Method and system for enabling a communication device to remotely execute an application

• US 10,264,032 B1
• Filed: 01/25/2019
• Issued: 04/16/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hammond Development International, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Hammond Development International, Inc.
• Inventors: Hammond, Daniel D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Schwartz, Joshua L
• Application Number:
  US16/257,604
• Time in Patent Office: 81 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/22 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/245 Query processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/252 between a Database Management System and a front-end application
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/007 with remote control systems remote control in general G08C
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/1016 Telecontrol
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/60 Subscription-based services using application servers or record carriers, e.g. SIM application toolkits

Abstract

A communication system capable of enabling one or more communication devices to remotely execute one or more applications includes one or more communication devices that are coupled to a data connection. At least one of the one or more communication devices is operable to communicate a request to establish a communication session over the data connection. The system also includes one or more application servers that are coupled to the data connection. At least one of the one or more application servers is adapted to execute an application to establish the requested communication session with the at least one communication device. The at least one application server resides at a location remote from the at least one communication device. The at least one application server communicates a request for processing service to the at least one communication device. The request for processing service is communicated to the at least one communication device over the data connection.

Claims

1. A communication device comprising:

a speaker;

an input device;

one or more processors; and

a memory having stored thereon a software program that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the communication device to;

capture a voice input from a user via the input device;

generate packetized voice data by packetizing at least a part of the voice input;

transmit a request to establish a communication session over a first communication link to an application server coupled to the first communication link and adapted to establish the communication session in response to the request to establish the communication session, the first communication link comprising a data connection, wherein the application server resides at a location remote from the communication device;

wherein the application server is either (a) configured to receive an application via a second communication link, or (b) configured to cause execution of the application via the second communication link;

wherein the application server is configured to generate a voice representation of information derived from the application and communicate a request for processing service to the communication device;

transmit the packetized voice data to the application server via the first communication link;

receive the request for processing service from the application server over the first communication link, wherein the request for processing service comprises an instruction to present the user the voice representation; and

present the voice representation to the user via the speaker.

2. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the packetized voice data and the request to establish the communication session are transmitted simultaneously.

3. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the software program further comprises a voice recognition application configured to recognize at least one word spoken by the user.

4. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the communication device comprises a thin client wireless device.

5. The communication device of claim 4, wherein the input device comprises a microphone or a receiver.

6. The communication device of claim 5, wherein the thin client wireless device further comprises a touchscreen.

7. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the communication session comprises an exchange of the packetized voice data from the communication device and packetized voice data or audio data from the application server;

and wherein the application server comprises a plurality of servers.

8. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the packetized voice data is used to identify the application.

9. A communication device comprising:

a speaker;

an input device;

one or more processors; and

a memory having stored thereon a software program that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the communication device to;

capture a voice input from a user via the input device;

generate packetized voice data by packetizing at least a part of the voice input;

transmit a request to establish a communication session over a first communication link to an application server configured to establish the communication session in response to the request to establish the communication session, the first communication link comprising a data connection, wherein the application server resides at a location remote from the communication device;

wherein the application server is configured to generate a voice representation of information derived from an execution of an application and to communicate a request for processing service to the communication device;

transmit the packetized voice data to the application server via the first communication link, wherein the packetized voice data is used to identify the application;

receive the request for processing service from the application server, wherein the request for processing service comprises an instruction to present the user of the communication device the voice representation; and

present the voice representation to the user via the speaker.

10. The communication device of claim 9, wherein the application server is either (a) configured to receive the application via a second communication link, or (b) configured to cause an execution of the application via the second communication link.

11. The communication device of claim 10, wherein the request for processing service is received from the application server over the first communication link.

12. The communication device of claim 9, wherein the communication session comprises an exchange of the packetized voice data from the communication device and packetized voice data or audio data from the application server;

and wherein the application server comprises a plurality of servers.

13. The communication device of claim 9, wherein the communication device comprises a thin client wireless device.

14. The communication device of claim 13, wherein the input device comprises a microphone or a receiver.

15. The communication device of claim 14, wherein the thin client wireless device further comprises a touchscreen.

16. A client device comprising:

an input device configured to capture voice input;

a speaker;

one or more processors; and

one or more computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform acts comprising;

generating packetized audio data using at least a portion of the voice input;

transmitting a request to establish a communication session over a first communication link to an application server configured to establish the communication session in response to the request to establish the communication session, the first communication link comprising a data connection, wherein the application server resides at a location remote from the communication device;

wherein the application server is configured to communicate a request for processing service to the client device;

sending the packetized audio data to the application server via the first communication link, wherein the packetized audio data is used to determine the request for processing service;

receiving the request for processing service from the application server, wherein the request for processing service comprises one or more instructions to the client device to retrieve content from a source located remote from the client device;

requesting the content from the source located remote from the client device; and

presenting, via the speaker, an audio output corresponding to the content from the source located remote from the client device.

17. The client device of claim 16, wherein the content comprises audio.

18. The client device of claim 16, wherein the content from the source located remote from the client device is retrieved via a second communication link.

19. The client device of claim 18, wherein the application server is either (a) configured to receive the application via a third communication link, or (b) configured to cause an execution of the application via the third communication link.

20. The client device of claim 16, wherein the client device comprises a thin client wireless device.

21. The client device of claim 16, wherein the input device comprises a microphone or a receiver.

22. The client device of claim 21, further comprising a touchscreen.

23. The client device of claim 22, wherein the content comprises video.