Negotiated wireless peripheral systems
First Claim
1. A negotiated wireless peripheral comprising:
- a short-range wireless transceiver operative to support a position-dependent ecommerce session with a mobile unit;
a negotiation module coupled to the short-range wireless transceiver, the negotiation module operative to engage in a handshaking sequence with the mobile unit to establish the position-dependent ecommerce session;
a service module coupled to the short-range wireless transceiver and operative to supply at least one peripheral augmentation service to the mobile unit; and
a contract module operative to negotiate a billing arrangement with the mobile unit for use of the at least one peripheral augmentation service.
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Abstract
Methods, apparatus, and business techniques are disclosed for use in mobile network communication systems. A mobile unit such as a smart phone is preferably equipped with a wireless local area network connection and a wireless wide area network connection. The local area network connection is used to establish a position-dependent ecommerce network connection with a wireless peripheral supplied by a vendor. A negotiation sequence is carried out to electronically contract the services of the negotiated wireless peripheral from the vendor. The mobile unit is then temporarily augmented with the added peripheral services supplied by the negotiated wireless peripheral. In one example, a smart phone with Internet capability is temporarily augmented with a full sized display monitor, a keyboard and a mouse so that a business user in an airport can work on desktop applications. In other examples, the negotiated wireless peripheral is a general product or service vending device and the mobile unit acts as a digital authentication and payment device with digital cash and/or credit payment capabilities.
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44 Claims
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1. A negotiated wireless peripheral comprising:
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a short-range wireless transceiver operative to support a position-dependent ecommerce session with a mobile unit;
a negotiation module coupled to the short-range wireless transceiver, the negotiation module operative to engage in a handshaking sequence with the mobile unit to establish the position-dependent ecommerce session;
a service module coupled to the short-range wireless transceiver and operative to supply at least one peripheral augmentation service to the mobile unit; and
a contract module operative to negotiate a billing arrangement with the mobile unit for use of the at least one peripheral augmentation service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. For use in a negotiated wireless peripheral device, a method comprising:
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communicating with a mobile unit to initiate the establishment of a position-dependent ecommerce session therewith;
engaging in a handshaking sequence with the mobile unit to establish the position-dependent ecommerce session;
negotiating a billing arrangement with the mobile unit;
supplying at least one peripheral augmentation service to the mobile unit; and
billing for the peripheral augmentation service supplied to the mobile unit. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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16. A mobile unit comprising:
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a processor that executes software to provide a smart phone operating system and a set of one or more application programs, the operating system and application programs making use of an area-restricted user interface;
a first transceiver that communicates in accordance with a wireless wide area network (wWAN) protocol;
a second transceiver that communicates in accordance with a short-range wireless protocol;
a negotiation module coupled to the second transceiver, the negotiation module operative to engage in a handshaking sequence with a negotiated wireless peripheral to establish a position-dependent ecommerce session therewith;
a contract module coupled to the negotiation module and operative to negotiate a billing arrangement with the negotiated wireless peripheral to contract with the negotiated wireless peripheral to use one or more peripheral services; and
a reconfiguration module operative to update a configuration definition in the mobile unit to reconfigure the peripheral definitions of the mobile unit to include the at least one peripheral augmentation service provided by the negotiated wireless peripheral.
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17. For use in a mobile unit that communicates with a network server and augments its peripheral capabilities by contracting with a negotiated wireless peripheral, a method comprising:
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providing an operating system that supports an area-constrained user interface;
communicating with a network server in accordance with a wireless wide area network (wWAN) protocol;
communicating with a negotiated wireless peripheral;
engaging in a handshaking sequence with the negotiated wireless peripheral to establish a position-dependent ecommerce session therewith;
negotiating a billing arrangement with the negotiated wireless peripheral to contract with the negotiated wireless peripheral to supply at least one peripheral augmentation service;
updating a configuration definition in the mobile unit to reconfigure at least one peripheral definition to reflect the at least one peripheral augmentation service.
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22. For use with an application service provider (ASP) server, a method of supplying application services to remote users, the method comprising:
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performing server-side transactions with remote clients via a communications network and performing server computing functions in a client-server computing system;
delivering content customized according to an area-constrained user interface that allows an area-constrained client-side entity to interact with at least one client-server program;
maintaining a parameter defining a mobile device configuration declaration;
transmitting a first set of content to the mobile unit, the first set of content being customized to the area-constrained user interface;
receiving a mobile device peripheral-set reconfiguration message; and
transmitting a second set of content to the mobile unit, the second set of content being customized for a non-area constrained user interface. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30)
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26. For use with an application services provider (ASP) server, a global-desktop business method, comprising:
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maintaining a customer base of users of global desktop application services;
supplying an application services provider server, the server supplying application program services to include a desktop user interface;
providing a representation of the desktop user interface customized for use with an area-constrained user interface associated with a specific type of client mobile unit;
receiving a message indicative of the existence a temporarily augmented set of peripheral devices available to the client mobile unit due to the mobile unit contracting with a negotiated wireless peripheral device;
providing a non-area constrained user interface representative of the desktop user interface; and
charging the global desktop services.
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27. A method of selling peripheral augmentation services, the peripheral augmentation services accessible to users of a system which provides application services to allow users to electronically execute computer application programs, the method comprising:
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installing a plurality of geographically dispersed negotiated wireless peripheral devices;
establishing a network session between a management server and the negotiated wireless peripheral device;
receiving a request session from a mobile unit to establish a position-dependent ecommerce;
negotiating a billing arrangement with the mobile unit to provide at least one peripheral augmentation service to the mobile unit;
providing the at least one peripheral augmentation service to the mobile unit; and
billing the mobile unit for the peripheral augmentation service.
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31. A method of selling federated-negotiated wireless peripheral services with the assistance of associates, the federated-negotiated wireless peripheral services accessible to users of a system which provides application services to allow users to electronically execute computer application programs, the method comprising:
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enrolling a plurality of associates using an on-line registration system, whereby each the associate indicates at least one peripheral augmentation service provided by at least one negotiated wireless peripheral device supplied by the associate;
establishing a network session between a management server and at least one negotiated wireless peripheral device that was provided by an associate;
receiving a request to establish a position-dependent ecommerce session from a mobile unit with the at least one negotiated wireless peripheral device;
negotiating a billing arrangement with the mobile unit to provide at least one peripheral service to the mobile unit;
providing the at least one peripheral augmentation service to the mobile unit;
billing the mobile unit for the peripheral augmentation service; and
compensating the associate for providing the negotiated wireless peripheral device to the installed base of devices. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 35, 36, 38, 39)
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34. A method of selling electronic tickets, comprising:
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at a merchant web site;
(i) offering a ticket for admission to an event for sale via a merchant web site;
(ii) receiving via a communications network an order for the ticket from an on-line customer; and
(iii) initiating an encryption algorithm that results in an encryption-protected ticket, transmitting the encryption-protected ticket to the on-line customer via the communications network; and
at an event admission station comprising a wireless negotiated peripheral device;
(i) engaging in a handshaking sequence with a mobile unit to establish a position-dependent ecommerce session;
(ii) receiving via the position-dependent ecommerce session the encryption-protected ticket;
(iii) generating an acknowledgement signal indicating the encryption-protected ticket is valid; and
(iv) granting admission to the event upon validation of the encryption-protected ticket.
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37. In a system comprising a negotiated wireless peripheral, an application service provider server, and a mobile unit that includes a short range wireless air interface, a wireless wide area network air interface, and an area-constrained user interface, a method comprising:
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negotiating a position-dependent ecommerce session between the mobile unit and the negotiated wireless peripheral;
negotiating the use of a set of peripheral services to be provided to the mobile unit by the negotiated wireless peripheral;
establishing or reestablishing a communication session between the mobile unit and the application service provider server, whereby content in the session is customized to operate with a peripheral set augmented by the negotiated wireless peripheral;
transmitting a set of data from the application service provider that causes the appearance of a desktop user interface to be displayed on a non-area constrained peripheral set augmented by the negotiated wireless peripheral.
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40. A business method, comprising:
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supplying one or more negotiated wireless peripherals as a set of geographically dispersed access points;
negotiating a price for supplying to a mobile unit one or more peripheral augmentation services from a negotiated wireless peripheral;
supplying the one or more peripheral augmentation services to the mobile unit; and
charging to the user associated with the mobile unit for the peripheral augmentation services. - View Dependent Claims (43)
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44. In a mobile unit, method of least-cost packet routing, comprising:
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receiving a first mobile IP agent advertisement from an agent associated with a wWAN carrier;
registering with the agent to have traffic sent to a mobile IP address associated with the mobile unit routed to the mobile unit via the agent;
receiving a second mobile IP agent advertisement from an agent associated with a wLAN access point;
comparing a monetary cost for transmitting and/or receiving data traffic from the wWAN carrier and the wLAN access point; and
if the cost associated with the wLAN access point is lower, sending a mobile IP compliant message to cause the network attachment point associated with the mobile unit'"'"'s mobile IP address to be reassociated with the wLAN access point. - View Dependent Claims (42)
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