Priority session management system and method for a mobile communication device

• US 20050254453A1
• Filed: 05/13/2004
• Published: 11/17/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: IXI Mobile (R&D) Ltd. (IXI Mobile, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: US Mobile Limited
• Inventors: Barneah, Ayelet
• Application Number:
  US10/846,186
• Publication Number:
  US 20050254453A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/328
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4126 The peripheral being portable, e.g. PDAs or mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/183 Processing at user equipment or user record carrier

Abstract

A system for prioritizing communication sessions between a mobile device and a plurality of secondary devices is provided. The system comprises a mechanism for monitoring connections between the mobile device and the plurality of secondary devices to determine user preference; and a mechanism for establishing a communication session between the mobile device and a first secondary device from among said plurality of secondary devices to perform a first function, wherein the first secondary device is connected to the mobile device and a first priority is associated with the first secondary device to perform the first function.

Claims

1. A method of prioritizing communication sessions between a mobile device and a plurality of peripheral devices, the method comprising:

monitoring connections between the mobile device and the plurality of peripheral devices to determine user preference; and

establishing a communication session between the mobile device and a first peripheral device from among said plurality of peripheral devices to perform a first function,

wherein the first peripheral device is connected to the mobile device and a first priority is associated with the first peripheral device to perform the first function.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

assigning a plurality of priorities to the plurality of peripheral devices with respect to the first function.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first priority associated with the first peripheral device is higher than priorities associated with other peripheral devices connected to the mobile device with respect to the first function.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising associating the plurality of priorities to the plurality of the peripheral devices based on user preference.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising determining the user preference based on monitoring the connections established between the mobile device and the plurality of peripheral devices for performing the first function.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising determining the user preference based on the user interacting with a user interface menu of the mobile device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is a cellular telephone.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

terminating a communication session between the mobile device and a second peripheral device performing the first function, when the communication session is established between the mobile device and the first peripheral device.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

establishing a communication session between the mobile device and a second peripheral device from among said plurality of peripheral devices to perform a second function,

wherein the second peripheral device is connected to the mobile device and a priority is associated with the second peripheral device to perform the second function.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

associating the first priority to perform the first function with a second peripheral device, when the step of monitoring connections between the mobile device and the plurality of peripheral devices indicates that the user preference has changed, to prefer the second peripheral device over the first peripheral device to perform the first function.

11. A system for prioritizing communication sessions between a mobile device and a plurality of secondary devices, the system comprising:

a mechanism for monitoring connections between the mobile device and the plurality of secondary devices to determine user preference; and

a mechanism for establishing a communication session between the mobile device and a first secondary device from among said plurality of secondary devices to perform a first function,

wherein the first secondary device is connected to the mobile device and a first priority is associated with the first secondary device to perform the first function.

12. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

a mechanism for assigning a plurality of priorities to the plurality of secondary devices with respect to the first function.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the first priority associated with the first secondary device is higher than priorities associated with other secondary devices connected to the mobile device with respect to the first function.

14. The system of claim 13, further comprising a mechanism for associating the plurality of priorities to the plurality of the secondary devices based on user preference.

15. The system of claim 14, further comprising a mechanism for determining the user preference based on monitoring the connections established between the mobile device and the plurality of secondary devices for performing the first function.

16. The system of claim 14, further comprising a mechanism for determining the user preference based on the user interacting with a user interface menu of the mobile device.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the mobile device is a cellular telephone.

18. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

a mechanism for terminating a communication session between the mobile device and a second secondary device performing the first function, when the communication session is established between the mobile device and the first secondary device.

19. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

a mechanism for establishing a communication session between the mobile device and a second secondary device from among said plurality of secondary devices to perform a second function,

wherein the second secondary device is connected to the mobile device and a priority is associated with the second secondary device to perform the second function.

20. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

a mechanism for associating the first priority to perform the first function with a second secondary device, when the step of monitoring connections between the mobile device and the plurality of secondary devices indicates that the user preference has changed, to prefer the second secondary device over the first secondary device to perform the first function.