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:
a display; and
one or more processors operatively coupled to the display, the one or more processors being operable to:
operate an operating system that is different from an operating system running on the mobile phone;
cause the mobile phone cover to display, via the display, information received from the mobile phone; and
operate an Android operating system to provide cellular communication, 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 information received from the mobile phone comprises information relating to one or more of a phone call, a video call, an email, a text message, and a video.
3. The mobile phone cover according to claim 1 , wherein the information received from the mobile phone comprises information received from a social media application.
4. The mobile phone cover according to claim 1 , wherein the mobile phone cover is in wireless communication with the mobile phone via one or more of a Bluetooth link, an IEEE 802.11 link, a WiFi link, and a wireless local area network link.
5. The mobile phone cover according to claim 1 , wherein the mobile phone cover is operable to make one or both of a cellular phone call and a video phone call.
6. The mobile phone cover according to claim 1 , wherein the mobile phone cover and the mobile phone are assigned different cellular phone numbers.
7. The mobile phone cover according to claim 1 , comprising:
a speaker;
a microphone; and
one or more radio frequency (RF) wireless transceivers, wherein the speaker, the microphone, and the one or more RF wireless transceivers are operatively coupled to the one or more processors.
8. The mobile phone cover according to claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication hardware comprises cellular communication hardware and wireless communication hardware that supports one or more of WiFi communication, IEEE 802.11 communication, wireless local area network communication, and Bluetooth communication.
9. The mobile phone cover according to claim 1 , wherein the mobile phone cover is operable to display streaming video received via the mobile phone.
10. An accessory for use with a mobile phone, the accessory being separate from the mobile phone, the accessory comprising:
a display; and
one or more processors operatively coupled to the display, the one or more processors being operable to:
operate an operating system that is different from an operating system running on the mobile phone;
cause the accessory to display, via the display, information received from the mobile phone; and
operate an Android operating system to provide cellular communication, wherein the mobile phone is operable to run an iOS operating system to provide cellular communication.
11. The accessory according to claim 10 , wherein the information received from the mobile phone comprises information relating to one or more of a phone call, a video call, an email, a text message, and a video.
12. The accessory according to claim 10 , wherein the information received from the mobile phone comprises information received from a social media application.
13. The accessory according to claim 10 , wherein the accessory is in wireless communication with the mobile phone via one or more of a Bluetooth link, an IEEE 802.11 link, a WiFi link, and a wireless local area network link.
14. The accessory according to claim 10 , wherein the accessory is operable to make one or both of a cellular phone call and a video phone call.
15. The accessory according to claim 10 , wherein the accessory and the mobile phone are assigned different cellular phone numbers.
16. The accessory according to claim 10 , comprising:
a speaker;
a microphone; and
one or more radio frequency (RF) wireless transceivers, wherein the speaker, the microphone, and the one or more RF wireless transceivers are operatively coupled to the one or more processors.
17. The accessory according to claim 10 , wherein the wireless communication hardware comprises cellular communication hardware and wireless communication hardware that supports one or more of WiFi communication, IEEE 802.11 communication, wireless local area network communication, and Bluetooth communication.
18. The accessory according to claim 10 , wherein the accessory is operable to display streaming video received via the mobile phone.
19. 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:
a display;
cellular hardware; and
one or more processors operatively coupled to the cellular hardware and the display, wherein the one or more processors are operable to:
operate an operating system that is different from an operating system running on the mobile phone;
cause the mobile phone cover to display, via the display, information received from the mobile phone; and
operate an Android operating system to provide cellular communication via the cellular hardware, wherein the mobile phone is operable to run an iOS operating system to provide cellular communication, and wherein the mobile phone cover is assigned a different phone number than the mobile phone.
20. The mobile phone cover according to claim 19 , wherein the mobile phone cover and the mobile phone are operable to be in wireless communication with each other.