Patent ID: 7383061

Claim:
A peripheral device for operation in conjunction with a handheld wireless communication device, the peripheral device comprising: an enclosure having an opened position and a closed position; an alphanumeric keyboard located on a first part of the enclosure and configured to receive user input data; a communication interface operable to automatically establish connectivity with the handheld wireless communication device in response to a transition of the enclosure from the closed position to the opened position, to receive first data and software code for a peripheral application from the handheld wireless communication device, and to transmit second data to the handheld wireless communication device, the first and second data being interactable by an application on the handheld wireless communication device, the peripheral application being associated with the application on the handheld wireless communication device; a screen located on a second part of the enclosure and configured to display at least part of the first and second data; a backup memory, operably coupled to the communication interface, for storing a backup copy of the first data; and a processor, coupled to the alphanumeric keyboard, the enclosure, the communication interface, and the screen, operable to execute the software code for the peripheral application using the user input data and the first data thereby generating the second data.