Patent ID: 7818035

Claim:
A satellite phone holder for holding a satellite phone equipped with an antenna jack and an electric connector for transmitting signals to an external electronic device, the holder adapted to attach to the electronic device, and the holder comprising: a base ( 1 ); an electronic module ( 4 ) for connecting electrically to the electric connector of the satellite phone, said electronic module ( 4 ) comprising a photodiode ( 20 ) and a detector ( 21 ), and adapted for receiving, processing, and distributing signals received from the satellite phone to the external electronic device; a cover ( 5 ) for said electronic module with a cavity, said cavity having a shape and dimensions that fit to a shape and dimensions of the satellite phone; and a locking module ( 2 ) comprising a disc ( 9 ) with a lever ( 10 ); said disc ( 9 ) having a bottom surface, and said disc ( 9 ) being located, by means of a ring ( 7 ), in a rotatable socket ( 3 ) in said base ( 1 ) and being provided with a rotatable plug ( 8 ) into which an antenna core ( 11 ) is inserted; wherein said rotatable plug ( 8 ) has a size and a shape adapted to the antenna jack of the satellite phone; and an insert ( 14 ) is disposed on said bottom surface of said disc ( 9 ); and when the locking module ( 2 ) is in a blocked position, said insert ( 14 ) reflects light from said photodiode ( 20 ) to said detector ( 21 ) whereby allowing for switching between the mobile phone's operating modes.