Push to activate and connect client/server applications

• US 20060031408A1
• Filed: 05/06/2004
• Published: 02/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Lin, Jyh-Han
• Application Number:
  US10/840,135
• Publication Number:
  US 20060031408A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4061 Push-to services, e.g. push-to-talk or push-to-video
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons

Abstract

A method (500) of activating an application in a client/server environment can include the steps of selectively highlighting (502) an application on a user interface on a client device (10) wirelessly linked to a server (25, 26, or 27) and launching and activating the application and connecting (508) to the server upon selecting an input (37) (such as such as a PTT button) on the client device. The step of selectively highlighting can include the optional steps of scrolling (504) through a phonebook menu of options and selectively highlighting a connectivity identifier (506) among a plurality of connectivity identifiers. The client device can optionally connect to the server via a network associated with the connectivity identifier selectively highlighted (510). The method can further include the step of receiving (512) a response from the server in a form emulating a push-to-talk response.

Claims

1. A method of activating an application in a client/server environment, comprising the steps of:

selectively highlighting the application among a plurality of applications on a user interface on a client device wirelessly linked to a server; and

launching and activating the application and connecting to the server upon pushing a button on the client device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of selectively highlighting comprises the step of scrolling through a phonebook menu of applications.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises the step of selectively highlighting a connectivity identifier among a plurality of connectivity identifiers.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of connecting to the server comprises the step of connecting to the server via a network associated with the connectivity identifier selectively highlighted.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of launching and activating and connecting comprises the step of pushing a push-to-talk button on the client device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises the step of receiving a response from the server in a form emulating a push-to-talk response.

7. A communication device, comprising:

a transceiver communicatively coupled to at least one server;

a user interface providing for a selection of at least one client/server application;

an input device; and

a processor coupled to the transceiver, wherein the processor is programmed to launch and activate the at least one client/server application and connect to the at least one server upon activating the input device.

8. The communication device of claim 7, wherein the user interface further provides a selection of connectivity options to the at least one server.

9. The communication device of claim 8, wherein the selection of connectivity options comprises a selection among at least one internet protocol address, at least one dispatch call address, and at least one phone number.

10. The communication device of claim 7, wherein the communication device is a JAVA enabled mobile handset.

11. The communication device of claim 10, wherein the at least one client/server application is a JAVA application.

12. The communication device of claim 7, wherein the user interface comprises a JAVA phonebook-like menu containing the selection for the at least one client/server application.

13. The communication device of claim 7, wherein the communication device further comprises a display.

14. The communication device of claim 7, wherein the input device is a push-to-talk button.

15. The communication device of claim 7, wherein the communication device is selected among a group of devices comprising a dispatch two-way radio and a multi-modal phone having at least a dispatch mode.

16. A communication system in a client/server environment, comprising:

at least one server; and

a communication device, comprising;

a transceiver communicatively coupled to the at least one server;

a user interface providing for a selection of at least one client/server application;

an input device; and

a processor coupled to the transceiver, wherein the processor is programmed to launch and activate the at least one client/server application and connect to the at least one server upon activating the input device.

17. The communication system of claim 16, wherein the at least one server is a mobile communication device.

18. A machine readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:

enable a user to selectively highlight an application in a client/server environment among a plurality of applications on a user interface on a client device wirelessly linked to a server; and

launch and activate the application and connect to the server upon pushing a button on the client device.

19. The machine readable storage of claim 18, wherein the computer program further has a plurality of code sections executable by the machine for causing the machine to perform the step of enabling a user to selectively highlight a connectivity identifier among a plurality of connectivity identifiers.

20. The machine readable storage of claim 18, wherein the computer program further has a plurality of code sections executable by the machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of launching, activating, and connecting upon detecting a push of a push-to-talk button on the client device.

21. The machine readable storage of claim 18, wherein the computer program further has a plurality of code sections executable by the machine for causing the machine to perform the step of receiving a response from the server in a form emulating a push-to-talk response.