Patent ID: 8884871
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: G01S,H04M

Abstract:
1. An adjunct device for operation in conjunction with a handheld wireless communication device, the adjunct device comprising: a case for enclosing at least a portion of the handheld wireless communication device, wherein the case enables the use of the handheld wireless communication device for communication of voice and data via a long range network when enclosing the at least a portion of the handheld wireless communication device and is removably attached to the at least a portion of the handheld wireless communication device; a plug, coupled to the case, for coupling the adjunct device to the handheld wireless communication device via a communication port of the handheld wireless communication device; a plurality of infrared emitters, coupled to the communication port, that emit a corresponding plurality of infrared signals to a sensor coupled to a display screen for use in generating a screen pointer graphic on the display screen, wherein the handheld wireless communication device includes a processor that executes a screen pointer application that is downloaded to the handheld wireless communication device via the long range network, wherein the plurality of infrared emitters are controlled based on application data from the screen pointer application received by the case via the communication port of the handheld wireless communication device, and wherein the sensor and the display screen are separate and distinct from the adjunct device and the handheld wireless communication device; a battery, coupled to provide power to the plurality of infrared emitters, wherein the battery is separate from a battery of the handheld wireless communication device and wherein the plug couples the power from the battery of the adjunct device to the handheld wireless communication device via the communication port of the handheld wireless communication device to charge the battery of the handheld wireless communication device; and a charging port, coupled to the case, for coupling a power signal from an external power source to charge the battery of the adjunct device.