Adjunct device and methods for use therewith
AssigneeTHL Holding Company, LLC
InventorsJohn W. Howard, Richard Cutler, Robert M. Kennard
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Abstract
A wireless device includes a user interface that generates a pairing signal in response to an indication from a user to pair the wireless device to at least one remote device and generates a first location request signal in response to a second indication from a user to locate the at least one remote device. A short-range wireless transceiver communicates RF signals to pair the wireless device to the at least one remote device and that transmits a first RF paging signal to the at least one remote device in response to the location request signal.
Claims20
An adjunct device for operation in conjunction with a handheld wireless communication device, the adjunct device comprising:
- a case for enclosing at least a portion of the handheld wireless communication device, wherein the case enables use of the handheld wireless communication device for communication of voice and data via a long range network when enclosing the at least a portion of the handheld wireless communication device, and further the handheld wireless communication device being operable for the communication of voice and data via the long range network when operating independently from the case;
- a plug, coupled to the case, for coupling via a communication port of the handheld wireless communication device;
- a plurality of infrared emitters, coupled to the communication port and an exterior of the case, that emit a corresponding plurality of infrared signals from the exterior of the case to a sensor coupled to a display screen, wherein the corresponding plurality of infrared signals facilitate generation of a screen pointer graphic on the display screen.
An adjunct device for operation in conjunction with a handheld wireless communication device, the adjunct device comprising:
- a case for enclosing at least a portion of the handheld wireless communication device, wherein the case enables use of the handheld wireless communication device for communication of voice and data via a long range network when enclosing the at least a portion of the handheld wireless communication device, and further the handheld wireless communication device being operable for the communication of voice and data via the long range network when operating independently from the case;
- a plug, coupled to the case, for coupling via a communication port of the handheld wireless communication device;
- an infrared sensor, coupled to the communication port and an exterior of the case, that receives an infrared location signal from an infrared emitter array coupled to a display screen, wherein the infrared location signal facilitates generating a screen pointer graphic on the display screen.
A method for use via an adjunct device that operates in conjunction with a handheld wireless communication device, the method comprising:
- providing a case for enclosing at least a portion of the handheld wireless communication device, wherein the case enables use of the handheld wireless communication device for communication of voice and data via a long range network when enclosing the at least a portion of the handheld wireless communication device, and further the handheld wireless communication device being operable for the communication of voice and data via the long range network when operating independently from the case;
- coupling a plug via a communication port of the handheld wireless communication device, wherein the plug is attached to the case;
- emitting, via a plurality of infrared emitters coupled to the communication port and an exterior of the case, a corresponding plurality of infrared signals from the exterior of the case to a sensor coupled to a display screen, wherein the corresponding plurality of infrared signals facilitate generation of a screen pointer graphic on the display screen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.