Mobile device cover for use with a host mobile device
View Patent ↗A mobile application running on a host mobile device is used to control the display of notifications, received by the host mobile device, on a mobile device cover. The mobile device cover can run a different operating system than the host mobile device. The mobile device cover can also be assigned a different phone number than the host mobile device. Further, the mobile device cover can make or receive a phone call under the different phone number using its own cellular communication hardware.
1. A mobile phone cover for use with a mobile phone, the mobile phone cover being separate from the mobile phone, the mobile phone cover comprising:
one or more processors configured to:
run an operating system that is different from an operating system running on the mobile phone; and
cause the mobile phone cover to display a notification indicative of a mobile application, a type of communication, or a contact based on a communication received by the mobile phone,
wherein the one or more processors are configured to provide cellular communication, and are operable to run an Android operating system to provide cellular communication, and wherein the mobile phone is operable to run an iOS operating system to provide cellular communication.
2. The mobile phone cover according to claim 1 , wherein the type of communication received by the mobile phone comprises one or more of a phone call, a video call, an email, and a text message.
3. The mobile phone cover according to claim 1 , wherein the communication from the contact received by the mobile phone comprises one or more of a phone call, a video call, an email, and a text message from the contact.
4. The mobile phone cover according to claim 1 , wherein the mobile application comprises a social media application, and the communication received by the mobile phone relates to the social media application.
5. The mobile phone cover according to claim 1 , comprising:
wireless communication hardware operatively coupled to the one or more processors; and
one or more input/output (I/O) devices operatively coupled to the one or more processors.
6. The mobile phone cover according to claim 5 , wherein the mobile phone cover is configured to make or receive one or both of a cellular phone call and a video phone call using the wireless communication hardware.
7. The mobile phone cover according to claim 5 , wherein the mobile phone cover is configured to make or receive one or both of a cellular phone call and a video call using the wireless communication hardware while the mobile phone is already on one of a different cellular phone call and a different video call.
8. The mobile phone cover according to claim 5 , wherein the mobile phone cover and the mobile phone are assigned different cellular phone numbers.
9. The mobile phone cover according to claim 5 , wherein the one or more I/O devices comprise one or more of a speaker, a microphone, and a display.
10. The mobile phone cover according to claim 5 , wherein the wireless communication hardware comprises one or more radio frequency (RF) wireless transceivers.
11. The mobile phone cover according to claim 5 , wherein the wireless communication hardware comprises cellular communication hardware.
12. The mobile phone cover according to claim 5 , wherein the wireless communication hardware comprises one or more antennas and one or more transceivers operatively coupled to the one or more antennas.
13. An accessory for use with a mobile phone, the accessory being separate from the mobile phone, the accessory comprising:
one or more processors configured to:
run an operating system that is different from an operating system running on the mobile phone; and
cause the accessory to display a notification indicative of a mobile application, a type of communication, or a contact based on a communication received by the mobile phone,
wherein the one or more processors are configured to provide cellular communication, and are operable to run an Android operating system to provide cellular communication, and wherein the mobile phone is operable to run an iOS operating system to provide cellular communication.
14. The accessory according to claim 13 , comprising:
wireless communication hardware operatively coupled to the one or more processors; and
one or more input/output (I/O) devices operatively coupled to the one or more processors.
15. The accessory according to claim 14 ,
wherein the accessory is configured to make or receive one or both of a cellular phone call and a video phone call using the wireless communication hardware, and
wherein the accessory is configured to make or receive one or both of a cellular phone call and a video call using the wireless communication hardware while the mobile phone call is already on one of a cellular phone call and a video call.
16. The accessory according to claim 14 , wherein the accessory and the mobile phone are assigned different cellular phone numbers.
17. A mobile phone cover for use with a mobile phone, the mobile phone cover being separate from the mobile phone, the mobile phone cover comprising:
cellular hardware; and
one or more processors operatively coupled to the cellular hardware, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
run an operating system that is different from an operating system running on the mobile phone;
cause the mobile phone cover to display a notification indicative of a mobile application, a type of communication, or a contact based on a communication received by the mobile phone,
wherein the mobile phone cover is assigned a different phone number than the mobile phone, wherein the mobile phone cover is configured to make or receive a cellular phone call using the cellular hardware, wherein the one or more processors are configured to provide cellular communication, and are operable to run an Android operating system to provide cellular communication, and wherein the mobile phone is operable to run an iOS operating system to provide cellular communication.