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US 2010/0144392 A1Published application
Accessory devices for mobile phones
AssigneeVerizon Data Services Inc.
InventorsMichelle FELT, Brian H. ROBERTS, Donald H. RELYEA, Heath STALLINGS
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Abstract
Implementations described herein relate to accessories for mobile phones. In one implementation, an accessory may include, a display to present information received from a mobile phone to a user of the accessory. The accessory may connect with the mobile phone to form a link to the mobile phone. The accessory may include a clothing attachment component to attach the accessory to the user or to clothing of the user.
Claims23
A device comprising:
- a display to present information received from a mobile phone to a user of the device;
- a local connection component to form a link to the mobile phone, the information being received over the link;
- and
- a clothing attachment component to attach the device to the user.
1 more element
A method comprising:
- detecting, by a first accessory associated with a first user, a presence of a second accessory in a local vicinity of the first accessory;
- exchanging information with a second accessory;
- presenting, by the first accessory, information relating to a user of the second accessory;
- receiving update information from a mobile phone of the first user;
- and
- presenting, by the first accessory, the update information from the mobile phone.
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A system comprising:
- a mobile phone configured to receive information over a cellular network;
- an accessory device connected to the mobile phone, the accessory device including:
- a local network connection to implement the connection to the mobile phone and receive the information from the mobile phone, and
- a display to present the information received by the local network connection.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.