Dynamic interface software for wireless communication devices

• US 20040214561A1
• Filed: 05/18/2004
• Published: 10/28/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Wireless Corporation (Kyocera Corporation)
• Inventors: Date, Umesh M., Patel, Mehul B., Rajaram, Gowri S.
• Granted Patent: US 7,200,389 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: B22C 9/08 Features with respect to supply of molten metal, e.g. ingates, circular gates, skim gates
• CPC Class Codes: B22C 9/10 Cores; Manufacture or installation of cores breaker cores B22C9/084
• CPC Class Codes: B22D 1/007 Treatment of the fused masses in the supply runners B22D1/002, B22D1/005 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4411 Configuring for operating with peripheral devices; Loading of device drivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

The present invention provides an improved wireless communication device capable of detecting the presence of an external device and dynamically updating its communication abilities to facilitate communication with the external device. The wireless communication device, upon detecting a wired or wireless connection from an external device, queries the external device to obtain summary profile information about the external device. The wireless device next formulates a query comprising at least a portion of the summary profile information and sends the query to a remote server to request an appropriate communication interface. The remote server responds with the appropriate communication interface. Upon receipt of the interface, the wireless communication device installs the interface and then proceeds to establish communication with the external device.

Claims

1. A method for dynamically interfacing with an external device connected to a wireless communication device, comprising:

detecting a connection from the external device;

querying the external device;

receiving profile information in response to the query;

sending a request to a remote server via a wireless communication network, the request comprising at least a portion of the profile information; and

receiving a response from the remote server via the wireless communication network, wherein the response comprises an interface for the external device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the interface comprises a software module executable by the wireless communication device.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising communicating with the external device via the interface.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the connection from the external device is a wireless connection.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the profile information comprises an identifier for the external device.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the request sent to the remote server comprises the identifier for the external device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the profile information comprises a unique identifier for the interface.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the request sent to the remote server comprises the unique identifier for the interface.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the sending step further comprises:

compiling a server instruction set having a corresponding data payload;

including the profile information for the external device in the data payload; and

sending the instruction set and data payload to the server.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the server instruction set comprises non-executable operation codes.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the profile information comprises an identifier for the external device.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the profile information comprises a unique identifier for the interface.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving a response from the remote server step further comprises:

receiving a handset instruction set having a corresponding data payload;

extracting the data payload, wherein the data payload comprises the interface;

obtaining a set of executable instructions corresponding to the handset instruction set; and

executing the set of executable instructions to install the interface.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the executing the set of executable instructions step is carried out within a runtime engine operating on the wireless communication device.

15. A wireless communication device comprising:

a data storage area comprising instructions executable by the wireless communication device;

an external device detector configured to detect a connection from a connected external device and obtain profile information from said connected external device;

a server opcode library housed in the data storage area, the server opcode library comprising operation codes corresponding to instructions executable by a remote server;

a handset opcode library housed in the data storage area, the handset opcode library comprising operation codes corresponding to the instructions executable by the wireless communication device; and

a runtime engine configured to compile and send server opcode sets and receive and process handset opcode sets, wherein the external device detector detects a connected external device, obtains profile information from the connected external device and provides the profile information to the runtime engine, wherein the runtime engine compiles a server opcode set requesting an interface for the connected external device, the server opcode set having a data payload comprising at least a portion of the profile information.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the data payload comprises an identifier identifying the connected external device.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the data payload comprises a unique identifier identifying the interface.

18. A method for dynamically interfacing an external device to a wireless communication device comprising the steps of:

providing a data storage area having instructions executable by the wireless communication device;

providing an external device detector for detecting a connection from a connected external device;

obtaining profile information from said connected external device;

providing a server opcode library housed in the data storage area, the server opcode library comprising operation codes corresponding to instructions executable by a remote server;

providing a handset opcode library housed in the data storage area, the handset opcode library comprising operation codes corresponding to the instructions executable by the wireless communication device; and

providing a runtime engine for compiling and sending server opcode sets and for receiving and processing handset opcode sets, wherein the external device detector detects a connected external device, obtains profile information from the connected external device and provides the profile information to the runtime engine, wherein the runtime engine compiles a server opcode set requesting an interface for the connected external device, the server opcode set having a data payload comprising at least a portion of the profile information.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the data payload comprises an identifier identifying the connected external device.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the data payload comprises a unique identifier identifying the interface.