Expanded display and input-output device for mobile wireless telephone

A mobile wireless communication device and computer system, comprising:

• a plurality of mobile wireless communication devices, each having a different physical configuration, a display screen for displaying a user interface, and a communication port,
• a computer comprising a base portion, a display device pivotally attached to the base portion, and a universal port for communicating with each mobile wireless communication device when the mobile wireless communication device is located in the universal port, the universal port comprising a communication port and a cradle for physically supporting the mobile wireless communication device from the computer with the communication port of the mobile wireless communication device in functional communication with the communication port of the display device;
• wherein the display device of the computer is configured to operate as an enlarged and analogous version of the display shown on the display screen of each mobile wireless communication device when the mobile wireless communication device is located in the universal port;
• and
• wherein the display device comprises a display side and a rear side, and the cradle is configured to support the mobile wireless communication devices adiacent to the rear side of the display device.

A display device for use with a plurality of different types of mobile wireless communication devices, each having a different physical configuration, a display screen for displaying a user interface, and a communication port, comprising:

• a display device comprising a display screen located within a display housing having a peripheral edge adjacent to a peripheral edge of the display screen;
• a universal port for communicating with each mobile wireless communication device when the mobile wireless communication device is located in the universal port, the universal port comprising a communication port and a cradle for physically supporting the mobile wireless communication device from the display device with the communication port of the mobile wireless communication device in functional communication with the communication port of the display device;
• wherein the display device is configured to operate as an enlarged and analogous version of the display shown on the display screen of each mobile wireless communication device when the mobile wireless communication device is located in the universal port;
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• wherein the cradle comprises a channel adjacent to the edge of the display housing for receiving the mobile wireless communication device with a first portion of the mobile wireless communication device received within the channel and a second portion of the device extending beyond the edge of the of the display housing.