Protective case apparatus with temperature-controlled charging circuit for a portable mobile terminal

1. A protective case apparatus for a mobile terminal, comprising:

a case base body comprising:

a baseplate region configured to cover a rear of the mobile terminal, wherein the baseplate region comprises an abutment area for directly abutting a rear of the mobile terminal; and

side walls integrally molded on the baseplate region, the side walls protruding from the abutment area, and each configured to directly abut a respective narrow side of the mobile terminal and to surround the mobile terminal, and thereby, to hold the mobile terminal against the abutment area,

wherein the side walls comprise three side walls, of which two are positioned on a respective long side of the abutment area and the third is positioned on a first short side of the abutment area,

wherein a second short side opposite the first short side of the abutment area is configured without a wall, so that when the mobile terminal is arranged in the protective case apparatus, a narrow side of the mobile terminal is arranged on the second short side and is not covered by the case base body, and

wherein the baseplate region comprises an insertion compartment; and

a plug-in element comprising:

an insertion region at least partially formed in the plug-in element and corresponding to the insertion compartment,

wherein the plug-in element is configured to be inserted into the insertion compartment using the insertion region,

wherein the insertion region comprises an insertion element with electric contacts and when the insertion region is inserted in the insertion compartment, the insertion element is positioned on the second short side of the abutment area, and

wherein the insertion element is configured to grip the plug-in element and comprises an insertion pit or insertion recess; and

a charging circuit for charging an electric battery of the mobile terminal, wherein the charging circuit comprises a temperature sensor and is configured to set a charging current provided to the mobile terminal through the electric contacts depending on a temperature signal of the temperature sensor, such that a current value of a charging current at a first temperature above a temperature threshold is set smaller than at a second temperature below the temperature threshold.

2. The protective case apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the abutment area or a respective abutment region of the side walls, which abuts against a respective narrow side of the inserted mobile terminal, comprises a rubberized surface.

3. The protective case apparatus of claim 1 , wherein respective ends of two of the side walls positioned at the long sides facing the second short side are forming with a converging curvature such that when the mobile terminal is inserted, form a form fit for holding the mobile terminal against a sliding out in a direction of the second short side.

4. The protective case apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

the plug-in element further comprises an inductive charging system comprising a secondary electric coil configured to generate an electric voltage from a magnetic alternating field, and

the charging circuit is configured to provide the electric voltage to the electric contacts.

5. The protective case apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

the plug-in element further comprises an electric battery configured to store an electric energy, and

the charging circuit is configured to provide the electric energy to the electric contacts.

6. The protective case apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plug-in element further comprises:

a data storage; and

a storage control circuit configured to exchange, through the electric contacts, stored data between the data storage and the mobile terminal.

7. The protective case apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plug-in element further comprises:

a radio key device configured to wirelessly operate a locking system of a motor vehicle; and

a communication circuit configured to receive, through the electric contacts, at least one control signal and to subsequently activate the radio key device.

8. The protective case apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plug-in element further comprises:

a near field communication (NFC) device for a wireless near field communication; and

a payment control device configured to perform, depending on a payment signal received through the electric contacts, a cashless payment transaction via the NFC device.