US Patent 7552245 Communication card with three operational states

Patent 7552245 was granted and assigned to Modu on June, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Modu

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7552245

Date of Patent

June 23, 2009

Patent Application Number

11827604

Date Filed

July 11, 2007

Patent Primary Examiner

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Christopher B. Shin

Patent abstract

A communication card with three operational states, including a controller, a battery, a flash storage unit, a wireless modem, and a connector for connecting the communication card to a shell host and to an electronic device host, wherein the communication card (i) operates in a standalone mode when the connector is not connected to a device, (ii) functions as a master when the connector is connected to the shell host, and (iii) functions as a slave when the connector is connected to the electronic device host. A method and a computer-readable storage medium are also described and claimed.