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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2012
Applicant:
Htc Corporation, Taoyuan, Taoyuan County, TW;
Inventors:
Scott Paul Wenger, Raleigh, NC (US);
Rodney Owen Williams, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
HTC CORPORATION, New Taipei, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/38 (2015.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/0254 (2013.01); H04M 1/72575 (2013.01); H04M 2250/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems involving portable electronic devices and related methods are provided. In this regard, a representative system includes: an accessory having an antenna and a device interface, the device interface electrically communicating with the antenna; the accessory being movable between an attached configuration, in which the accessory engages the portable electronic device such that the device interface communicates signals between the portable electronic device and the antenna, and a detached configuration, in which the accessory is disengaged from the portable electronic device.