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US 9,178,976 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for using a smartphone
AssigneeMitab Inc.
InventorBoris Djordjevic
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Abstract
An apparatus and method is provided for using a smartphone is provided. The apparatus can include a tablet having a slot for receiving a cartridge configured to receive and interface with the smartphone. The tablet can further have a touch screen configured to operate the smartphone when loaded into the cartridge and inserted into the cartridge slot. The tablet can further have an external or auxiliary antenna disposed in the housing configured to interface with the smartphone.
Claims16
An apparatus for using a smartphone, comprising:
- a tablet further comprising a housing;
- a touch screen disposed on the housing;
- a cartridge slot disposed on the housing;
- a cartridge configured to receive the smartphone, the cartridge further configured to be inserted into the cartridge slot, wherein the smartphone comprises a screen, and wherein the screen of the smartphone is enclosed by the housing when smartphone is received by the cartridge and the cartridge is inserted into the cartridge slot;
- and
- means for interfacing with the smartphone wherein the touch screen is configured to operate the smartphone.
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A method for using a smartphone, the method comprising:
- providing an apparatus for using the smartphone, comprising:
- a tablet further comprising a housing,
- a touch screen disposed on the housing,
- a cartridge slot disposed on the housing,
- a cartridge configured to receive the smartphone, the cartridge further configured to be inserted into the cartridge slot, wherein the smartphone comprises a screen, and wherein the screen of the smartphone is enclosed by the housing when the smartphone is received by the cartridge and the cartridge is inserted into the cartridge slot, and
- means for interfacing with the smartphone wherein the touch screen is configured to operate the smartphone;
- inserting the smartphone into the cartridge;
- inserting the loaded cartridge into the cartridge slot;
- and
- operating the smartphone by operating the touch screen.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.