Expandable housing of a mobile communication device
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04M-001/00
H04B-001/38
출원번호
US-0334557
(2008-12-15)
등록번호
US-8509863
(2013-08-13)
발명자
/ 주소
Vedurmudi, Sriharsha
Gujaruthi, Deepesh
출원인 / 주소
Nvidia Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Raj Abhyanker, P.C.
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초록▼
A method, system and apparatus for expandable housing of a mobile communication device are disclosed. A housing of a mobile communication device includes a base layer, at least one of a component layer coupled communicatively on either side of the base layer to enable modification of a modular perip
A method, system and apparatus for expandable housing of a mobile communication device are disclosed. A housing of a mobile communication device includes a base layer, at least one of a component layer coupled communicatively on either side of the base layer to enable modification of a modular peripheral component integrated into the housing by sliding the modular peripheral component through a set of grooves located on opposite sides of each of the component layer and the base layer and a holding mechanism in the component layer that enables the modular peripheral component to remain in a fixed position. The modular peripheral component includes a daisy-chainable expansion port that enables an additional modular peripheral component integratable in the mobile communication device to be communicatively coupled with the housing across a variety of physical connections of the daisy-chainable expansion port.
대표청구항▼
1. A housing of a mobile communication device comprising: a substantially planar base layer including provision to accommodate control circuitry associated with functioning of the mobile communication device;at least one component layer coupled communicatively on at least one of two substantially pl
1. A housing of a mobile communication device comprising: a substantially planar base layer including provision to accommodate control circuitry associated with functioning of the mobile communication device;at least one component layer coupled communicatively on at least one of two substantially planar sides of the base layer to enable modification of a modular peripheral component integrated into the housing by sliding an entire length of the modular peripheral component therethrough;and a holding mechanism in the at least one component layer that enables the modular peripheral component to remain in a fixed position within the at least one component layer, the holding mechanism being secured to the at least one component layer at one of two bookends of a lateral dimension thereof perpendicular to a length thereof, the holding mechanism being a locking mechanism including a notch configured to latch onto an appropriate complementary receptor provided at the other of the two bookends when appropriately pressed such that a lateral dimension of the modular peripheral component inserted into the housing is completely covered by the holding mechanism in a secure state thereof, and the holding mechanism being leveled with a lateral dimensional surface of the mobile communication device in the secure state thereof,wherein the base layer also includes a provision to accommodate a modular peripheral component on the at least one of the two substantially planar sides thereof and to modify the modular peripheral component,wherein the at least one component layer is designed as a First In Last Out (FILO) shelf structure to secure the modular peripheral component such that the modular peripheral component is integratable and securable in the FILO shelf structure,wherein the modular peripheral component includes a daisy-chainable expansion port that enables an additional modular peripheral component integratable in the mobile communication device to be communicatively coupled with the housing, andwherein the at least one component layer further comprises a communication port on at least one of two substantially planar sides thereof to enable communication between the control circuitry and the modular peripheral component associated with both the base layer and the at least one component layer, and detection of the modification of the modular peripheral component through the control circuitry. 2. The housing of the mobile communication device of claim 1, further comprising a rotating mechanism between the at least one component layer and the base layer at one end of the housing such that the at least one component layer can be rotated in either direction with a center of axis being a fixed end of the base layer and the at least one component layer to enable the modification of the modular peripheral component associated with the base layer. 3. The housing of the mobile communication device of claim 1, further comprising: a shutter to cover an empty space and to mask the modular peripheral component in the at least one component layer. 4. The housing of the mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein the holding mechanism is configured to lock the modular peripheral component and to integrate the modular peripheral component with the at least one component layer in the housing of the mobile communication device. 5. The housing of the mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein the modification of the modular peripheral component integrated into the housing is at least one of an addition of the modular peripheral component, removal of the modular peripheral component, and enhancement of an existing modular peripheral component by replacing the existing modular peripheral component with an enhanced version of the modular peripheral component. 6. The housing of the mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein the modular peripheral component is a camera. 7. The housing of the mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein the modular peripheral component is a touch screen. 8. The housing of the mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein the modular peripheral component is a speaker. 9. The housing of the mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein the modular peripheral component is a keypad. 10. The housing of the mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein the modular peripheral component is a performance enhancing graphics processor. 11. A method of integrating an expandable housing of a mobile communication device comprising: communicatively coupling at least one component layer on at least one of two substantially planar sides of a base layer to enable modification of a modular peripheral component integrated into the housing by sliding an entire length of the modular peripheral component therethrough, the base layer including provision to accommodate control circuitry associated with functioning of the mobile communication device;providing, also in the base layer, a capability to accommodate a modular peripheral component on the at least one of the two substantially planar sides thereof and to modify the modular peripheral component;enabling securing of the modular peripheral component in a fixed position within the at least one component layer through a holding mechanism based on the holding mechanism being secured to the at least one component layer at one of two bookends of a lateral dimension thereof perpendicular to a length thereof, the holding mechanism being a locking mechanism including a notch configured to latch onto an appropriate complementary receptor provided at the other of the two bookends when appropriately pressed such that a lateral dimension of the modular peripheral component inserted into the housing is completely covered by the holding mechanism in a secure state thereof, and the holding mechanism being leveled with a lateral dimensional surface of the mobile communication device in the secure state thereof;enabling the modular peripheral component associated with both the at least one component layer and the base layer to communicate with the control circuitry in the base layer through a communication port on the at least one component layer; anddesigning the at least one component layer as a FILO shelf structure to secure the modular peripheral component such that the modular peripheral component is integratable and securable in the FILO shelf structure, wherein the modular peripheral component includes a daisy-chainable expansion port that enables an additional modular peripheral component integratable in the mobile communication device to be communicatively coupled with the housing. 12. The method of claim 11, further comprising: providing a rotating mechanism between the at least one component layer and the base layer at one end of the housing such that the at least one component layer can be rotated in either directions with a center of axis being a fixed end of the base layer and the at least one component layer to enable the modification of the modular peripheral component associated with the base layer. 13. The method of claim 11, wherein the modification of the modular peripheral component integrated into the housing is at least one of an addition of the modular peripheral component, removal of the modular peripheral component, and enhancement of an existing modular peripheral component by replacing the existing modular peripheral component with an enhanced version of the modular peripheral component. 14. The method of claim 11, wherein the modular peripheral component is one of: a camera;a touch screen;a speaker;and a performance enhancing graphics processor. 15. A mobile communication device comprising: a housing including a substantially planar base layer and at least one component layer to enable expansion of capabilities of the mobile communication device by modification of a modular peripheral component through sliding an entire length of the modular peripheral component through the at least one component layer, the at least one component layer being communicatively coupled on at least one of two substantially parallel sides of the base layer, the housing further comprising a holding mechanism in the at least one component layer to enable the modular peripheral component to remain in a fixed position therein, the holding mechanism being secured to the at least one component layer at one of two bookends of a lateral dimension thereof perpendicular to a length thereof, the holding mechanism being a locking mechanism including a notch configured to latch onto an appropriate complementary receptor provided at the other of the two bookends when appropriately pressed such that a lateral dimension of the modular peripheral component inserted into the housing is completely covered by the holding mechanism in a secure state thereof, the holding mechanism being leveled with a lateral dimensional surface of the mobile communication device in the secure state thereof, and the base layer also including a provision to accommodate a modular peripheral component on the at least one of the two substantially planar sides thereof and to modify the modular peripheral component, wherein the at least one component layer is designed as a First In Last Out (FILO) shelf structure to secure the modular peripheral component such that the modular peripheral component is integratable and securable in the FILO shelf structure, wherein the modular peripheral component includes a daisy-chainable expansion port that enables an additional modular peripheral component integratable in the mobile communication device to be communicatively coupled with the housing;a processing component in the base layer associated with functioning of the mobile communication device to detect the modification of the modular peripheral component and to process signals of the mobile communication device; anda communication port on at least one of two substantially parallel sides of the at least one component layer to enable communication between the processing component and the modular peripheral component associated with both the base layer and the at least one component layer. 16. The mobile communication device of claim 15, wherein the modification of the modular peripheral component integrated into the housing is at least one of an addition of the modular peripheral component, removal of the modular peripheral component, and enhancement of an existing modular peripheral component by replacing the existing modular peripheral component with an enhanced version of the modular peripheral component. 17. The mobile communication device of claim 15, wherein the modular peripheral component is one of an input device that is one of a camera, a keypad, and a barcode reader, a communication device that is one of a Bluetooth™ device, a GSM device, a CDMA device, a GPS device, and an Infrared device, an output device that is one of a speaker and a display device, and a secondary processor for graphics acceleration.
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