Wireless telecommunication device and uses thereof
View Patent ↗A wireless telecommunication device including a foreground unit, and a background unit that is physically separated from the foreground unit and in local communication with the foreground unit. The foreground unit is provided to support incoming calls independently of the background unit. Furthermore, the foreground unit and the background unit cooperate to support outgoing calls. The scope of the invention also includes a method for doing business by offering the foreground unit for sale in a packaging having a form factor selected from the group consisting of a pen, a pen cap, a wristwatch, and a necklace.
1. A background unit that functions as an outgoing call controller for a foreground unit, the foreground unit being a wireless telecommunication device, the background unit comprising:
a numeric keypad;
a display;
a central processing unit (CPU) and memory unit connectable to a removable memory card; and
means for communicating with a foreground unit for a wireless telecommunication device,
wherein said numeric keypad is used to control the foreground unit to make outgoing calls when the removable memory card is inserted in the foreground unit, via said means for communicating.
2. The background unit of claim 1 , wherein said display displays call information during an outgoing call made by the foreground unit.
3. The background unit of claim 1 wherein said CPU and memory unit is operative to store user data on the removable memory card.
4. The background unit of claim 1 wherein said means for communicating comprises means for wireless radio frequency communication.
5. The background unit of claim 1 wherein said means for communicating comprises means for wireless infra-red communication.
6. The background unit of claim 1 wherein said means for communicating comprises means for wireless ultra wide band communication.
7. The background unit of claim 1 wherein said means for communicating comprises means for wireless BLUETOOTH® communication.
8. The background unit of claim 1 wherein said means for communicating comprises means for wired communication.
9. The background unit of claim 1 wherein said means for communicating comprises a universal serial bus (USB) port.
10. The background unit of claim 1 further comprising a microphone.
11. The background unit of claim 1 , wherein the background unit does not comprise a microphone.
12. The background unit of claim 1 further comprising a speaker.
13. The background unit of claim 1 , wherein the background unit does not comprise a speaker.