MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE ACCESS FROM PERSONAL COMPUTER
First Claim
1. An automated method for providing files to a mobile communications device from an associated personal computer over one of a plurality of potential communication paths between the mobile communications device and the computer, comprising:
- receiving at the computer a user request that a selected file stored on the computer be provided to the mobile communications device;
selecting a communications path from among the plurality of potential communication paths; and
causing a copy of the selected file to be provided to the mobile communications device over the selected communication path.
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Abstract
A method is described for providing files to a mobile communications device from an associated personal computer over one of a plurality of potential communication paths between the mobile communications device and the computer. The method includes receiving at the computer a user request that a selected file stored on the computer be provided to the mobile communications device; selecting a communications path from among the plurality of potential communication paths; and causing a copy of the selected file to be provided to the mobile communications device over the selected communication path.
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1. An automated method for providing files to a mobile communications device from an associated personal computer over one of a plurality of potential communication paths between the mobile communications device and the computer, comprising:
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receiving at the computer a user request that a selected file stored on the computer be provided to the mobile communications device; selecting a communications path from among the plurality of potential communication paths; and causing a copy of the selected file to be provided to the mobile communications device over the selected communication path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for providing files to a mobile communications device, comprising:
a personal computer including; a plurality of interfaces for connecting to a plurality of potential communications paths from the personal computer to a predetermined mobile communications device; a display screen; a user input device; a storage element storing a plurality of files; a mobile file service module for (i) detecting a file copy request through the user input device requesting that a selected file stored on the storage element be provided to the mobile communications device;
(ii) selecting, upon detecting the file copy request, a communications path from among the plurality of potential communication paths; and
(iii) causing a copy of the selected file to be provided to the mobile communications device over the selected communication path through one of the interfaces.- View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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