Patent ID: 8285248

Claim:
An adjunct device for operation in conjunction with a handheld wireless communication device, the adjunct device comprising: a housing for coupling to the handheld wireless communication device via a communication port of the handheld wireless communication device, the housing forming a case that encloses at least a portion of the handheld wireless communication device; a device interface, coupled to the housing for communicating application data with an application of the handheld wireless communication device via the communication port of the handheld wireless communication device; a short-range wireless transceiver, coupled to the device interface, for communicating the application data with a remote wireless device; and a user interface, coupled to the housing and the device interface, that generates a 911 signal in response an indication from the user; wherein the device interface communicates the 911 signal to the handheld wireless communication device via the communication port of the handheld wireless communication device to initiate a 911 call via the handheld wireless communication device.