Control of a multi-mode, multi-band mobile telephone via a single hardware and software man machine interface
First Claim
1. A system for controlling a mobile telephone, comprising:
- a mode manager for managing switching of the system between a first mode utilizing a first air interface standard supported by a first protocol stack and a second mode utilizing a second air interface standard supported by a second protocol stack;
a user interface for communicating information and commands between the first and second protocol stacks and a user for controlling the mobile telephone; and
an application layer for reducing functional interface between the first and second protocol stacks to layers of the first and second protocol stacks subsequent to the user interface, wherein control of the mobile telephone is provided via a single man machine interface that is substantially consistent across the first and second modes.
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Abstract
A system for controlling a multi-mode mobile telephone via a single hardware and software man machine interface (MMI) includes a mode manager for managing switching of the system between two or more modes utilizing different air interface standards supported by different protocol stacks. A user interface communicates information and commands between the protocol stacks and a user. An application layer reduces the functional interface between the protocol stacks to layers of the protocol stacks subsequent to the user interface, allowing control of the mobile telephone to be provided via a single MMI that is substantially consistent across the all modes.
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31 Claims
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1. A system for controlling a mobile telephone, comprising:
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a mode manager for managing switching of the system between a first mode utilizing a first air interface standard supported by a first protocol stack and a second mode utilizing a second air interface standard supported by a second protocol stack;
a user interface for communicating information and commands between the first and second protocol stacks and a user for controlling the mobile telephone; and
an application layer for reducing functional interface between the first and second protocol stacks to layers of the first and second protocol stacks subsequent to the user interface, wherein control of the mobile telephone is provided via a single man machine interface that is substantially consistent across the first and second modes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for controlling a mobile telephone, comprising:
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a first protocol stack for supporting a first air interface standard providing a first functionality;
a second protocol stack for supporting a second air interface standard providing a second functionality;
a mode manager for managing switching of the system between a first mode utilizing the first air interface standard and a second mode utilizing the second air interface standard;
a user interface for communicating information and commands between the first and second protocol stacks and a user for controlling the mobile telephone; and
an application layer for reducing functional interface between the first and second protocol stacks to layers of the first and second protocol stacks subsequent to the user interface,wherein control of the first and second functionalities is provided via a single man machine interface that is substantially consistent across the first and second modes. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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17. A system for controlling a mobile telephone, comprising:
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means for managing switching of the system between a first mode utilizing a first air interface standard supported by a first protocol stack and a second mode utilizing a second air interface standard supported by a second protocol stack;
means for communicating information and commands between the first and second protocol stacks and a user for controlling the mobile telephone; and
means for reducing functional interface between the first and second protocol stacks to layers of the first and second protocol stacks subsequent to the user interface, wherein control of the mobile telephone is provided via a single man machine interface that is substantially consistent across the first and second modes.
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24. A mobile telephone, comprising:
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a hardware system including at least one chipset and a hardware interface for controlling the mobile telephone;
a software system, including;
a mode manager for managing switching between a first mode utilizing a first air interface standard supported by a first protocol stack and a second mode utilizing a second air interface standard supported by a second protocol stack, the first and second protocol stacks running on the at least one chipset;
a user interface for communicating information and commands between the first and second protocol stacks and a user via the hardware interface; and
an application layer for reducing functional interface between the first and second protocol stacks to layers of the first and second protocol stacks subsequent to the user interface, wherein the user interface provides control of the mobile telephone via a single man machine interface that is substantially consistent across the first and second modes.
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