UPnP device control protocol for mobile telephones

• US 20080008114A1
• Filed: 04/21/2006
• Published: 01/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Tervo, Timo, Kaarela, Kari, Koistinen, Kirmo
• Application Number:
  US11/408,720
• Publication Number:
  US 20080008114A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/328
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2535 adapted for voice communication over an Internet Protocol [IP] network Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network equipment and services H04M7/006; implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP] H04L69/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72409 by interfacing with external accessories hands-free H04M1/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals

Abstract

A UPnP device control protocol for mobile telephones. The device control protocol of the present invention defines the services, actions, and state variables that a UPnP mobile device would expose to a UPnP network. According to the present invention, a mobile telephone or device would act primarily as a UPnP device, offering its services to other devices, such as televisions. These services may include messaging, telephone calls, telephone book functions, calendar functions, and other functions.

Claims

1. A UPnP system for providing services, comprising:

a UPnP mobile telephone device possessing a service capable of being made available within the UPnP system; and

a UPnP mobile telephone control point in communication range of the UPnP mobile telephone device, the UPnP mobile telephone control point configured to discover the UPnP mobile telephone device and to access the service;

wherein the UPnP mobile telephone device and the UPnP mobile telephone control point each are configured to implement a UPnP stack including a mobile telephone device control protocol.

2. The UPnP system of claim 1, wherein the UPnP mobile telephone control point is configured to render the service on a rendering device.

3. The UPnP system of claim 2, wherein the rendering device comprises the UPnP mobile telephone control point.

4. The UPnP system of claim 2, wherein the rendering device comprises a device separate from the UPnP mobile telephone control point.

5. The UPnP system of claim 2, wherein the rendering device comprises a television.

6. The UPnP system of claim 2, wherein the rendering device comprises a different UPnP mobile telephone device.

7. The UPnP system of claim 2, wherein the rendering device comprises a different UPnP mobile telephone device.

8. The UPnP system of claim 2, wherein the service comprises a telephone service.

9. The UPnP system of claim 2, wherein the service comprises a VoIP service.

10. The UPnP system of claim 2, wherein the service comprises at least one of the group of services consisting of phonebook services, calendar services, media gallery services and synchronization services.

11. A UPnP mobile telephone control point, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory unit operatively connected to the processor and including;

computer code for discovering and enabling communication with a UPnP mobile telephone device,

computer code for accessing a service located on the UPnP mobile telephone device,

computer code for rendering the service on a rendering device,

wherein the UPnP mobile telephone control point is configured to implement a UPnP stack including a mobile telephone device control protocol.

12. The UPnP mobile telephone control point of claim 11, wherein the rendering device comprises the UPnP mobile telephone control point.

13. The UPnP mobile telephone control point of claim 11, wherein the rendering device comprises a device separate from the UPnP mobile telephone control point.

14. The UPnP mobile telephone control point of claim 11, wherein the rendering device comprises a television.

15. The UPnP mobile telephone control point of claim 11, wherein the service comprises a telephone service.

16. The UPnP mobile telephone control point of claim 11, wherein the service comprises a VoIP service.

17. The UPnP mobile telephone control point of claim 11, wherein the service comprises at least one of the group of services consisting of phonebook services, calendar services, media gallery services and synchronization services.

18. A computer program product for rendering content from a UPnP mobile telephone device on a rendering device, comprising:

computer code for discovering and enabling communication with the UPnP mobile telephone device;

computer code for accessing a service located on the UPnP mobile telephone device;

computer code for rendering the service on the rendering device;

wherein the UPnP mobile telephone control point is configured to implement a UPnP stack including a mobile telephone device control protocol.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the rendering device comprises the UPnP mobile telephone control point.

20. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the rendering device comprises a device separate from the UPnP mobile telephone control point.

21. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the service comprises a telephone service.

22. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the service comprises at least one of the group of services consisting of phonebook services, calendar services, media gallery services and synchronization services.

23. A method of providing content among devices within a UPnP network, comprising:

using a UPnP mobile telephone control point to discover and enable communication with a UPnP mobile telephone device; and

using the UPnP mobile telephone control point to access a service located on the UPnP mobile telephone device; and

using the UPnP mobile telephone control point to render the service on a rendering device,

wherein the UPnP mobile telephone device and the UPnP mobile telephone control point each are configured to implement a UPnP stack including a mobile telephone device control protocol.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the rendering device comprises the UPnP mobile telephone control point.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein the rendering device comprises a device separate from the UPnP mobile telephone control point.

26. The method of claim 23, wherein the rendering device comprises a television.

27. The method of claim 23, wherein the service comprises a telephone service.

28. The method of claim 23, wherein the service comprises at least one of the group of services consisting of phonebook services, calendar services, media gallery services and synchronization services.

29. The method of claim 23, wherein the service comprises a VoIP service.