Adjunct device and a handheld wireless communication device with location features
AssigneeTHL Holding Company, LLC
InventorsJohn W. Howard, Richard Cutler
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Abstract
An adjunct device includes a first housing for coupling to a handheld wireless communication device via a communication port of the handheld wireless communication device. A short-range wireless receiver receives a first RF paging signal from a remote wireless device. A user interface emits a first detectable alert signal in response to the first RF paging signal to assist the user in locating the handheld wireless communication device.
Claims24
An adjunct device for locating at least one object including a handheld wireless communication device, the adjunct device comprising:
- a first housing for coupling to the handheld wireless communication device via a communication port of the handheld wireless communication device;
- a short-range wireless receiver, coupled to the first housing, that receives a first RF paging signal from a remote wireless device;
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- a user interface, coupled to the first housing and the short-range wireless receiver, that emits a first detectable alert signal in response to the first RF paging signal to assist the user in locating the handheld wireless communication device.
An adjunct device comprising:
- a first housing for coupling to a handheld wireless communication device via a communication port of the handheld wireless communication device;
- a short-range wireless transceiver, coupled to the first housing, that communicates pairing signals to pair the adjunct device to the at least one wireless device and that communicates RF paging signals with at least one wireless device.
A handheld wireless communication device comprising:
- a wireless telephony transceiver for sending and receiving communications;
- a main battery, coupled to provide power to the wireless telephony transceiver;
- a short-range wireless receiver that receives a first RF paging signal from a remote wireless device;
- a user interface, coupled to the short-range wireless receiver, that emits a first detectable alert signal in response to the first RF paging signal to assist the user in locating the handheld wireless communication device;
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- an adjunct battery, coupled to provide power to the short-range wireless receiver and the user interface, separate from the main battery.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.