Monitoring and remote control of wireless communication device accessories and functionality
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1. A method in a wireless communication device having an accessory, the method comprising:
- receiving a payload carrying control information originating from a remote device;
controlling the accessory with control information after receiving the payload from the remote device.
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Abstract
A method in a wireless communication device, for example a cell phone, having at least one accessory with other than wireless communication functionality, including monitoring accessory usage (410), providing accessory usage information (420), receiving a message with control information (430), controlling the accessory based on the control information received. The situations may include, but not limited to, the wireless service providers
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1. A method in a wireless communication device having an accessory, the method comprising:
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receiving a payload carrying control information originating from a remote device;
controlling the accessory with control information after receiving the payload from the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method in a wireless subscriber device having an accessory, the method comprising:
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receiving a signal associated with an incoming call from a wireless service provider, the signal including control information;
automatically controlling the accessory with the control information received. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method in a wireless communication device having an accessory, the method comprising:
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sending usage information about the accessory to a wireless communication network infrastructure entity;
receiving control information based on the usage information sent;
controlling the accessory with the control information received. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method in an infrastructure entity of a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
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receiving accessory usage information from a wireless subscriber device communicably coupled to the wireless communication network;
sending the accessory usage information to another wireless subscriber device communicably to the wireless communication network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method in a wireless subscriber device that communicates in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
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obtaining accessory usage information for another wireless subscriber device in the wireless communication network;
sending a control signal to the other wireless communication device via the wireless communication network, the control information controlling an accessory of the other wireless subscriber device based on the accessory usage information obtained. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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