Patent ID: 8509848
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: H04B,H04M

Abstract:
1. A modular mobile device for apportioning operation control of constituent components integral within a shell module to a core module, the modular mobile device comprising: the shell module including a set of form factors replicating features of a particular style of handset device, wherein the form factors comprise: (a) aesthetic aspects influencing an external appearance of the modular mobile device; and (b) the constituent components providing at least a portion of the functional capabilities of the modular mobile device; the core module to manage the constituent components upon engagement with the shell module, wherein disengagement of the core module from the shell module renders the core module a standalone device that is configured to continue managing the constituent components upon disengagement with the shell module, the core module comprising: (a) a power-source component to supply power to the constituent components of the shell module; (b) a processing component to control, in part, operations of the constituent components upon detection thereof; and (c) a radio component to enable communication between the modular mobile device and a wireless network.