# US 2013/0281153 A1 · Information system with detachable information module > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0281153 A1 - Document ID: US20130281153A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/924,072 - Filed: 2013-06-21 - Published: 2013-10-24 - Earliest claimed: 2001-05-15 - Assignees: Research In Motion Limited - Applicants: Research In Motion Limited - Inventors: Jessica L. Postma; Jason Tyler Griffin; James Carl Infanti; Mihal Lazaridis - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130281153A1 ## CPC - H04M 3/533: Voice mail systems - G06F 1/1616: {with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position} - G06F 1/1626: {with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]} - G06F 1/1632: {External expansion units, e.g. docking stations} - G06F 1/1698: {the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone (details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266)} - H04B 1/3877: Arrangements for enabling portable transceivers to be used in a fixed position, e.g. cradles or boosters - H04L 61/4594: Address books, i.e. directories containing contact information about correspondents (telephone directories in user terminals H04M1/27453) - H04M 1/006: {Call diverting means} - H04M 1/02: Constructional features of telephone sets - H04M 1/0289: {Telephone sets for operators} - H04M 1/2471: {Configurable and interactive telephone terminals with subscriber controlled features modifications, e.g. with ADSI capability [Analog Display Services Interface] (systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers H04M3/42; administration or customization of services H04M3/42136; by downloading data to substation equipment H04M3/42178)} - H04M 1/2473: {Telephone terminals interfacing a personal computer, e.g. using an API (Application Programming Interface) (details of API H04M7/0021)} - H04M 1/275: implemented by means of portable electronic directories - H04M 1/2757: by data transmission, e.g. downloading - H04M 1/575: {Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party} - H04M 1/725: Cordless telephones (user interfaces specially adapted therefor H04M1/724) - H04W 4/16: Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold - H04W 4/80: Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication - H04W 88/06: adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals - H04M 1/0295: {Mechanical mounting details of display modules} - H04M 1/6505: {storing speech in digital form} - H04M 1/656: for recording conversations - H04M 1/72433: for voice messaging, e.g. dictaphones (for answering incoming calls H04M1/64) - H04M 2250/02: including a Bluetooth® interface - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A unitary handheld portable module includes a keypad for entering data and a display for displaying data. A base module is configured to be coupled with and communicate through a telephone line and includes a keypad for dialing a telephone number and a display for displaying information. The portable and base modules are configured to have a mounted configuration in which the portable module is removably mounted on the base module and covers the base module's display, and the modules communicate with each other for the portable module's display to display information relating to operation of the base module. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A communication module for use with a mobile communication device, the mobile communication device being configured for wireless communication through a wireless network and including an identification number, said communication module comprising: a communication subsystem configured for communication with a communication network other than the wireless network; and a communication port adapted for communicating with the mobile communication device; wherein the communication module is configured to receive the identification number from the portable module through the communication port. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The communication module of claim 1, wherein the communication module is configured to receive the identification number when the wireless communication device is removably mounted on the base module. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The communication module of claim 1, further comprising a receiving portion sized and shaped to receive the mobile communication device, and wherein the communication module is configured to receive the identification number when the wireless communication device is received in the receiving portion. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The communication module of claim 1, wherein the communication device is configured to determine an identity of a user of the mobile communication device based on the identification number. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The communication module of claim 1, wherein the identification number is a registration number for registering the mobile communication device on the wireless network. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The communication module of claim 1, wherein the base module is configured to receive a contact list from the mobile communication device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The communication module of claim 1, wherein the communication module is configured to receive a passcode from the mobile communication device and to require independent entry of the passcode before initiating one or more functions. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The communication module of claim 1, wherein the communication module is configured to receive a passcode from the mobile communication device and to require independent entry of the passcode before providing access to data stored in the communication module. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The communication module of claim 1, wherein the communication module is a base telephone and the communication network is a wired telephone network. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The communication module of claim 1, wherein the mobile communication device is a cellular telephone. ### Claim 11 A method comprising: receiving, by a communication module from a mobile communication device through a communication port, an identification number for the mobile communication device; the mobile communication device being configured for wireless communication through a wireless network; and the communication module being configured for communicating with a communication network other than the wireless network. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the receiving includes receiving the identification number when the wireless communication device is removably mounted on the base module. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the receiving includes receiving the identification number when the wireless communication device is received in a receiving portion, of the communication device, that is sized and shaped to receive the mobile communication device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising: determining an identity of a user of the mobile communication device based on the identification number. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the identification number is a registration number for registering the mobile communication device on the wireless network. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the base module is configured to receive a contact list from the mobile communication device. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising: receiving, by the communication module from the mobile communication device through a communication port, a passcode for the mobile communication device; and requiring independent entry of the passcode before providing to one or more functions. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising: receiving, by the communication module from the mobile communication device through a communication port, a passcode for the mobile communication device; and requiring independent entry of the passcode before providing access to data stored in the communication module ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the communication module is a base telephone and the communication network is a wired telephone network. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The communication module of claim 1, wherein the mobile communication device is a cellular telephone. ### Claim 21 A system comprising: a mobile communication device that is configured for wireless communication through a wireless network and that includes an identification number; and a communication module that includes a communication port for communicating with the mobile communication device, and that is configured to communicate with a communication network other than the wireless network, and receive the identification number through the communication port from the mobile communication device. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The system of claim 21, wherein the communication module is configured to receive the identification number when the wireless communication device is removably mounted on the base module. ### Claim 23 (depends on 21) The system of claim 21, wherein the communication module further includes a receiving portion sized and shaped to receive the mobile communication device, and wherein the communication module is configured to receive the identification number when the wireless communication device is received in the receiving portion. ### Claim 24 (depends on 21) The system of claim 21, wherein the communication device is configured to determine an identity of a user of the mobile communication device based on the identification number. ### Claim 25 (depends on 21) The system of claim 21, wherein the identification number is a registration number for registering the mobile communication device on the wireless network. ### Claim 26 (depends on 21) The system of claim 21, wherein the base module is configured to receive a contact list from the mobile communication device. ### Claim 27 (depends on 21) The system of claim 21, wherein the communication module is configured to receive a passcode from the mobile communication device and to require independent entry of the passcode before initiating one or more functions. ### Claim 28 (depends on 21) The system of claim 21, wherein the communication module is configured to receive a passcode from the mobile communication device and to require independent entry of the passcode before providing access to data stored in the communication module. ### Claim 29 (depends on 21) The system of claim 21, wherein the communication module is a base telephone and the communication network is a wired telephone network. ### Claim 30 (depends on 21) The system of claim 21, wherein the mobile communication device is a cellular telephone.