Method and system for exchanging data between a mobile phone and a PC

• US 20060094462A1
• Filed: 09/12/2005
• Published: 05/04/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Broadcom Corporation (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Xie, Xiaohua, Nguyen, Chuong, Tran, Travis
• Granted Patent: US 7,650,164 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/18 between terminal devices

Abstract

User information such as address books, calendars, images, ring tones, and the like may be exchanged between a mobile device such as, for example, a mobile phone and a personal computer, using an enhanced or extended version of an AT command set. Client code in the mobile device and application software on the personal computer permit a user to preserve and transfer copies of personal information via a short wired or wireless communication link, permitting the user to make use of such personal information when migrating to a new mobile device, thus avoiding manual re-entry of information, loss of stored images, and re-purchase of previously purchased and downloaded materials.

Claims

1. A handheld electronic device supporting management of personal digital data, the handheld electronic device comprising:

memory for storing operating code, device parameters, and personal digital data;

a data communications interface adapted for the exchange of messages with a second device;

a controller operably coupled to the data communications interface and the memory, the controller adapted to execute the operating code of the handheld electronic device;

wherein the operating code is executable to process a set of enhanced AT commands that support management of the personal digital data via the data communications interface; and

wherein the enhanced AT commands are compatible with the European Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI) TS 100 916 v7.5.0 (1999-12) or subsequent Technical Specification.

2. The handheld electronic device according to claim 1, wherein management comprises uploading personal digital data to the second device.

3. The handheld electronic device according to claim 1, wherein management comprises downloading personal digital data from the second device.

4. The handheld electronic device according to claim 1, wherein management comprises deleting personal digital data from the handheld electronic device.

5. The handheld electronic device according to claim 1, wherein management comprises providing, to the second electronic device, metadata about personal digital data stored on the handheld electronic device.

6. The handheld electronic device according to claim 1, wherein personal digital data comprises at least one of the following:

a digital image, a ring tone, address book information, calendar information, and call record information.

7. The handheld electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the handheld electronic device comprises one of the following:

a cellular telephone, a personal digital assistant, and a pager.

8. The handheld electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the data communications interface communicates using a wireless communication protocol.

9. The handheld electronic device according to claim 8, wherein the wireless communication protocol comprises one of an infrared signaling protocol, a Bluetooth compatible communication protocol, and an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11a/b/g or n protocol.

10. The handheld electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the data communications interface communicates using a wired communication protocol.

11. The handheld electronic device according to claim 10, wherein the data communications interface uses a serial communication protocol.

12. The handheld electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the second device comprises a personal computer.

13. A method of managing personal digital data in a handheld electronic device from a second electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving, by client code in the handheld electronic device, a message from the second electronic device;

detecting presence of an enhanced AT command in the message;

parsing the enhanced AT command; and

executing client code in the handheld electronic device based upon the parsed enhanced AT command, the client code adapted to support management of personal digital data on the handheld electronic device from the second electronic device.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the set of enhanced AT commands is compatible with and provides functionality beyond that provided by AT commands of the European Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI) TS 100 916 v7.5.0 (1999-12) or subsequent Technical Specification.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the management of personal digital data comprises at least one of the following:

the uploading of personal digital data to the second device, the downloading of personal digital data from the second device, the deletion of personal digital data from the handheld electronic device, and the making available to the second electronic device of metadata about personal digital data stored on the handheld electronic device.

16. The method according to claim 13, wherein the handheld electronic device comprises one of the following:

a cellular telephone, a personal digital assistant, and a pager.

17. The method according to claim 13, wherein the personal digital data comprises at least one of the following:

a digital image, a ring tone, address book information, calendar information, and call record information.

18. The method according to claim 13, wherein the receiving is accomplished using a wireless communication link.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein the wireless communication link employs one of an infrared signaling protocol, a Bluetooth compatible communication protocol, and an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11a/b/g or n protocol.

20. The method according to claim 13, wherein the receiving is accomplished using a wired communication link.

21. The method according to claim 20, wherein the wired communication link employs a serial communication protocol.

22. The method according to claim 13, further comprising:

successfully authenticating the second electronic device prior to permitting management of personal digital data on the handheld electronic device.

23. The method according to claim 13, further comprising:

providing feedback to a user, employing a display on the handheld electronic device.