Patent ID: 8571491
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: A61M,G16H,H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. A module for enabling wireless functionality in an electronic device, the module comprising: a housing sized to be removably inserted in a power source receptacle of the electronic device; a plurality of module terminals supported by the housing to contact a corresponding plurality of device terminals of the electronic device when the housing is received within the power source receptacle; a wireless transmitter supported by the housing; a first electronic component accommodated within the housing and associated with the wireless transmitter, the first electronic component in communication with a first of the plurality of module terminals and operable to receive outbound device data from the electronic device via the first module terminal and transmit the outbound device data using the wireless transmitter; and a power source accommodated within the housing, the power source in communication with a second of the plurality of module terminals and operable to provide power to the electronic device when the housing is received within the power source receptacle.