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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2011
Jason Tyler Griffin, Kitchener, CA;
Mihal Lazaridis, Waterloo, CA;
James Carl Infanti, Waterloo, CA;
Peter J. Edmonson, Hamilton, CA;
Jason Tyler Griffin, Kitchener, CA;
Mihal Lazaridis, Waterloo, CA;
James Carl Infanti, Waterloo, CA;
Peter J. Edmonson, Hamilton, CA;
Research In Motion Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, unknown;
Abstract
A wireless communication device has a docking cavity, a short-range transceiver, and a long-range transceiver for long-range wireless communication with a wireless network. A wireless communication module includes a speaker and a microphone, and a short-range transceiver for short-range wireless communication with the device's short-range transceiver. The module is configured to operate in first and second modes. In the first mode, the module is separated from the communication device. In the second mode, the module is mounted in the cavity. In both modes, communication between a user and the network is conducted through the module's microphone and speaker, both short-range transceivers and the long-range transceiver.