Patent ID: 6848014

Claim:
A method for automatically changing the functionality of an application button on a personal digital assistant (PDA) from a first function to a second function, the personal digital assistant having a processor and an expansion connector, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing an adapter unit having a housing configured to be detachably secured to the personal digital assistant and an adapter connector for engaging with said expansion connector of the personal digital assistant; b) storing in said adapter a configuration agent containing information related to changing the functionality of the application button from the first function to the second function; c) securing said adapter unit to the personal digital assistant, wherein said expansion connector engages said adapter connector allowing said information stored in said configuration agent to be communicated to the personal digital assistant; d) processing in the PDA's processor said information stored in said configuration agent; and e) automatically changing the functionality of the application button from said first function to said second function after the PDA's processor processes said information stored in said configuration agent.