Mobile communication device and accessory therefor
OwnerSarandis Kalogeropoulosinventor
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Abstract
A system includes a mobile communication device and an accessory device that is connectable to the communication device. The communication device is configured to identify whether the accessory device is a certified device when the accessory device is connected to the communication device. The communication device is configured to enable operation of at least one application therein in response to the accessory device being connected to the communication device and the accessory device being identified as a certified accessory device.
Claims23
A system comprising:
- a mobile communication device;
- and
- an accessory device that is connectable to the mobile communication device, wherein the mobile communication device comprises means for identifying whether the accessory device is a certified device when the accessory device is connected to the mobile communication device, and the mobile communication device is configured to enable operation of at least one previously non-enabled application that is unrelated to operation of the accessory device in response to the accessory device being connected to the mobile communication device and the accessory device being identified as a certified accessory device.
A mobile communication device which is connectable to at least one accessory device, the mobile communication device comprising:
- means for identifying whether an accessory device connected to the mobile communication device is a certified device;
- and
- at least one previously non-enabled application that is unrelated to operation of the accessory device, wherein the mobile communication device is configured to enable operation of the at least one application that is unrelated to operation of the accessory device in response to a connected accessory device being identified as a certified accessory device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.