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Portable telecommunication apparatus for controlling an electronic utility device
Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson AB
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Filing: 2000-11-17
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Granted: 2004-07-13
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Expires: 2020-11-17
Abstract
Abstract A portable telecommunication apparatus ( 200 ) has a user interface ( 250 ), a programmable controller ( 210 ), a memory ( 220, 230 ) coupled to the controller, and an information access program ( 240 ), such as a WAP browser, which is stored in the memory and is executable by the controller. The information access program provides access for a user to a global information network, such as Internet, through the user interface and a first wireless communication link. The apparatus also has an external device interface ( 260, 262, 264 ) for connecting an external device to the portable telecommunication apparatus over a second communication link. The information access program ( 240 ) allows the user to control the external device through the user interface ( 250 ), the external device interface ( 260, 262, 264 ) and the second communication link.
Inventors
- 👤 Magnus Hollstrom
- 👤 Robert Hed
- 👤 Patrik Olsson
- 👤 Anders Edlund
- 👤 Bj{haeck over (o)}rn Ekelund
- 👤 Nils Rydbeck
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 14:59
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W88/00; H04W88/02; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/72; H04M1/724; H04M1/72403; H04M1/72409; H04M1/72415; H04M1/72445; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/60; H04N21/61; H04N21/6106; H04N21/6131; H04M1/72412; H04M2250/00; H04M2250/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
A portable telecommunications apparatus comprising: a user interface, a programmable controller, a memory coupled to the controller, an information access program, which is stored in the memory and is executable by the controller, wherein the information access program provides access for a user to a global information network through the user interface and a first wireless communication link, and an external device interface for connecting an external device to the portable telecommunication apparatus over a second communication link, wherein the information access program is adapted to allow the user to control the external device through the user interface, the external device interfaces, and the second communication link.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
107 words
A portable telecommunications apparatus comprising: a user interface, a programmable controller, a memory coupled to the controller, an information access program, which is stored in the memory and is executable by the controller, wherein the information access program provides access for a user to a global information network through the user interface and a first wireless communication link, and an external device interface for connecting an external device to the portable telecommunication apparatus over a second communication link, wherein the information access program is adapted to allow the user to control the external device through the user interface, the external device interfaces, and the second communication link.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A portable telecommunication apparatus as in claim 1 , wherein the global information network is the Internet, and the information access program comprises an Internet browser.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A portable telecommunication apparatus as in claim 2 , wherein the information access program comprises a WAP browser.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
A portable telecommunication apparatus as in claim 1 , wherein the first communication link is a wireless data connection in a mobile telecommunications system and wherein the second communication link is an infrared link, a serial cable link or a short-range radio link.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
56 words
A portable telecommunication apparatus as in claim 1 , wherein the information access program comprises a module for distinguishing between requests for accessing the global information network and requests for accessing the external device, and in response directing information traffic from the information access program to the first communication link and the second communication link, respectively.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
A portable telecommunication apparatus as in claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is a mobile telephone.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
118 words
An electronic utility device of a type which provides a functionality to a user, comprising: a programmable controller; a memory coupled to the controller; an external control interface for remotely controlling the functionality of the device; and an information provider program stored in the memory and executable by the controller to communicate with an external portable telecommunication apparatus through the external control interface according to at least one protocol for accessing a global information network and to supply the portable telecommunication apparatus with digital information, which is stored in the memory and is related to the functionality of the device, wherein the global information network is the Internet and wherein the information provider program comprises a WAP server.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
118 words
An electronic utility device of a type which provides a functionality to a user, comprising: a programmable controller; a memory coupled to the controller; an external control interface for remotely controlling the functionality of the device; and an information provider program stored in the memory and executable by the controller to communicate with an external portable telecommunication apparatus through the external control interface according to at least one protocol for accessing a global information network and to supply the portable telecommunication apparatus with digital information, which is stored in the memory and is related to the functionality of the device, wherein the global information network is the Internet and wherein the information provider program comprises a WAP server.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
111 words
An electronic utility device of a type which provides a functionality to a user, comprising: a programmable controller; a memory coupled to the controller; an external control interface for remotely controlling the functionality of the device; and an information provider program stored in the memory and executable by the controller to communicate with an external portable telecommunication apparatus though the external control interface according to at least one protocol for accessing a global information network and to supply the portable telecommunication apparatus with digital information, which is stored in the memory and is related to the functionality of the device, wherein the digital information stored in the memory comprises WML files.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
111 words
An electronic utility device of a type which provides a functionality to a user, comprising: a programmable controller; a memory coupled to the controller; an external control interface for remotely controlling the functionality of the device; and an information provider program stored in the memory and executable by the controller to communicate with an external portable telecommunication apparatus though the external control interface according to at least one protocol for accessing a global information network and to supply the portable telecommunication apparatus with digital information, which is stored in the memory and is related to the functionality of the device, wherein the digital information stored in the memory comprises WML files.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
111 words
An electronic utility device of a type which provides a functionality to a user, comprising: a programmable controller; a memory coupled to the controller; an external control interface for remotely controlling the functionality of the device; and an information provider program stored in the memory and executable by the controller to communicate with an external portable telecommunication apparatus through the external control interface according to at least one protocol for accessing a global information network and to supply the portable telecommunication apparatus with digital information, which is stored in the memory and is related to the functioniality of the device, wherein the digital information stored in the memory comprises WML scripts.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
111 words
An electronic utility device of a type which provides a functionality to a user, comprising: a programmable controller; a memory coupled to the controller; an external control interface for remotely controlling the functionality of the device; and an information provider program stored in the memory and executable by the controller to communicate with an external portable telecommunication apparatus through the external control interface according to at least one protocol for accessing a global information network and to supply the portable telecommunication apparatus with digital information, which is stored in the memory and is related to the functioniality of the device, wherein the digital information stored in the memory comprises WML scripts.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
118 words
An electronic utility device of a type which provides a functioniality to a user, comprising: a programmable controller; a memory coupled to the controller; an external control interface for remotely controlling the functionality of the device; and an information provider program stored in the memory and executable by the controller to communicate with an external portable telecommunication apparatus through the external control interface according to at least one protocol for accessing a global information network and to supply the portable telecommunication apparatus with digital information, which is stored in the memory and is related to the functionality of the device, wherein the external control interface is an infrared interface, a serial cable interface, or a short-range radio interface.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
118 words
An electronic utility device of a type which provides a functioniality to a user, comprising: a programmable controller; a memory coupled to the controller; an external control interface for remotely controlling the functionality of the device; and an information provider program stored in the memory and executable by the controller to communicate with an external portable telecommunication apparatus through the external control interface according to at least one protocol for accessing a global information network and to supply the portable telecommunication apparatus with digital information, which is stored in the memory and is related to the functionality of the device, wherein the external control interface is an infrared interface, a serial cable interface, or a short-range radio interface.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
112 words
A method for operating an electronic utility device from a portable communication apparatus, comprising: providing the electronic utility device with an embedded information server, providing the portable telecommunications apparatus with an information access program for accessing a global information network, operatively connecting the portable telecommunication apparatus to the electronic utility device over a communication link capable of transferring digital information between the electronic utility device and the portable telecommunications apparatus, storing digital information, which is related to a functionality of the electronic utility device, in the electronic utility device, and transmitting the digital information from the information server of the utility device to the information access program of the portable telecommunication apparatus.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
112 words
A method for operating an electronic utility device from a portable communication apparatus, comprising: providing the electronic utility device with an embedded information server, providing the portable telecommunications apparatus with an information access program for accessing a global information network, operatively connecting the portable telecommunication apparatus to the electronic utility device over a communication link capable of transferring digital information between the electronic utility device and the portable telecommunications apparatus, storing digital information, which is related to a functionality of the electronic utility device, in the electronic utility device, and transmitting the digital information from the information server of the utility device to the information access program of the portable telecommunication apparatus.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method as in claim 11 , wherein the information server of the electronic utility device is a WAP server and the information access program of the portable telecommunication apparatus is a WAP client.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
48 words
A method as in claim 11 , further comprising: connecting to the global information network from the information access program, and communicating digital information between the electronic utility device and the global information network, using the information access program of the portable telecommunication apparatus as an intermediate link.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method as in claim 11 , wherein the portable telecommunication apparatus is a mobile telephone.
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