Method for communicating data between mobile terminal and personal computer

• US 20050159150A1
• Filed: 01/21/2005
• Published: 07/21/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Yun-Hyang, Roh, Ho-Hyun
• Application Number:
  US11/038,182
• Publication Number:
  US 20050159150A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/428
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A data communication method between a mobile terminal and a personal computer (PC) which can be connected to each other through a communication cable. The method comprises the steps of transmitting a data communication command signal to the mobile terminal through a high speed USB communication protocol and detecting whether the mobile terminal is in a high speed USB communication mode according to a response signal of the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal having a communication mode that can be changed to a high speed USB communication mode according to a command signal. The method further provides steps for reading a data list stored in the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is in the high speed USB communication mode, detecting a mode and data selected from the read data list so as to execute the data in the high speed USB communication mode, and performing high speed USB communication through a high speed USB communication command packet and a high speed USB communication response packet according to the selected mode.

Claims

1. A data communication method between a mobile terminal and a personal computer (PC) connected through a communication cable, the method comprising the steps of:

transmitting a data communication command signal to the mobile terminal through a high speed USB communication protocol when the communication cable is connected between the mobile terminal and the personal computer;

detecting whether the mobile terminal is in a high speed USB communication mode according to a response signal of the mobile terminal, wherein the mobile terminal comprises a communication mode changed to a high speed USB communication mode according to the command signal;

reading a data list stored in the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is in the high speed USB communication mode;

detecting a mode and data selected from the read data list so as to execute the data in the high speed USB communication mode; and

performing high speed USB communication through a high speed USB communication command packet and a high speed USB communication response packet according to the selected mode.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the high speed USB communication mode comprises at least one of a high speed USB communication write mode, a high speed USB communication read mode, a high speed USB communication deletion mode and a high speed USB communication file information mode.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of reading the data list comprises the steps of:

transmitting a command packet to the mobile terminal requesting a number of files stored in the mobile terminal;

obtaining the number of files stored in the mobile terminal by a response packet of the mobile terminal corresponding to the command packet requesting the number of files; and

obtaining file names in relation to the obtained files according to the number of files stored in the mobile terminal.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

transmitting a command packet to the mobile terminal comprising corresponding data to be stored in the mobile terminal and command information of a high speed USB communication write mode when a mode selected is the high speed USB communication write mode so as to execute the data;

receiving a response packet corresponding to the command packet from the mobile terminal; and

determining whether the corresponding data has been recorded in the mobile terminal or not and ending the high speed USB communication write mode when the corresponding data has been recorded in the mobile terminal.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

transmitting a command packet to the mobile terminal comprising information of corresponding data to be read from file names stored in the mobile terminal and command information of a high speed USB communication read mode when a mode selected is the high speed USB communication read mode so as to execute the data;

receiving the corresponding data from the mobile terminal through a response packet corresponding to the command packet; and

determining whether the corresponding data has been completely read from the mobile terminal or not and ending the high speed USB communication read mode when the corresponding data has been completely read from the mobile terminal.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

transmitting a command packet to the mobile terminal comprising command information requesting deletion of corresponding data stored in the mobile terminal when a mode selected is the high speed USB communication deletion mode so as to execute the data; and

deleting the corresponding data stored in the mobile terminal by the command packet and ending the high speed USB communication deletion mode.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

transmitting a command packet to the mobile terminal comprising command information requesting information on a size of selected corresponding data when a mode selected is the high speed USB communication file information mode so as to execute the data; and

receiving a response packet according to size information of data stored in the mobile terminal by the command packet, obtaining file information on the corresponding data, and ending the high speed USB communication file information mode.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

transmitting a command packet to the mobile terminal comprising command information requesting confirmation of remaining storage space of the mobile terminal when a mode selected is the high speed USB communication file information mode so as to execute the data; and

receiving a response packet for the remaining storage space of the mobile terminal by the command packet, obtaining information on the remaining storage space of the mobile terminal, and ending the high speed USB communication file information mode.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

transmitting a command packet to the mobile terminal comprising command information requesting change of a file name of corresponding data and information containing information on a file name to be changed when a mode selected is the high speed USB communication edition mode so as to execute the data; and

changing the file name of the corresponding data stored in the mobile terminal to a new file name by the command packet and ending the high speed USB communication file information mode.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the high speed USB communication command packet comprises:

header information notifying that the high speed USB communication command packet contains high speed USB communication data;

command information according to the command packet;

information on data to be actually transmitted; and

check sum information for checking an error of the command packet.

11. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the high speed USB communication response packet comprises:

header information notifying that the high speed USB communication response packet contains high speed USB communication data according to the high speed USB communication command packet;

response information equal to command information of the command packet;

information on data to be actually transmitted according to the command packet; and

check sum information for checking an error of the response packet.

12. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the PC transmits a command packet to the mobile terminal including command information for reading corresponding data stored in the mobile terminal when the high speed USB communication mode is a high speed USB communication read mode.

13. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein, in the high speed USB communication read mode:

the PC transmits a command packet to the mobile terminal including command information for commencing pre-reading before the corresponding data stored in the mobile terminal is read; and

the PC transmits a command packet including command information requesting an end of the read mode for the corresponding data to the mobile terminal when the high speed USB communication read mode is ended.

14. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, when the high speed USB communication mode is a high speed USB communication write mode:

the PC transmits a command packet to the mobile terminal including command information for writing data of the PC in the mobile terminal; and

the PC transmits a command packet including command information requesting an end of the write mode for the corresponding data to the mobile terminal when the high speed USB communication write mode is ended.

15. The method as claimed in claim 14, wherein, in the high speed USB communication write mode:

the PC transmits a command packet to the mobile terminal including command information for commencing pre-writing before the corresponding data stored in the PC is written in the mobile terminal.

16. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, when the high speed USB communication mode is a high speed USB communication deletion mode:

the PC transmits a command packet to the mobile terminal including command information for deleting data stored in the mobile terminal.

17. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, when the high speed USB communication mode is a high speed USB communication file information mode:

the PC transmits a command packet to the mobile terminal including command information for checking information on a size of data stored in the mobile terminal.

18. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, when the high speed USB communication mode is a high speed USB communication file information mode:

the PC transmits a command packet to the mobile terminal including command information for checking remaining data space of the mobile terminal.