METHOD AND SYSTEM OF TRANSPORT MODE NOTIFICATION ON A MULTI-MODE HANDHELD COMMUNICATION DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method of communication in a handheld communication device capable of a plurality of communication transport modes, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving at least one data packet at the handheld communication device, the handheld communication device comprising a plurality of data transceivers, each said data transceiver being configured for communication via a respective one of the communication transport modes, the at least one data packet being associated with one of the communication transport modes, the handheld communication device communicating the at least one data packet via one of the data transceivers, the one data transceiver being configured for communication via the one communication transport mode; and
providing a user-indication of the one communication transport mode for the at least one data packet in accordance with the one data transceiver, the user indication being provided on a per-data packet basis, substantially contemporaneously with the communication of the at least one data packet via the one data transceiver.
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Abstract
A communications device includes multiple data transceivers, each configured for communication via a respective communication transport mode. The communication device has one or more data packets which are associated with one of the communication transport modes. The handheld communication device transmits or receives the data packet(s) via the data transceiver that is configured for communication with the corresponding communication transport mode. A user-indication of the communication transport mode of the data packet(s) is provided in accordance with the data transceiver that communicates the data packet(s). The user indication is provided on a per-data packet basis, substantially contemporaneously with the communication of the data packet(s) via the one data transceiver.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of communication in a handheld communication device capable of a plurality of communication transport modes, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving at least one data packet at the handheld communication device, the handheld communication device comprising a plurality of data transceivers, each said data transceiver being configured for communication via a respective one of the communication transport modes, the at least one data packet being associated with one of the communication transport modes, the handheld communication device communicating the at least one data packet via one of the data transceivers, the one data transceiver being configured for communication via the one communication transport mode; and providing a user-indication of the one communication transport mode for the at least one data packet in accordance with the one data transceiver, the user indication being provided on a per-data packet basis, substantially contemporaneously with the communication of the at least one data packet via the one data transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A communications device comprising:
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a plurality of data transceivers, each said data transceiver being configured for communication via a respective one of the communication transport modes; communication transport mode determining means in communication with the plurality of data transceivers for determining a transport mode of at least one data packet received at the handheld communications device, the handheld communication device being configured to communicate the at least one data packet via one of the data transceivers, the at least one data packet being associated with one of the communication transport modes, the one data transceiver being configured for communication via the one communication transport mode; and communication transport mode indicating means in communication with the communication transport mode determining means, the communication transport mode indicating means being configured to provide a user-indication of the one communication transport mode for the at least one data packet, the communication transport mode indicating means providing the user indication on a per-data packet basis, substantially contemporaneously with the communication of the at least one data packet via the one data transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer readable medium carrying processing instructions for a handheld communications device, the processing instructions, when executed by a computer processor of the communications device, enabling the handheld communication device to perform the following steps:
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receive at least one data packet at the handheld communication device, the handheld communication device comprising a plurality of data transceivers, each said data transceiver being configured for communication via a respective one of the communication transport modes, the at least one data packet being associated with one of the communication transport modes, the handheld communication device communicating the at least one data packet via one of the data transceivers, the one data transceiver being configured for communication via the one communication transport mode; and provide a user-indication of the one communication transport mode for the at least one data packet in accordance with the one data transceiver, the user indication being provided on a per-data packet basis, substantially contemporaneously with the communication of the at least one data packet via the one data transceiver.
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