METHOD FOR PROVIDING A COMPUTER PROGRAM TO A MOBILE COMPUTERISED DEVICE AND A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR STORING THE COMPUTER PROGRAM

• US 20100180038A1
• Filed: 01/15/2009
• Published: 07/15/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Advanced Mobile Technologies LLC
• Original Assignee: Advanced Mobile Technologies LLC
• Inventors: HORPESTAD, Oyvind
• Application Number:
  US12/354,380
• Publication Number:
  US 20100180038A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/228
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

A method is provided that provides computer data or a computer data program to a mobile computerised device. The computer data or computer program being stored on a portable electronic apparatus and is able to operate the mobile computerised device to provide an information or service. The portable electronic apparatus includes a memory device for storing the computer data or computer program, a further memory device for storing usage information and a more further memory device for storing information of the mobile computerised device obtained from the mobile computerised device, said portable electronic apparatus having at least one interface and at least one data communication device for communicating with the mobile computerised device. The interface and the communication device communicating under the control of a controller including data programs for initiating, controlling and terminating the communication. The portable electronic apparatus includes a display device for displaying messages.

Claims

1. A method for providing computer data or a computer data program to a mobile computerised device (9), said computer data or computer program being stored on a portable electronic apparatus (1) and is able to operate the mobile computerised device (9) to provide an information or service that is different from a standard information or service of said device (9), said portable electronic apparatus (1) having a memory device (2) for storing said computer data or computer program, a further memory device (3) for storing usage information and a more further memory device (4) for storing information of the mobile computerized device obtained from the mobile computerized device (9), said portable electronic apparatus (1) having at least one interface (7) and at least one data communication device (6) for communicating with the mobile computerised device (9), said interface (7) and said communication device (6) communicating under the control of a controller (5) including data programs for initiating, controlling and terminating the communication, and said portable electronic apparatus (1) having a display device (8) for displaying messages to a user, said method comprising:

a step in which the communication between the mobile computerized device (9) and the portable electronic apparatus (1) is initiated by connecting the portable electronic apparatus (1) and the mobile computerised device (9) and the controller (5) sensing the presence of the mobile computerised device (9) on the interface (7);

a step in which the controller of the portable electronic apparatus (1) decides on the mode of transferring data between the portable computerized device (9) and the portable electronic apparatus (1);

a step in which a request for an electronic representation of identity is sent from the portable electronic apparatus (1) to the mobile computerized device (9) and the electronic representation is transferred to the portable electronic apparatus (1);

a step in which a request for a model number is sent from the portable electronic apparatus (1) to the mobile computerised device (9) and the model number is transferred to the portable electronic apparatus (1);

a step in which the computer data or computer program stored in the memory device (2) of the portable electronic apparatus is transferred to the mobile computerised device.

2. Method according to claim 1 comprising:

a step in which the electronic representation of identity is converted from the representation used in the mobile computerised device (9) in a format that can be stored in the portable electronic apparatus (1),

a step in which the obtained model number is converted from the representation used in the mobile computerised device (9) to a format that can be stored in the portable electronic apparatus (1),

a step in which the electronic representation of the converted model number is stored in the memory device (4) of the portable electronic apparatus (1),

a step in which the class identifier is stored in the memory device (4) of the portable apparatus (1) and

a step in which the converted class identifier is displayed on the display device (8) of the portable electronic apparatus (1);

where each of the above steps are optional.

3. Method according to claim 1, wherein the decision of communication method by the controller (5) of the portable electronic apparatus (1) can be performed by a decision algorithm stored in the memory device (2).

4. Method according to claim 1, wherein the decision of communication method is performed by the user.

5. Method according to claim 1, wherein the transfer of data between the portable apparatus (1) and the mobile computerised device (9) is performed by the use of standard AT commands for transferring the data character by character.

6. Method according to claim 1, wherein the transfer of data between the portable electronic apparatus (1) and the mobile computerised device (9) is performed by the use of specialised AT commands.

7. Method according to claim 1, wherein the transfer of data between the portable electronic apparatus (1) and the mobile computerised device (9) is performed by transferring the data in standard formatted files.

8. Method according to claim 1, wherein the transfer of data between the portable electronic apparatus (1) and the mobile computerised device (9) is performed via Short Message System (SMS) messages.

9. A portable electronic apparatus (1) for providing computer data or a computer data program to a mobile computerised device (9), said computer data or computer program being stored on the portable electronic apparatus (1) and is able to operate the mobile computerised device (9) to provide an information or service that is different from a standard information or service of said computerised device (9), said portable electronic apparatus (1) comprising:

a memory device (2) for storing said computer data or computer program,

a further memory device (3) for storing usage information,

a more further memory device (4) for storing information of the mobile computerised device (9) obtained from the mobile computerised device (9),

a controller (5) having data programs for initiating, controlling and terminating the communication between the portable apparatus (1) and the computerised device (9)

at least one interface (7) for establishing contact with the mobile computerised device (9) by way of a mechanical, electrical or wireless connection

at least one data communication device (6) for communicating with the mobile computerised device (9),

a display device (8) for displaying messages to a user,

wherein the controller (5) is connected to the memory device (2, 3, 4), the data communication device (6) and the display device (8).

10. An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the communication device (6) is integrated in the controller (5).