Modular Wireless Communicator

摘要

A wireless communicator including a housing, wireless communication functionality located within the housing, native user interface functionality cooperating with the wireless communication functionality and including user interface surfaces located on at least one outer facing surface of the housing, and pouching responsive electrical interconnection functionality responsive to pouching orientation of the housing in a pouch of an enhanced function device for automatically causing the wireless communication functionality to adapt to interoperation with parenting user interface functionality forming part of the enhanced function device at least partially instead of with the native user interface functionality. A method is also described and claimed.

主权项

1. A method for wireless communication comprising:
in response to orientation of a wireless communicator to a connector of an enhanced function device, the wireless communicator having a first wireless communication functionality and a native user interface, the enhanced function device having a second wireless communication functionality and a parent user interface: adapting the wireless communicator to conform with the parent user interface at least partially instead of with the native user interface; and switching from the first wireless communication functionality to the second wireless communication functionality to access a wireless network.