Downloading data files to mobile communication device via an optical communication link

• US 20050064901A1
• Filed: 09/24/2003
• Published: 03/24/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Ishii, Atsushi, Park, Kenneth James
• Application Number:
  US10/670,001
• Publication Number:
  US 20050064901A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2755 by optical scanning

Abstract

A method of acquiring data filed in a mobile communication device, having data storage locations, wherein the mobile communication device includes an optical data capture mechanism, includes providing data in a computer readable form; determining if the data can be stored in a single graphics file; converting data to a graphic representation; and reading and storing the graphic representation with the optical capture mechanism in the mobile communication device.

Claims

1. A method of acquiring data filed in a mobile communication device, having data storage locations, wherein the mobile communication device includes an optical data capture mechanism, comprising:

providing data in a computer readable form;

determining if the data can be stored in a single graphics file;

converting data to a graphic representation; and

reading and storing the graphic representation with the optical capture mechanism in the mobile communication device.

2. The method of claim 1 which further includes, if data cannot be stored in a single graphic file, converting the data to plural graphic representations.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said storing includes:

capturing the graphic representation;

determining if the graphic representation is successfully captures;

decoding the graphic representation; and

storing the decoded graphic representation in the mobile communication device'"'"'s data storage location.

4. The method of claim 3, which further includes, if the graphic representation is not successfully captured, reading the graphic representation until capture is successful.

5. The method of claim 1 which further includes capturing a factory default setting graphic representation to restore factory default setting in the mobile communication device.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the data is preferred roaming list data.

7. A method of acquiring preferred roaming list data filed in a mobile communication device, having data storage locations, wherein the mobile communication device includes an optical data capture mechanism, comprising:

providing preferred roaming list data in a computer readable form;

determining if the preferred roaming list data can be stored in a single graphics file;

converting the preferred roaming list data to a graphic representation; and

reading and storing the graphic representation of the preferred roaming list data with the optical capture mechanism in the mobile communication device.

8. The method of claim 7 which further includes, if preferred roaming list data cannot be stored in a single graphic file, converting the preferred roaming list data to plural graphic representations.

9. The method of claim 7 wherein said storing includes:

capturing the graphic representation;

determining if the graphic representation is successfully captures;

decoding the graphic representation; and

storing the decoded graphic representation of the preferred roaming list data in the mobile communication device'"'"'s preferred roaming list data storage location.

10. The method of claim 9, which further includes, if the graphic representation is not successfully captured, reading the graphic representation until capture is successful.

11. The method of claim 7 which further includes capturing a factory default setting of the preferred roaming list data graphic representation to restore preferred roaming list data factory default setting in the mobile communication device.

12. A method of acquiring data filed in a mobile communication device, having data storage locations, wherein the mobile communication device includes an optical data capture mechanism, comprising:

providing data in a computer readable form;

determining if the data can be stored in a single graphics file;

converting data to a graphic representation;

reading the graphic representation with the optical capture mechanism in the mobile communication device;

capturing the graphic representation;

determining if the graphic representation is successfully captures;

decoding the graphic representation; and

storing the decoded graphic representation in the mobile communication device'"'"'s data storage location.

13. The method of claim 12 which further includes, if data cannot be stored in a single graphic file, converting the data to plural graphic representations.

14. The method of claim 12, which further includes, if the graphic representation is not successfully captured, reading the graphic representation until capture is successful.

15. The method of claim 12 which further includes capturing a factory default setting graphic representation to restore factory default setting in the mobile communication device.

16. The method of claim 12 wherein the data is preferred roaming list data.