Patent ID: 7640045

Claim:
A mobile receiver comprising: a housing defining a satellite receiver opening and a non-satellite receiver portion; a satellite receiver having a display and adapted to receive satellite radio frequencies, the satellite receiver releasably retained within, and when plugged, having an electrical engagement with, the satellite receiver opening; a protective covering attached to the housing and disposed over the satellite receiver opening and not the non-satellite receiver portion, the protective covering shields the satellite receiver from external contamination; at least one user interface integral with a surface of the housing; at least one impact resistance member attached to the housing and extending beyond each planar surface of the housing, whereby the planar surface of the housing are protected from impact and vibration; and wherein when the satellite receiver is releasably retained and plugged in electrical engagement with the satellite receiver opening and shielded from contamination by the protective covering, a relay transports input signals from a user interface which is integral with the surface of the housing to the satellite receiver, whereby volume, power, and frequency of the satellite receiver are controlled by the user interface integral with the housing.