Patent ID: 8380259

Claim:
A cover for a consumer device, comprising: side surfaces configured to be adjacent at least a portion one or more side surfaces of the consumer device; a rear surface configured to be adjacent at least a portion of a rear surface of the consumer device and connected to the side surfaces, the side surfaces and the rear surface form an opening that receives at least a portion of the consumer device, a first portion of at least one of the surfaces includes a connector for connecting to a port of the consumer device; the connector that includes a first interface that connects to the port of the consumer device and second interface that substantially duplicates an original port of the consumer device; a physical interface included in at least one of the surfaces that receives memory devices external to the consumer device; a circuit integrated within at least one of the surfaces and that connects the physical interface to the connector; a broadband service card connected to the physical interface and that accesses a foreign service through the wireless broadband network; and wherein the broadband card includes secure memory configured to store user credentials and one or more processors configured to execute a service application, access the foreign service using the user credentials, and wirelessly transmits a service request to a broadband service provider using the wireless broadband network.