REMOTE USER INTERFACE IN MULTIPHONE ENVIRONMENT

• US 20100057882A1
• Filed: 08/29/2008
• Published: 03/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: HIN, Rene, HAARTSEN, Jacobus
• Granted Patent: US 7,996,496 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/218
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/567 Integrating service provisioning from a plurality of service providers

Abstract

A method of operating a plurality of server devices within a user'"'"'s personal bubble includes accessing information available on the plurality of server devices. The information is output so as to appear that the information resides on a single device. The remote control device also may automatically configure the various devices within the personal bubble to communicate with other devices based on particular events, commands, etc.

Claims

1. A method of operating a plurality of server devices within a user'"'"'s personal bubble, comprising:

using a remote control device to communicate with the plurality of server devices to obtain data indicative of content available to the plurality of server devices; and

the remote control device outputting the data.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein outputting the data includes arranging the data to appear as if it resides on a single device.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said personal bubble further includes at least one content interface device, the method further comprising:

selecting at least part of the output data; and

based on said selection, the remote control device automatically connecting the at least one content interface device to the server device corresponding to the selected data.

4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising streaming content from the server device to the content interface device, said content corresponding to the selected data.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the streamed content is at least one of media content stored on the plurality of server devices, or communication data specific to one of the plurality of server devices.

6. The method according to claim 4, further comprising:

receiving an incoming communication on one of the plurality of server devices that is not connected to the content interface device; and

automatically connecting the content server device to the one server device.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein said personal bubble further includes at least one content interface device, the method further comprising:

selecting at least part of the output data; and

based on said selection, the remote control device automatically connecting to at least one content interface device and automatically connecting to at least on server device corresponding to the selected data and relaying the information between the at least one content interface device and the at least one server device.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein outputting the data includes at least one of outputting a list of media content stored on each of the plurality of server devices, or outputting a list of incoming communications on each of the plurality of server devices.

9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising:

selecting the incoming communication for output on the at least one content interface device; and

automatically connecting the at least one content interface device to the server device in which the incoming communication is being received.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein outputting the data includes storing the data from each of the plurality of server devices in memory of the remote control device, and combining the stored data so as to form a single list.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the server devices are at least one of a mobile phone, a computer, a media player, a gaming device, a pager, an electronic organizer, or a personal digital assistant, and the at least one content interface device is at least one of a wireless headset or a wireless display device.

12. A system for operating electronic devices within a user'"'"'s personal bubble, comprising:

a plurality of wireless server devices within the personal bubble; and

at least one wireless remote control device within the personal bubble, said remote control device communicatively coupled to said plurality of server devices, wherein said remote control device is adapted to access data available on the plurality of server devices, and to output the data.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein the remote control device is adapted to output the data so as to appear that said data resides on a single device.

14. The system according to claim 12, further comprising at least one wireless content interface device within the personal bubble, wherein said remote control device is communicatively coupled to said content interface device.

15. The system according to claim 14, wherein the remote control device is a master in a piconet, and the plurality of server devices and the at least one content interface device are slaves in the piconet.

16. The system according to claim 15, wherein said remote control device is adapted to configure one of the plurality of server devices as a master of the content interface device.

17. The system according to claim 15, wherein said remote control device is adapted to configure the content interface device to communicate with the master server device.

18. The system according to claim 17, wherein said remote control device is adapted to configure the one of the plurality of server devices and the content interface device to be sniffing slaves in the remote control piconet.

19. The system according to claim 12, wherein said server devices are at least one of a mobile phone, a computer, a media player, a gaming device, a pager, an electronic organizer, or a personal digital assistant, and said content interface device is at least one of a wireless headset or a wireless display device.

20. A remote control device for operating a plurality of server devices and at least one content interface device, each device within in a user'"'"'s personal bubble, the remote control device comprising:

a processor;

memory operatively coupled to said processor; and

logic stored in said memory and executable by said processor, said logic including

logic adapted to access data available on the plurality of server devices, and

logic adapted to output the data so as to appear said data resides on a single device.