Patent ID: 8036602
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for activating a first function in a mobile terminal, the apparatus comprising: a user input component that corresponds to the first function in the mobile terminal and that is configured to receive an activating input from a user; a first communication component that is configured to send a first activation signal to the mobile terminal in response to the activating input from the user that corresponds to the first function in the mobile terminal and that causes the mobile terminal to activate the first function; a first fastening component that is configured to engage the mobile terminal and to removably attach the apparatus to the mobile terminal; and a second fastening component that is configured to engage a first fastening component of a second apparatus that is configured to activate a second function in the mobile terminal that is different from the first function in the mobile terminal, the second fastening apparatus further configured to removably attach the apparatus to the second apparatus.