KEY RING ATTACHABLE RECHARGEABLE MOBILE PHONE POWER AND CONTROL DEVICE

摘要

A portable power source and control device for a mobile phone or tablet is releasably attachable to a user's key ring or key chain and sized to be carried in a pocket or purse. The device has an internal rechargeable battery to provide emergency power for operating the user's phone, USB connectors for connection a power source and the phone, an internal microcontroller, and a Bluetooth® wireless communicator. A user actuator generated a locator command causes the phone to ring to indicate its location; and a locator command from the phone causes the device to emit a sound to indicate the device's location. The device can determine and indicate via LEDs the charge level of the battery, and has flash memory for data storage and transfer between devices.

主权项

1. A portable mobile phone power and control device comprising:
a housing having a rechargeable battery therein; a first connector for connection to a power source for recharging said rechargeable battery within the housing; a second connector for supplying power from said rechargeable battery to a drained internal battery of the mobile phone, the second connector being on a cable that is stored by the housing when the second connector is not connected to the mobile phone; and a user operable sliding latch within the housing for releasably capturing a key ring of the user within a cutout formed in the housing to attach the device to said key ring, wherein said cutout is located in an external surface of the housing and has a semi-spherical configuration, and said sliding latch is movable within an internal slot within the housing and biased by a spring to close an opening of said cutout to capture the key ring therein, and wherein said housing has a slot located in an external surface thereof, and said cable and second connector are retained in said slot for storage.