Patent ID: 8369846
Filing Date: 2013-02-05
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a media player including a user interface, a display screen, and first personal area network (PAN) communications circuitry; and a RF module including long-range communications circuitry electrically coupled to second personal area network (PAN) communications circuitry, the second PAN circuitry operable to communicate with the first PAN circuitry, wherein the media player and the RF module are physically separate and the media player is operative to access a long-range communications protocol of the long-range communications circuitry using a wireless communications link existing between the first and second PAN circuitry to provide user access to long-range communications events, wherein the media player provides authentication information to the RF module, and the authentication information is used to authenticate the RF module with an external source before the media player is provided with access to the long-range communications circuitry, and wherein the RF module does not include a user interface for enabling a user to control any aspect of a long-range communications event, and wherein the long-range communications circuitry wirelessly communicates with the external source and the media player does not have circuitry for wirelessly communicating directly with the external source.