Patent ID: 9124677
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A system involving a portable electronic device, the portable electronic device having an accessory interface, a first transceiver, a first antenna, and a second transceiver, the first antenna being operative to propagate signals associated with the first transceiver but lacking an antenna operative to propagate signals associated with the second transceiver, the system comprising: an accessory having an antenna and a device interface, the device interface electrically communicating with the antenna; the accessory being movable between an attached configuration, in which the accessory engages the portable electronic device such that the device interface communicates signals between the portable electronic device and the antenna and the antenna is operative to propagate signals associated with the second transceiver, and a detached configuration, in which the accessory is disengaged from the portable electronic device; wherein the accessory has a housing defining a cavity, and the cavity is sized and shaped such that, in the attached configuration, the portable electronic device is received at least partially within the cavity; wherein the accessory is a protective case for the portable electronic device.