Device and Method For Automated Functionality-Based Selective Establishing of Wireless Data Communication Connections

• US 20080182570A1
• Filed: 05/21/2004
• Published: 07/31/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Kuhl, Carmen
• Application Number:
  US11/596,905
• Publication Number:
  US 20080182570A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/422.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2854 Wide area networks, e.g. public data networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6091 including a wireless interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces

Abstract

An electronic device and a method for automated functionality-based selective establishing of wireless data communication connections are provided. The device comprises at least a wireless data communication interface and an identification device. The wireless data communication interface is adapted for wireless data communication with a counterpart device, which is equipped with a corresponding wireless data communication interface. The identification device is adapted to separately obtaining identification information from a counterpart identification device, which is associated with the counterpart device. The identification information obtained from the counterpart identification device relates to identification information concerning the counterpart device. In particular, the identification information includes at least functionality information relating to the counterpart device. The functionality information is adapted to enable the automated functionality-based selective establishing of a wireless data communication connection via the wireless data communication interface with the counterpart device in accordance with the profile information.

Claims

1. Electronic device for automated functionality-based selective establishing of wireless data communication connections, comprising:

a wireless data communication interface for communicating wirelessly data with a counterpart device having a corresponding wireless data communication interface; and

an identification device for separately obtaining identification information from a counterpart identification device associated with said counterpart device;

wherein said identification information includes functionality information relating to a functionality of said counterpart device, and wherein said functionality information is adapted to allow for automated functionality-based selective establishing of a wireless data communication connection via said wireless data communication interface with said counterpart device in accordance with said functionality information.

2. Electronic device according to claim 1, wherein said identification information includes configuration information, which allows to establish automatically said wireless data communication connection to said counterpart device by the means of said wireless data communication interface.

3. Electronic device according to claim 2, wherein said configuration information comprises at least one out of a group of configuration information including:

configuration information of said wireless data communication interface and said wireless data communication connection;

identity information;

authentication information; and

address information of said counterpart device.

4. Electronic device according to claim 1, wherein said functionality information comprises at least one out of a group of functionality information including:

information about one or more capabilities of said counterpart device;

information about one or more functions of said counterpart device; and

information about one more features of said counterpart device.

5. Electronic device according to claim 1, comprising a configuring component, which is adapted to:

check if presently one or more wireless data communication connections exists; and

establish said wireless data communication connection in case there do not exist presently any wireless data communication connections.

6. Electronic device according to claim 1, comprising a configuring component which is adapted to:

check whether functionality associated with a presently existing wireless data communication connection corresponds to said profile information; and

establish said wireless data communication connection in case said functionality differs from said profile information.

7. Electronic device according to claim 1, wherein said wireless data communication interface is a low power radio frequency transceiver.

8. Electronic device according to claim 1, wherein said identification device is a radio frequency identification device and in particular a radio frequency identification reader device.

9. Electronic device according to claim 1, wherein said counterpart identification device is a radio frequency identification device and in particular a radio frequency identification transponder device.

10. System for automated functionality-based selective establishing of wireless data communication connections, comprising:

a counterpart device having a wireless data communication interface;

a counterpart identification device associated with said counterpart device; and

an electronic device having a wireless data communication interface for communicating wirelessly data with said counterpart device and an identification device for separately obtaining identification information from said counterpart identification device;

wherein said identification information includes at least functionality information relating to a functionality of said counterpart device, and wherein said functionality information is adapted to allow for automated functionality-based selective establishing of a wireless data communication connection via said wireless data communication interface with said counterpart device in accordance with said profile information.

11. Method for automated functionality-based selective establishing of wireless data communication connections, comprising:

obtaining identification information by an identification device from a counterpart identification device being associated with a counterpart device, wherein said identification information includes at least functionality information relating to a functionality of said counterpart device; and

automated functionality-based selectively establishing a wireless data communication connection via a wireless data communication interface to said counterpart device in accordance with said profile information.

12. Method according to claim 11, wherein said identification information includes configuration information adapted to automatically establishing said wireless data communication connection.

13. Method according to claim 11, comprising:

checking if presently one or more wireless data communication connections exist; and

establishing said wireless data communication connection in case there do not exist presently any wireless data communication connections.

14. Method according to claim 11, comprising:

checking whether a functionality associated with a presently existing wireless data communication connection corresponds to said profile information; and

establishing said wireless data communication connection in case said functionality differs from said profile information.

15. Method according to claim 11, comprising:

requesting a user; and

in accordance with a user acknowledgement adding a new wireless data communication connection by establishing said wireless data communication connection

or replacing a presently existing wireless data communication connection by de-establishing said presently existing wireless data communication connection and establishing said wireless data communication connection.

16. Method according to claim 11, wherein said functionality information comprises at least one out of a group of functionality information including:

information about one or more capabilities of said counterpart device;

information about one or more functions of said counterpart device; and

information about one more features of said counterpart device.

17. Method according to claim 11, wherein said obtaining of identification information from said counterpart identification device is triggered by approaching said identification device into a proximity of said counterpart identification device.

18. Method according to claim 11, wherein said identification information includes configuration information, which allows to establish automatically said wireless data communication connection to said counterpart device by the means of said wireless data communication interface.

19. Method according to claim 11, wherein said wireless data communication interface is a low power radio frequency transceiver.

20. Method according to claim 11, wherein said identification device is a radio frequency identification device and in particular a radio frequency identification reader device.

21. Computer program product for executing a method for automated functionality-based selective establishing of wireless data communication connections, comprising program code sections for carrying out the steps of claim 11, when said program is run on a processor-based device, a terminal device, a network device, a portable terminal, a consumer electronic device, or a mobile communication enabled terminal.

22. Computer program product for executing a method for automated functionality-based selective establishing of wireless data communication connections, comprising program code sections stored on a machine-readable medium for carrying out the steps of claim 11, when said program product is run on a processor-based device, a terminal device, a network device, a portable terminal, a consumer electronic device, or a mobile communication enabled terminal.

23. Software tool for automated functionality-based selective establishing of wireless data communication connections, comprising program portions for carrying out the operations of claim 11, when said program is implemented in a computer program for being executed on a processor-based device, a terminal device, a network device, a portable terminal, a consumer electronic device, or a mobile communication enabled terminal.

24. Computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave and representing instructions, which when executed by a processor cause the steps of claim 11 to be carried out.