Methods and apparatus for data communication for mobile electronic devices
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- discovering the presence of at least one source mobile device and the presence of at least one target mobile device by a computer;
automatically displaying, by the computer, a graphical interface to show a dataset from the at least one source mobile device; and
initiating transmitting data between the at least one source mobile device and the at least one target mobile device by the computer.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for discovering the presence of at least one source and target mobile device, automatically displaying a graphical interface to show the dataset from the source mobile device, and initiating the transmission of data between the mobile devices, is provided. The method further includes automatically receiving the dataset from the source mobile device, where the dataset is at least a representation of the data on the source device. In one embodiment, the representation is a subset of the data on the device and/or a description of the data on the mobile device. In another embodiment, a method for a navigation system to discover the presence of at least one mobile device, to automatically receive data from the mobile device, and to process the data with navigation operations, is provided.
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30 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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discovering the presence of at least one source mobile device and the presence of at least one target mobile device by a computer;
automatically displaying, by the computer, a graphical interface to show a dataset from the at least one source mobile device; and
initiating transmitting data between the at least one source mobile device and the at least one target mobile device by the computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A machine readable medium that provides instructions that, if executed by a machine, will cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
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discovering the presence of at least one source mobile device and the presence of at least one target mobile device by a computer;
automatically displaying, by the computer, a graphical interface to show a dataset from the at least one source mobile device; and
initiating transmitting data between the at least one source mobile device and the at least one target mobile device by the computer. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus, comprising:
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an input device;
a wireless communication interface;
a display;
a discovery module commutatively coupled to the wireless communication interface to discover the presence of at least one source mobile device and at least one target mobile device;
a display module commutatively coupled to the discovery module and to the display to automatically display a graphical interface to show a dataset from the at least one source mobile device; and
an inter-device communication module coupled to the input device and the display module to initiate transmitting data between the at least one source mobile device and the at least one target mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A system, comprising:
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a source mobile device and a target mobile device, wherein the source mobile device is one of a personal server, a cell phone, a portable computer, and a personal digital assistant; and
a computer comprising, an input device, a wireless communication interface, a display, a discovery module commutatively coupled to the wireless communication interface to discover the presence of the source mobile device and the target mobile device, a display module commutatively coupled to the discovery module and to the display to automatically display a graphical interface to show a dataset from the source mobile device, and an inter-device communication module coupled to the input device and the display module to initiate transmitting data between the source mobile device and the target mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method, comprising:
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discovering the presence of at least one mobile device by a navigation system;
receiving, by the navigation system, data automatically from the at least one mobile device; and
processing the received data by the navigation system. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A machine readable medium that provides instructions that, if executed by a navigation system, will cause the navigation system to perform operations comprising:
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discovering the presence of at least one mobile device;
receiving data automatically from the at least one mobile device; and
processing the received data in relation to navigational data. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A navigation system, comprising:
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a short-range wireless communication interface;
a discovery module commutatively coupled to the short-range wireless communication interface to discover the presence of at least one mobile device;
a receiver module commutatively coupled to the discovery module to receive data automatically from the at least one mobile device; and
a navigation module commutatively coupled to the receiver module to apply the received data with navigation operations. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A system, comprising:
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a mobile device, wherein the mobile device is one of a personal server, a cell phone, a portable computer, and a personal digital assistant; and
a navigation system comprising, a short-range wireless communication interface, a discovery module commutatively coupled to the short-range wireless communication interface to discover the presence of the mobile device, a receiver module commutatively coupled to the discovery module to receive data automatically from the mobile device, and a navigation module commutatively coupled to the receiver module to apply the received data with navigation operations. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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