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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2001
Loris Giuseppe Navoni, Cernusco sul Naviglio, IT;
Michele Borgatti, Finale Emila, IT;
Lorenzo Cali′, Monza, IT;
Pierluigi Rolandi, Monleale, IT;
Loris Giuseppe Navoni, Cernusco sul Naviglio, IT;
Michele Borgatti, Finale Emila, IT;
Lorenzo Cali′, Monza, IT;
Pierluigi Rolandi, Monleale, IT;
STMicroelectronics S.r.l., , IT;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of expanding the functional capabilities of portable electronic devices with user friendly modes, wherein a host device is associated a quick-connect function-expanding module. In this method, at each installation of a given module, the functional expansion module and the host device recognize each other; on first installation of a given module in the host device, a series of checking operations are carried out automatically; the user can select to activate the available expansion; and once a given application is selected, the configuration and functions required for each application are stored.