Patent ID: 6219732
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: G06F,H04M,H05K

Abstract:
A peripheral device for use in a host system, wherein the host system includes host circuitry enclosed within a host housing, the peripheral device comprising:a peripheral housing within which is disposed peripheral circuitry, the peripheral housing being sized and shaped so as to be capable of being physically received within a receptacle formed within the host housing;an electrical connector coupled to the peripheral circuitry to transfer a first set of electrical signals between the host circuitry and the peripheral circuitry when the peripheral device is operatively received within the receptacle; anda wireless interface circuit disposed within the peripheral housing, the wireless interface circuit being capable of concurrently transferring a second set of electrical signals between the host circuitry and the peripheral circuitry via a wireless transmission channel when the peripheral device is operatively received within the receptacle.