METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A WIRELESS MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE TO EXECUTE A FUNCTION OR RECEIVE A SERVICE IN ONE OR MORE REMOTE TRANSMIT/RECEIVE DEVICES BASED ON USER PREFERENCE DATA

• US 20090023393A1
• Filed: 09/25/2007
• Published: 01/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP PTE Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP PTE Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Behzad, Arya, MacInnis, Alexander, Walley, John, Karaoguz, Jeyhan, Buer, Mark, Quigley, Thomas
• Application Number:
  US11/861,220
• Publication Number:
  US 20090023393A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/06 using polling
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/20 Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

A system and method is provided for a wireless mobile communication device (WMCD) to communicate a signal that may include user preference data to execute a function and/or receive a service in one or more identified remote transmitting/receiving (TX/RX) devices. The signal may be encrypted, and may be used to poll the availability and identity of the one or more remote TX/RX devices. The user preference data may be formatted in a standardized universal language with commands understandable by most remote TX/RX devices for rendering functions or services. If the one or more remote TX/RX devices receive competing and/or conflicting user preference data from a plurality of WMCDs, each of the remote TX/RX devices may arbitrate which function or service to perform according to privileges of each of the user preference data of the respective WMCDs or based on an arbitration decision in the one or more remote TX/RX devices.

Claims

1. A method for communicating information, the method comprising:

in a wireless mobile communication device (WMCD) comprising an user interface, communicating a signal that indicates retrieved user preference data associated with a particular user of said WMCD, wherein said communicated signal enables one or more remote transmitting and/or receiving (TX/RX) devices, which receives said signal to execute a function or receive a service in accordance with said user preference data.

2. The method according to claim 1, comprising prioritizing one or more functions to be executed or services to be received in accordance with said user preference data.

3. The method according to claim 1, comprising discovering by said WMCD, of said one or more remote TX/RX devices.

4. The method according to claim 1, comprising ranking said WMCD.

5. The method according to claim 1, comprising retrieving at least a portion of said user preference data from within said WMCD and/or from a source external to said WMCD.

6. The method according to claim 1, comprising retrieving at least a portion of said user preference data from an input by said particular user of WMCD.

7. The method according to claim 1, comprising negotiating execution of one or more of said functions or receiving one or more of said services by said one or more remote TX/RX devices based on said user preference data.

8. The method according to claim 1, comprising negotiating execution based on arbitrating conflicts associated with one or more of said functions or receiving one or more of said services by said one or more remote TX/RX devices.

9. The method according to claim 1, comprising configuring said one or more remote TX/RX devices to execute said one or more available functions or receive said one or more available services based on said user preference data.

10. The method according to claim 1, comprising generating by said WMCD, one or more signals that enables arbitration of conflicts associated with execution of said available functions or receiving said available services by said one or more remote TX/RX devices.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein said signal that indicates retrieved user preference data enables arbitration of conflicts associated with execution of said available functions or services by said one or more remote TX/RX devices.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein said user preference data is represented in a universal language format.

13. The method according to claim 1, comprising encrypting at least a portion of said user preference data.

14. The method according to claim 1, comprising filtering information from said one or more remote TX/RX devices based on said user preference data.

15. The method according to claim 1, comprising polling information from said one or more remote TX/RX devices based on said user preference data.

16. A system for communicating information, the system comprising:

a WMCD comprising at least one processor and an user interface, said at least one processor enables communication of a signal that indicates retrieved user preference data associated with a particular user of said WMCD, wherein said communicated signal enables one or more remote transmitting and/or receiving (TX/RX) devices which receives said signal, to execute a function or receive a service in accordance with said user preference data.

17. The system according to claim 16, wherein said at least one processor enables prioritization of one or more functions to be executed or services to be received in accordance with said user preference data,

18. The system according to claim 16, wherein said at least one processor enables discovery, by said WMCD, of said one or more remote TX/RX devices.

19. The system according to claim 18, wherein said at least one processor enables ranking of said WMCD.

20. The system according to claim 16, wherein said at least one processor enables retrieval of at least a portion of said user preference data from within said WMCD and/or from a source external to said WMCD.

21. The system according to claim 16, wherein said at least one processor enables retrieval at least a portion of said user preference data from an input by said particular user of WMCD.

22. The system according to claim 16, wherein said at least one processor enables negotiation of execution of one or more of said functions or receiving one or more of said services by said one or more remote TX/RX devices based on said user preference data.

23. The system according to claim 16, wherein said at least one processor enables negotiation of execution of one or more of said functions or receiving one or more of said services based on arbitrating conflicts associated with said one or more of said functions or receiving said one or more of said services by said one or more remote TX/RX devices.

24. The system according to claim 16, wherein said at least one processor enables configuration of said one or more remote TX/RX devices to execute said one ore more available functions or receive said one or more available services based on said user preference data.

25. The system according to claim 16, wherein said at least one processor enables generation by said WMCD, one or more signals that enables arbitration of conflicts associated with execution of said available functions or receiving said available services by said one or more remote TX/RX devices.

26. The system according to claim 16, wherein said signal that indicates retrieved user preference data enables arbitration of conflicts associated with execution of said available functions or services by said one or more remote TX/RX devices.

27. The system according to claim 16, wherein said user preference data is represented in a universal language format.

28. The system according to claim 16, wherein said at least one processor enables encryption at least a portion of said user preference data.

29. The system according to claim 16, wherein said at least one processor enables filtering of information from said one or more remote TX/RX devices based on said user preference data.

30. The system according to claim 16, wherein said at least one processor enables polling of information from said one or more remote TX/RX devices based on said user preference data.