Communication device with indirect command distribution

• US 20070266177A1
• Filed: 02/28/2007
• Published: 11/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: TomTom International BV (TomTom NV)
• Original Assignee: TomTom International BV (TomTom NV)
• Inventors: Tebbutt, James, Vismans, David, Salters, Michiel
• Application Number:
  US11/711,875
• Publication Number:
  US 20070266177A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/243
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/367 Details, e.g. road map scale, orientation, zooming, illumination, level of detail, scrolling of road map or positioning of current position marker
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/102 using electrical means
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/12 Applying verification of the received information cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for data integrity or data verification H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/62 Establishing a time schedule for servicing the requests

Abstract

The invention provides a communication device with a programmably arranged first means, a programmably arranged second means and a programmably arranged third means. The programmably arranged first means requests the programmably arranged second means to transmit the certain command to a non-existing network address, wherein the programmably arranged second means informs the programmably arranged third means about the request to transmit the certain command. The programmably arranged third means executes the certain command in response to the information indicating the request.

Claims

1. A communication device, comprising:

a programmably arranged first means, a programmably arranged second means and a programmably arranged third means;

the programmably arranged first means being configured to request the programmably arranged second means to transmit the certain command to a non-existing network address, the programmably arranged second means being configured to inform the programmably arranged third means about the request to transmit the certain command, the programmably arranged third means being configured to execute the certain command in response to the information indicating the request.

2. The communication device according to claim 1, the programmably arranged second means being configured to execute a second computer program providing a Virtual Machine, the programmably arranged first means being configured to execute a first computer program on the Virtual Machine.

3. The communication device according to claim 1, the programmably arranged first means being configured to execute a first computer program providing a non-executable script, the programmably arranged second means being configured to execute a second computer program providing a network browsing functionality, the programmably arranged third means being configured to execute a third computer program providing a user application.

4. A communication device being configured to execute a first computer program, a second computer program and a third computer program, the first computer program requesting the second computer program to transmit a certain command to a non-existing network address, the second computer program informing the third computer program about the request to transmit the certain command, the third computer program executing the certain command in response to the information indicating the request.

5. The communication device according to claim 4, the second computer program providing a Virtual Machine, the first computer program running on the Virtual Machine provided by the second computer program.

6. The communication device according to claim 4, the first computer program providing a non-executable script, the second computer program providing a network browsing functionality, the third computer program being a user application program.

7. The communication device according to claim 4, the certain command indicating establishing a network connection to a remote network entity via a communication network by the third computer program.

8. A communication method, comprising:

requesting a first computer program by a second computer program to transmit a certain command to a non-existing network address;

providing information indicating the request to a third computer program; and

executing the certain command by the third computer program in response to the information indicating the request to transmit the certain command.

9. A computer program for performing the method according to claim 8 when the computer program runs on a computer.

10. A computer program comprising a first computer program, a second computer program and a third computer program, the first computer program, when running on a computer, requesting the second computer program to transmit a certain command to a non-existing network address, the second computer program, when running on a computer, informing the third computer program about the request to transmit the certain command, the third computer program, when running on a computer, executing the certain command in response to the information about the request.