Patent ID: 9153109
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: G06F,G08B

Abstract:
1. A cover for a mobile device, the cover comprising: an engaging portion for engaging an exterior surface of the mobile device to secure the cover to the mobile device; a back protective panel for protecting a back surface of the mobile device; at least one wall extending from an interior side of the back protective panel and having a free surface for contacting the back surface of the mobile device; a theft-detection device capable of generating a signal in response to passing through a field, the theft-detection device positioned on the interior side of the back protective panel such that a height of the theft-detection device is less than a height of the at least one wall; wherein the at least one wall comprise walls that define a well adjacent the back surface of the mobile device and wherein the theft-detection device is positioned in the well between the back surface of the mobile device and an interior side of the back protective panel; wherein the cover further includes a set of ribs extending from the walls that define the well to each side of the cover; and, wherein each rib has a substantially planar free end for contacting the mobile device and a curved fixed end that is fixed to interior side of the back panel.