AU2012101053A4 - A flexible mobile phone housing or casing that can alter its shape and assist power supply - Google Patents

Abstract

The present relates to a mobile phone housing or casing with a function for charging the battery when calling and or receiving an incoming call or a message to a mobile phone. The mobile phone housing and casing is of a shape and size comparable to the mobile phone, with a compartment for containment of at least one mechanical and one nanopiezoelectric transducer, and one Near-field communication (NFC) modules.

Description

Editorial Note 2012101053 There are 3 pages of description There is one page of claims The description and claims are not page numbered Title: A flexible mobile phone housing or casing that can alter its shape and assist power supply. FIELD OF THE INVENTION 10001] The present invention relates to a mobile phone housing or casing with a function for charging the battery when calling and or receiving an incoming call or a message to a mobile phone. More particularly, this invention relates to a mobile phone housing or casing is of a shape and size comparable to the mobile phone, with a compartment for containment of at least one Nanopiezoelectric transducer module; and sharing energy produced. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] For convenience, the invention and the prior art will be generally discussed below in relation to mobile phone accessories, housing and casing. However, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to this application. 10003] More and more people nowadays use and carry a mobile phone wherever they are. Often the mobile phone is kept inside the clothing and or placed at such a location that phone ring is not easy to be heard, for instance, at a noisy background, or very thick clothing. As a result, an incoming phone call is missed. [0004] There is therefore a need for a mobile phone housing and casing that addresses the inadequacies associated with the use of mobile phones. 10005] Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile phone housing and casing which is a form of a case or housing that is flexible and moulds to a user's required shape to fit a particular shape of the hand, and or wrap around the arm and or other body parts. 10006] More and more people nowadays use and carry a mobile phone wherever they are often travelling outside the reach of the power point to charge and the battery eventually runs out of power. As a result, they cannot make or receive any messages or calls even in case of emergency. [0007] There is therefore a need for a mobile phone housing and casing that addresses the inadequacies associated with the battery longevity of mobile phones. 10008] Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile phone housing and casing which is a form of a case or housing that is converts mechanical, acounstic and electromagnetic energy into electrical form or energy 10009] Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile phone housing and casing which is a form of a case or housing that allows to share harvested and converted energy described above with another mobile using near-field communication technology. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 10010] Accordingly, the invention provides a mobile phone mobile phone housing or casing with a function that is flexible or fluid and contributes to charging the battery, to extend the operating time charging the battery, converting waves from the mechanical motion, and waves created through calling and or receiving an incoming call or a message to a mobile phone; the mobile phone housing or casing comprising: a housing and casing is of a shape and size comparable to the mobile phone, with a compartment for containment of at least one Nanopiezoelectric transducer module 10011] Preferably, the entre housing and casing is flexible and can be moulded or bent any way fit, yet not necessarily compulsory for the purpose of this invention. 10012] It is preferred that the mobile phone housing and casing is of a shape and size comparable to the mobile phone, with a compartment for containment of at least one mechanical and one nanopiezoelectric transducer modules are located close to a printed circuit board. 10013] A cover plate may be provided for protection. 10014] Preferably, the incoming call indicating light is located adjacent to the transparent or translucent plate such that light emitting from the incoming call indicating light passes through the transparent or translucent plate. 10015] It will be appreciated that the mobile phone housing and or casing of the invention is easily affixed to a mobile phone without the use of any tool or fixing material or replace existing mobile phone housing and or casing. 10016] Preferably, the mobile phone housing or casing contains a mechanical transducer/sensor allowing to convert motion and vibration into electrical form or energy. 10017] Preferably, the mobile phone housing or casing press, push or pull-style buttons allowing a person to purposely create a mechanical motion in order to convert it into electrical form or energy. 10018] Preferably, the mobile phone housing or casing contains a nanopiezoelectric acoustic and electromagnetic transducer/sensor with mirrors and optical pumps allowing to convert acoustic and electromagnetic waves from incoming and outcoming calls, messages and or sounds into electrical form or energy and stored, then used to charge the mobile phone power supply. 10019] Preferably, the mobile phone housing or casing contains a Near-filed communication module that allows to share harvested and converted energy described above with another mobile using near field communication technology. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a mobile phone housing or casing according to the invention; Figure 2 is a side view of the mobile phone accessory of Figure 1, in engagement to a mobile phone; and Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the mobile phone housing or casing of Figure 1. Figure 4 and 5 is a perspective view of the mobile phone housing or casing of Figure 1 in a bent flexible shape. Figure 6 is a perspective view of the mobile phone housing or casing of Figure 1 in a hand moulded shape. Figure 7 is a perspective view of the wave change by applying Nanopiezoelectric transducer/sensor, mirrors and optical, demonstrating a control technique to generate nano-acoustic waves with tunable frequency. Figure 8 is a perspective view of the how the energy is converted and is made available to be used through charging the battery or sharing withy another device via RF (radio frequency) or NFC (near field communication technology) DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Figure 1 shows a preferred embodiment of mobile phone housing or casing 10 comprising housing or casing 120 and cover plate 100 providing protection to modules 160 Referring to Figures 1 and 2, there is presented mobile phone housing or casing 10 shown affixed to mobile phone 20, of which housing 120 is of a shape and size comparable to mobile phone 20.

Turning to Figure 3, mobile phone housing or casing 10 is shown comprising cover plate 100 removed from housing 120. Housing 120 is shown with compartment for containment of modules 160 and printed circuit board 180 on which transducers/sensors are located. The mechanical energy generator button/sensor is shows as 333. The incoming circuit is capable of detecting mobile phone signal of all commonly used RF and mobile frequencies when an incoming call or message is received by mobile phone 20. The incoming circuit is capable of operating transducers/sensors. Turning to Figure 4 and 5 they show how the flexible housing and or casing can me bent to wrap around the hand or a wrist, for example. Turning to Figure 6 it show how the flexible housing and or casing can me moulded to the left hand, for example. Turning to Figure 7 it show how the modules inside the housing and or casing use nano-tecnhnology with buffer, mirrors and optical pumps to change the wave. Turning to Figure 8 it show how the housing and or casing modules transform the energy and waves into electrical form and then use in the course of operating the said mobile phone, or shared using NFC technology, for example. Through out the specification and claims the word "comprise" and its derivatives is intended to have an inclusive rather than exclusive meaning unless the context requires otherwise. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that many modifications and variations may be made to the methods of the invention described herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Definitions: A housing means adapted to enclose said display, said antenna, mirrors, and said power supply. Piezoelectric materials are be used to harvest low levels of mechanical energy into electrical energy suitable for powering or charging batteries. A transducer is a device that includes a sensor/detector and converts one form of energy to another. A capacitor (originally known as condenser) is a passive two-terminal electrical component used to store energy in an electric field. A mechanical impact to the casing and housing will covert to the electrical energy. The Swiss watchmaker Abraham-Louis Perrelet invented a self-winding mechanism in the 1770s for pocket watches. It worked on the same principle as a modem pedometer, and was designed to wind as the owner walked, using an oscillating weight inside the large watch that moved up and down. For the purpose of invention we use the electronic automatic quartz self-winding movement invented by Seiko. A weighted rotor turns a tiny electrical generator, charging an accumulator, such as a rechargeable battery or capacitor, which powers the automatic quartz arrangement without the need to replace the battery or capacitor until it reaches the end of its life, which may be decades. A vibration powered generator is a type of transducer/sensor that converts kinetic energy derived from ambient vibration to electrical energy. Magnets wobbling on a cantilever are sensitive to even small vibrations and generate microcurrents by moving relative to conductors due to Faraday's law of induction. This relates to the inventions where Implants in heart muscles can use the heart's movement to generate sufficient voltage to act as a pacemaker. For a typical transducer, one side is the wave source output and the other side should be carefully designed to avoid the interference between the output signals and the reflection of waves propagating in the other direction. For example, a thick impedance-matching material with high attenuation is usually adopted to eliminate the reflected waves. Another way is to combine the two direction waves into one by an acoustic mirror. With an appropriate design, the module will generate the acoustic and electromagnetic wave propagating only in one direction. Nanopiezoelectric transducers with an acoustic mirror placed at one side, accomplished through the total internal reflection at the air/sample interface. The module generates frequency tunable nano-acoustic waves (also referred to as NAWs). Mirrors and optical pumps overcome the saturation phenomenon, and the wave can be generated with coherent control.

Claims (6)

1. A mobile phone housing or casing with a function that contributes to charging the battery, to extend the operating time charging the battery, converting waves from the mechanical motion, and waves created through calling and or receiving an incoming call or a message to a mobile phone; the mobile phone housing or casing comprising: a housing and casing is of a shape and size comparable to the mobile phone, with a compartment for containment of at least one mechanical and one nanopiezoelectric transducer modules and NFC module.

2. The mobile phone housing or casing of claim 1, wherein it can alter its shape, using the use of nano and superhydrophobic materials.

3. The mobile phone housing or casing of claim 1, wherein it is able to alter its shape, and is wearable by a person or an animal with the casing self-adjusting to wrap any body part, and or change the shape to mould and fit into a specific shape of a hand.

4. The mobile phone housing or casing of claim 1, wherein it contains a module that recharges using internal nano, nanotubes or nano-optic materials, mirrors and antennas connecting to said communication module, wherein said antennas, modules and mirrors are adapted to transmit signals to and receive signals from mobile data networks; and share information through Radio-Frequency (RF) Near-field communication (NFC) technology.

5. The mobile phone housing or casing of claim 1, wherein it contains a MECHANICAL MOTION MODULE comprising: transducer/sensor and a magnetic cartridge with a weighted rotor turns a tiny electrical generator, charging an accumulator; and converts motion into electrical form or energy; a vibration powered transducer/sensor that converts kinetic energy into electrical form or energy; sensors or buttons allowing a person to purposely create a mechanical motion in order to convert it into electrical form or energy, including squeezing the housing and casing itself.

6. The mobile phone housing or casing of claim 1, wherein it contains an ACOUSTIC AND ELECTROMAGNETIC MODULE comprising: Nanopiezoelectric transducer/sensor, mirrors and optical pumps which use a control technique to generate nano-acoustic waves with tunable frequency and convert the acoustic and electromagnetic waves from incoming and outcoming calls, SMS and or sounds into electrical form or energy and stored, then used to charge the mobile phone power supply.