Embedded Accessory for Mobile Devices

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20140228074A1
SERIAL NO

13764913

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A method and system for enabling an external module for enterprise application to be embedded to a mobile phone. The external module is provided with a microcontroller configured with a plurality of serial buses and a device driver together implemented in the battery cover of the mobile phone. A generic driver is implemented to support various serial communication interfaces and data exchanges. Further, the external module communicates with the mobile phone using an operating system (OS) application programming interface (API) on the mobile phone. A data sheet and a software development kit (SDK) are provided for third parties to develop and implement their own accessories to be embedded on this external interface into the mobile phone. Further, specific phone case is equipped to accommodate different module(s)/sub-modules and to retain the combination in a single unit.

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  • 2013 Application Filing Year
  • H04M Class
  • 4233 Applications Filed
  • 3996 Patents Issued To-Date
  • 94.41 % Issued To-Date

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hornung, Thomas Sarnen, CH 16 83
Krishnakumar, Kuruvanghat Bangalore, IN 1 44
Kulkarni, Shreevallabha N Bangalore, IN 2 45

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