System and method for transferring character between portable communication devices

• US 20070287478A1
• Filed: 03/21/2007
• Published: 12/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Kyoung
• Application Number:
  US11/726,402
• Publication Number:
  US 20070287478A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/530
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/12 involving interaction between a plurality of game devices, e.g. transmisison or distribution systems protocols for networked virtual reality, networked games H04L29/06034
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/30 Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/327 using wireless networks, e.g. Wi-Fi® or piconet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/34 using peer-to-peer connections
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/405 being a wireless ad hoc network, e.g. Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Pico net
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/408 Peer to peer connection
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8058 Virtual breeding, e.g. tamagotchi
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72439 for image or video messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/48 for in-vehicle communication

Abstract

A system and a method are provided to execute a bi-directional character transfer between portable communication devices to share information and functions thereof. After one of first and second devices is recognized in the other device, a character stored in the first device is transferred to the second device. Then the transferred character is driven in the second device. First information stored in the first device may be transferred with the character. The first information is then extracted from the character in the second device. The character may be transferred from the second device to the first device. Second information produced by operation of the character in the second device may be transferred with the character to the first device, and extracted from the character in the first device.

Claims

1. A character transfer system between portable communication devices, the system comprising:

a first portable communication device including a first memory unit for storing a character, a character driving unit for driving the character, and a first interface for transferring the character; and

a second portable communication device including a second interface for allowing communication with the first interface and receiving the character transferred from the first device, and a second memory unit for storing the received character.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first memory unit further stores first information transferred with the character transferred to the second device.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the second device further includes an information extraction unit for extracting the first information from the character.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the second memory unit further stores second information produced by an operation of the character and transferred with the character transferred to the first device.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the first device further includes an information extraction unit for extracting the second information from the character.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the first device further includes a device recognition unit for recognizing the second device based on an answering signal the second device transmits in response to a device search signal of the first device.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the second device further includes a device recognition unit for recognizing the first device based on an answering signal the first device transmits in response to a device search signal of the second device.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the first and second device is one of a mobile phone, a smart phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a handheld PC, a portable multimedia player (PMP), a pedestrian navigation system (PNS), and a car navigation system (CNS).

9. A character transfer method between a first portable communication device and a second communication device which are connected to each other through an interface, the method comprising:

transferring a character stored in the first device to the second device; and

driving the transferred character in the second device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the transferring of the character includes transferring first information stored in the first device and transferred with the character.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

extracting in the second device the first information from the transferred character.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

after the driving of the character, transferring the character from the second device to the first device.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the transferring of the character includes transferring second information produced by an operation of the character and transferred with the character.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

extracting in the first device the second information from the transferred character.

15. The method of claim 9, further comprising transmitting in the first device a device search signal, transmitting in the second device an answering signal in response to the device search signal, receiving in the first device the answering signal to recognize the second device.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein further comprising transmitting in the second device a device search signal, transmitting in the first device an answering signal in response to the device search signal, receiving in the second device the answering signal to recognize the first device.

17. The method of claim 9, wherein each of the first and second devices is one of a mobile phone, a smart phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a handheld PC, a portable multimedia player (PMP), a pedestrian navigation system (PNS), and a car navigation system (CNS).