Patent ID: 8760269

Claim:
A control system for a portable touch screen device ( 5 ) having integral processing capability, the control system comprising: (a) an enclosure ( 1 ) comprising a front clam shell portion ( 10 ) and a rear clam shell portion ( 20 ), the enclosure configured for housing the portable touch screen device; (b) an internal docking connector ( 12 ) disposed inside the enclosure and configured for communicatively mating with the portable touch screen device; (c) a plurality of hard buttons ( 31 , 32 , and 33 ) disposed on the front clam shell portion, wherein at least one of the hard buttons is functionally configured for use with an application program running on the portable touch screen device; (d) a processor ( 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 ) disposed inside the enclosure and configured for converting button actuations into a digital format; (e) a first camera disposed on the front clam shell portion ( 10 ) and a second camera disposed on the rear clam shell portion ( 20 ); and (f) a first facility disposed inside the enclosure for communicating the digital format to the portable touch screen device via the internal docking connector, wherein (i) the application program is configured such that, during operation, the application program communicates a status of the at least one hard button to at least one external device.