Mobile device case and peripheral system

Abstract

A mobile device case having a first port and a second port, both for interfacing with a mobile device and a third port electrically connected to both the first port and the second port, the third port for interfacing with a peripheral. In one embodiment, the first port may be for power and the second port may be for data, and the third port may be a circular port having rings of conductive material electrically connected to either the first port or the second port. In one embodiment, the third port may further be recessed into a back surface of the case, and walls of the recessed segment may be used as a portion of a support system for removably fixing peripherals to the third port.

1 . A mobile device case, comprising:
 a first port for interfacing with a mobile device;   a second port for interfacing with the mobile device; and   a third port electrically connected to both the first port and the second port.   
     
     
         2 . The mobile device case of  claim 1  wherein the first port is for power and the second port is for data. 
     
     
         3 . (canceled) 
     
     
         4 . The mobile device case of  claim 1  wherein the third port is recessed into a surface of the mobile device case and contains one or more walls configured for removably fixing the peripheral to the mobile device case. 
     
     
         5 . (canceled) 
     
     
         6 . (canceled) 
     
     
         7 . The mobile device case of  claim 1  wherein the first port and the second port are each orthogonal to an axis of the third port. 
     
     
         8 . (canceled) 
     
     
         9 . (canceled) 
     
     
         10 . The mobile device case of  claim 1  wherein the third port is for interfacing with the mobile device through the first port and the second port. 
     
     
         11 . (canceled) 
     
     
         12 . (canceled) 
     
     
         13 . The mobile device case of  claim 1  wherein the third port has a first conductive path for ground, a second conductive path for power, and a third conductive path for data. 
     
     
         14 . The mobile device case of  claim 13  wherein the first and second conductive path connect to the first port and the third conductive path connects to the second port. 
     
     
         15 . The mobile device case of  claim 13  wherein the second and third conductive paths are circular. 
     
     
         16 . A system for connecting peripherals to mobile devices, the system comprising:
 a mobile device case comprising:
 a first port for interfacing with a mobile device; 
 a second port for interfacing with the mobile device; and 
 a third port connected to both the first port and the second port, and a first peripheral configured to be removably fixable to the third port containing, 
 wherein the first peripheral connects to at least one of the first port and the second port through the third port. 
   
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16  wherein the first port is an electrical power interface and wherein the second port is a data interface. 
     
     
         18 . (canceled) 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 16  wherein the first peripheral is a speaker. 
     
     
         20 . (canceled) 
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 16  wherein the first peripheral is a hard drive. 
     
     
         22 . (canceled) 
     
     
         23 . The system of  claim 16  wherein the first peripheral device connects to the third port at a first surface of the peripheral device and has a fourth port on a second surface of the peripheral device, wherein the fourth port duplicates the third port. 
     
     
         24 . The system of  claim 16  wherein the first port and the second port of the mobile device case are configured to correspond with a first port and a second port of a particular mobile device, and wherein the third port does not depend on the particular mobile device. 
     
     
         25 . (canceled) 
     
     
         26 . The system of  claim 16  wherein the mobile device case has a first conductive path for ground, a second conductive path for power, and a third conductive path for data, and the first peripheral has at least one peripheral conductive path corresponding to one of the first conductive path, second conductive path, and third conductive path. 
     
     
         27 . (canceled) 
     
     
         28 . The system of  claim 23  wherein the first peripheral is a spare battery and wherein a second peripheral is connected to the fourth port. 
     
     
         29 . The system of  claim 28  wherein the second peripheral is a charging stand. 
     
     
         30 . The system of  claim 29  wherein the second peripheral charges both the first peripheral and a mobile device in the mobile device case. 
     
     
         31 . (canceled) 
     
     
         32 . (canceled) 
     
     
         33 . The system of  claim 16  wherein the third port is circular and is recessed into a surface of the mobile device case and contains one or more walls configured for removably fixing the peripheral to the mobile device case. 
     
     
         34 . (canceled) 
     
     
         35 . (canceled) 
     
     
         36 . (canceled) 
     
     
         37 . (canceled) 
     
     
         38 . The system of  claim 16  wherein the first port and the second port are each orthogonal to an axis of the third port.