Electronic device fastener
OwnerJames Mazzolini, Vladimir Buzgainventors
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Abstract
An electronic device fastener (EDF) to protect a portable device that is placed in a holder which may be a case, belt clip, holster, cradle, or the like worn or carried by the user that uses a release sensor, proximity sensor, shock sensor, and clip sensor to protect a portable device such as a cell phone, portable media player, personal digital assistant (PDA), two-way radio, GPS device, headset, or earpiece from loss and misplacement. The system can provide up to five modes of protection against loss and misplacement of a portable device.
Claims12
Apparatus for protecting a portable device against loss or displacement from a personal carrier, comprising:
- a portable device such as a cell phone or the like;
- a carrier for said device which is capable of being worn or carried by a person using the device, the carrier including one or more sensors operative in a plurality of modes for providing a signal to the user when a sensor has been activated, at least one of said sensors being an impact sensor in combination with an alarm device for providing an alarm signal when said device is dropped on a hard surface;
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- means for resetting said sensors to a quiescent state after activation.
Apparatus for use with the combination of a cell phone and a holder for providing signals to a user in the event of separation of the cell phone from the holder, comprising:
- a holder for the cell phone, the holder having a mounting clip for attachment to an article of clothing worn by a user;
- a cell-phone-present sensor for providing a signal when the cell phone is in the holder;
- a timer coupled to said sensor;
- means for activating the timer in the absence of a signal from the cell-phone-present sensor;
- an alarm signaling device for generating an alarm signal after a predetermined interval of timer activation to indicate the absence of the cell phone from the holder;
- a release member for releasing the cell phone from the holder;
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- a sensor coupled to the release member for inhibiting the activation of the timer upon release of the cell phone from the holder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.