier module or the second subscriber identifier module, when the wireless communicator is pouched with the enhanced function device.