Granted Patent B2

US 9,134,762 · App. 14/207,515 · Granted Sep 15, 2015

Abstract

Claims (27)

1. A mobile device assembly comprising:

a case configured to at least partially enclose a first mobile device; and

a display module coupled with the case, the display module comprising a first display separate from a second display of the first mobile device, wherein the display module is configured to wirelessly receive data from one or both of the first mobile device and a second mobile device and output the received data for presentation to a user.

2. The mobile device assembly of claim 1 , wherein the display module further comprises a wireless module configured to communicate with one or both of the first mobile device and the second mobile device.

3. The mobile device assembly of claim 2 , wherein the wireless module comprises a BLUETOOTH wireless module.

4. The mobile device assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a cable connected to the display module, the cable configured to connect to the first mobile device.

5. The mobile device assembly of claim 4 , wherein the cable is further configured to receive power from the first mobile device.

6. The mobile device assembly of claim 5 , wherein the display module further comprises a power supply configured to be charged by the power received from the first mobile device.

7. The mobile device assembly of claim 4 , wherein the cable is further configured to receive second data from the first mobile device and to provide the second data to the first display.

8. The mobile device assembly of claim 1 , further comprising the first mobile device.

9. The mobile device assembly of claim 8 , wherein the first mobile device is an iPad.

10. The mobile device assembly of claim 9 , further comprising the second mobile device.

11. The mobile device assembly of claim 10 , wherein the second mobile device is a cellphone.

12. A mobile device assembly comprising:

a mobile device case configured to be detachably coupled to a mobile device, and configured to enclose the mobile device; and

a display module coupled with the case, the display module configured to receive data from the mobile device while the mobile device is separate from the display module, and to output the received data for presentation to a user.

13. The mobile device assembly of claim 12 , wherein the display module further comprises a user input device.

14. The mobile device assembly of claim 13 , wherein the user input device is a button.

15. The mobile device assembly of claim 13 , wherein the user input device is configured to pair a wireless module in the display module with a corresponding wireless module in the mobile device in response to actuation of the user input device.

16. The mobile device assembly of claim 13 , wherein the user input device is configured to control an aspect of the display responsive to user input.

17. The mobile device assembly of claim 12 , wherein the data comprises notifications received from the mobile device.

18. The mobile device assembly of claim 17 , wherein the notifications comprise one or more of the following: text notifications, phone call notifications, voicemail notifications, email notifications, and social network update notifications.

19. The mobile device assembly of claim 12 , wherein the data comprises a portion of at least one of the following: a text message, an email message, a voicemail message, and a social network message.

20. The mobile device assembly of claim 12 , wherein the data comprises one or more of: weather information, web feed information, a song title, and song playlist information.

21. The mobile device assembly of claim 12 , wherein the display is further configured to display a logo.

22. The mobile device assembly of claim 12 , wherein the mobile device case is a hard case.

23. The mobile device assembly of claim 12 , wherein the mobile device case is a soft case.

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