Patent ID: 8019903

Claim:
A system for interacting with a mobile telephone, said system comprising: a plurality of accessory computing devices removably attached to the mobile telephone, each of said accessory computing devices comprising: an interface module for communication with a user of the accessory computing device; a memory area for storing a selection of content associated with the accessory computing device and received from the mobile telephone prior to detachment of the accessory computing device from the mobile telephone, wherein the selection of content is different for each of the plurality of accessory computing devices; and a processor programmed to: receive from the user via the interface module, after detachment of the accessory computing device from the mobile telephone, a command to be performed by the mobile telephone to control execution of an application running on the mobile telephone, said command being based on user interaction with the selection of content stored in the memory area; and transmit the command to the mobile telephone for performance of the command by the mobile telephone to control execution of the application running on the mobile telephone.