System and method for storing and accessing data files at wireless devices

• US 20070204224A1
• Filed: 02/24/2006
• Published: 08/30/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Kenagy, Jason
• Granted Patent: US 7,984,109 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/700
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6209 to a single file or object, e.g. in a secure envelope, encrypted and accessed using a key, or with access control rules appended to the object itself
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6245 Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/83 input devices, e.g. keyboards, mice or controllers thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/85 interconnection devices, e.g. bus-connected or in-line devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0489 using dedicated keyboard keys or combinations thereof

Abstract

A method of providing access to data files within a wireless device is provided and includes detecting a selection of a first user interface component. The first user interface component can be linked to a private portion of the wireless device. Further, the method includes detecting a selection of a second user interface component. The second user interface component can be linked to a public portion of the wireless device. The wireless device includes a keypad and the first user interface component or the second user interface component can be selected using a press and hold keypress sequence on the keypad. When the first user interface component is selected, access is provided to the private portion of the wireless device. Conversely, when the second user interface component is selected, access is provided to the public portion of the wireless device.

Claims

1. A method of providing access to data files within a wireless device, the method comprising:

detecting a selection of a first user interface component, wherein the first user interface component is linked to a private portion of the wireless device; and

detecting a selection of a second user interface component, wherein the second user interface component is linked to a public portion of the wireless device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless device includes a keypad and the first user interface component or the second user interface component is selected using a press and hold keypress sequence on the keypad.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless device includes a keypad and the first user interface component or the second user interface component is selected using a rapid double keypress sequence.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing access to the private portion of the wireless device when the first user interface component is selected.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing access to the public portion of the wireless device when the second user interface component is selected.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

prompting a user for a password after the first user interface component is selected;

receiving a password from the user; and

providing access to the private portion of the wireless device after a correct password is received.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising providing access to one or more private data files stored within the private portion of the wireless device.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising providing access to one or more private applications stored within the private portion of the wireless device.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising providing access to one or more public data files stored within the public portion of the wireless device.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising providing access to one or more public applications stored within the public portion of the wireless device.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the public data file, the private data file, or both the public data file and the private data file is an audio data file, a video data file, or a still image data file.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the audio data file is an MPEG audio layer three (MP3) data file, a waveform audio format (WAV) data file, a wma data file, an OGG data file, a Monkey'"'"'s Audio digital data file (APE) data file, a VOX data file, a Real Audio (RA) data file, a synthetic music mobile application format (MMF) data file, or musical instrument digital interface (MID) data file, a phrase format (SPF) data file, or a Qualcomm PureVoice audio data file (QCP).

13. The method of claim 11, wherein video data file is a moving picture experts group (MPEG) data file, an audio video interleave (AVI) data file, a Windows media video (WMV) data file, an advanced streaming format (ASF) data file, a Quicktime (MOV) data file, or a Real Media (RM) data file.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the image data file is a joint photographic experts group (JPEG) data file, a graphics interchange format (GIF) data file, a tagged image data file format (TIFF) data file, an Adobe Photoshop (PSD) data file, a portable networks graphics (PNG) data file, or a windows metadata file (WMF) data file.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the first user interface component is a voice user interface component, a physical user interface component, a graphical user interface component, or a touch screen user interface component.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the second user interface component is a voice user interface component, a physical user interface component, a graphical user interface component, or a touch screen user interface component.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless device is selected from the group consisting of a wireless telephone, a portable digital assistant, and a pager.

18. A method of storing data files at a wireless device, the method comprising:

receiving a data file at the wireless device;

detecting a data file type associated with the data file; and

storing the data file within a private portion of the wireless device or within a public portion of the wireless device at least partially based on the data file type.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising storing the data file within the private portion of the wireless device or within a public portion of the wireless device at least partially based on at least one download setting.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the at least one download setting comprises at least one user defined download setting.

21. The method of claim 18, further comprising storing the data file within the private portion of the wireless device.

22. The method of claim 18, further comprising storing the data file within the public portion of the wireless device.

23. The method of claim 18, wherein the data file is received via an over the air connection.

24. A method of storing data files at a wireless device, the method comprising:

receiving a first data file at a wireless device; and

querying a user to determine whether to store the first data file within a private portion of the wireless device or a public portion of the wireless device.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the first data file is received via an over the air connection.

26. The method of claim 24, further comprising storing the first data file within the private portion of the wireless device in response to a selection of the private portion by the user.

27. The method of claim 26, further comprising storing the first data file within the public portion of the wireless device in response to a selection of the public portion by the user.

28. The method of claim 27, further comprising detecting a first data file type associated with the first data file.

29. The method of claim 28, further comprising querying a user in order to determine whether to store data files received at the wireless device having the first data file type within the public portion or the private portion of the wireless device.

30. The method of claim 29, further comprising receiving a second data file at the wireless device.

31. The method of claim 30, further comprising detecting a second data file type associated with the second data file.

32. The method of claim 31, further comprising storing the second data file within the public portion or private portion of the wireless device based on the second data file type.

33. The method of claim 29, wherein the user is queried via one or more voice prompts.

34. The method of claim 29, wherein the user is queried via one or more graphical user interface screens displayed at the wireless device.

35. A method of processing data files for communication between a first wireless device and a second wireless device, the method comprising:

establishing a wireless connection between the first wireless device and the second wireless device;

determining whether the second device is an identified device; and

determining whether the second device is a trusted device.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein the second device is determined to be an identified device at least partially based on the telephone number of the second device.

37. The method of claim 36, wherein the telephone number of the second device is stored at the first wireless device.

38. The method of claim 35, wherein the second device is determined to be a trusted device at least partially based on the telephone number of the second device.

39. The method of claim 38, wherein the telephone number of the second device is stored at the first wireless device and marked as trusted.

40. The method of claim 35, further comprising blocking access to a private portion and to a public portion of the first wireless device when the second wireless device is not an identified device.

41. The method of claim 40, further comprising providing access to the private portion of the first wireless device when the second device is an identified device and a trusted device.

42. The method of claim 41, further comprising providing access to the public portion of the first wireless device, but not the private portion of the first wireless device when the second device is identified, but not trusted.

43. The method of claim 42, further comprising providing access to the public portion of the first wireless device when a first user interface component associated with the public portion of the first wireless device is selected at the first wireless device.

44. The method of claim 43, further comprising providing access to the private portion of the first wireless device when a second user interface component associated with the private portion of the first wireless device is selected at the first wireless device.

45. A wireless device, comprising:

a processor;

a memory device accessible by the processor, wherein the memory device includes a private portion and a public portion;

a first user interface component associated with the private portion; and

a second user interface component associated with the public portion.

46. A computer program embedded within a computer readable medium, the computer program comprising:

instructions to generate a first user interface component, wherein the first user interface component is associated with a private portion of a wireless device;

instructions to generate a second user interface component, wherein the second user interface component is associated with a public portion of the wireless device;

instructions to navigate from the private portion of the portable computing to the public portion of the wireless device in response to a selection of the first user interface component; and

instructions to navigate from the public portion of the portable computing to the private portion of the wireless device in response to a selection of the second user interface component.

47. A computer program embedded within a computer readable medium, the computer program comprising:

instructions to receive a data file at a wireless device;

instructions to detect a data file type associated with the data file; and

instructions to determine whether to store the data file within a private portion of the wireless device or within a public portion of the wireless device at least partially based on the data file type.

48. A computer program embedded within a computer readable medium, the computer program comprising:

instructions to receive a first data file at a wireless device; and

instructions to query a user and receive a user response to determine whether to store the first data file within a private portion of the wireless device or a public portion of the wireless device.

49. A computer program embedded within a computer readable medium, the computer program comprising:

instructions to establish a wireless connection between a first wireless device and a second wireless device;

instructions to determine whether the second wireless device is an identified device; and

instructions to determine whether the second device is a trusted device.

50. A wireless device, comprising:

a processor;

a memory device accessible by the processor, wherein the memory device includes a private portion and a public portion; and

a computer program embedded within the memory device, the computer program comprising;

instructions to generate a first user interface component, wherein the first user interface component is linked to a private portion of a wireless device;

instructions to generate a second user interface component, wherein the second user interface component is linked to a public portion of the wireless device;

instructions to navigate from the private portion of the portable computing to the public portion of the wireless device when the first user interface component is selected; and

instructions to navigate from the public portion of the portable computing to the private portion of the wireless device when the second user interface component is selected.

51. A wireless device, comprising:

a processor;

a memory device accessible by the processor, wherein the memory device includes a private portion and a public portion;

a data file received at the wireless device; and

a computer program embedded within the memory device, the computer program comprising;

instructions to detect a data file type associated with the data file; and

instructions to determine whether to store the data file within a private portion of the wireless device or within a public portion of the wireless device at least partially based on the data file type.

52. A wireless device, comprising:

a processor;

a memory device accessible by the processor, wherein the memory device includes a private portion and a public portion;

a data file received at the wireless device; and

a computer program embedded within the memory device, the computer program comprising;

instructions to query a user on whether to store the first data file within a private portion of the wireless device or a public portion of the wireless device.

53. A wireless device, comprising:

a processor;

a memory device accessible by the processor, wherein the memory device includes a private portion and a public portion; and

a computer program embedded within the memory device, the computer program comprising;

instructions to establish a wireless connection between the first wireless device and the second wireless device;

instructions to determine whether the second device is an identified device; and

instructions to determine whether the second device is a trusted device.

54. A wireless device, comprising:

means for detecting a selection of a first user interface component, wherein the first user interface component is linked to a private portion of the wireless device; and

means for detecting a selection of a second user interface component, wherein the second user interface component is linked to a public portion of the wireless device.

55. A wireless device, comprising:

means for receiving a data file at the wireless device;

means for detecting a data file type associated with the data file; and

means for storing the data file within a private portion of the wireless device or within a public portion of the wireless device at least partially based on the data file type.

56. A wireless device, comprising:

means for receiving a first data file at a wireless device; and

means for querying a user to determine whether to store the first data file within a private portion of the wireless device or a public portion of the wireless device.