SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOBILE DEVICES

• US 20100259491A1
• Filed: 10/29/2009
• Published: 10/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Suri, Atul, Rajamani, Krishnan, Veerepalli, Sivaramakrishna
• Granted Patent: US 9,258,402 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72409 by interfacing with external accessories hands-free H04M1/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector

Abstract

Systems and methods displaying information from a mobile device are described herein. One embodiment of this disclosure provides a method of controlling a mobile device without a native touch screen display. The mobile device is coupled to an external touch-screen device. The method comprises receiving input via a touch screen display. The method further comprises mapping the input to one or more keypad events. The method further comprises transmitting to at least one application the one or more keypad events.

Claims

1. A method of controlling a mobile device without a native touch screen display, the mobile device being coupled to an external touch-screen device, the method comprising:

receiving input via a touch screen display;

mapping the input to one or more keypad events; and

transmitting to at least one application the one or more keypad events.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the input comprises one or more coordinates.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the input comprises one or more gestures.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the mapping is performed by an operating system of the mobile device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the mapping is performed by the external touch-screen device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the mapping is performed by a device driver.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is coupled to the external touch-screen device via a wired interface.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is coupled to the external touch-screen device via a wireless interface.

9. A method of controlling a mobile device having a plurality of states, the method comprising:

receiving information indicative of a first state of the mobile device;

receiving input via a touch screen;

translating the coordinate to a request to transition to a second state of the mobile device based on the first state of the mobile device; and

transmitting at least one keypad event, wherein the at least one keypad event causes the mobile device to transition to the second state.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the input comprises one or more coordinates.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the input comprises one or more gestures.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein receiving input comprises receiving input via a wireless interface.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein receiving input comprises receiving input via a wired interface.

14. A system for controlling a mobile device without a native touch screen display, the system comprising:

a first processing circuit configured to receive an input via a touch screen display;

a second processing circuit configured to map the input to one or more keypad events; and

a third processing circuit configured to transmit to at least one application the one or more keypad events.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the input comprises one or more coordinates.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the input comprises one or more gestures.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein the first processing circuit is further configured to receive the input via a wireless interface.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein the third processing circuit is further configured to receive the input via a wired interface.

19. A system for controlling a mobile device having a plurality of states, the system comprising:

a first processing circuit configured to receive information indicative of a first state of the mobile device;

a touch screen configured to receive an input;

a second processing circuit configured to translate the coordinate to a request to transition to a second state of the mobile device based on the first state of the mobile device; and

a third processing circuit configured to transmit at least one keypad event, wherein the at least one keypad event causes the mobile device to transition to the second state.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the input comprises one or more coordinates.

21. The system of claim 19, wherein the input comprises one or more gestures.

22. The system of claim 19, wherein the third processing circuit is further configured to transmit the at least one keypad event via a wireless interface.

23. The system of claim 19, wherein the third processing circuit is further configured to transmit the at least one keypad event via a wired interface.

24. A system for controlling a mobile device without a native touch screen display, the mobile device being coupled to an external touch-screen device, the system comprising:

means for receiving input via a touch screen display;

means for mapping the input to one or more keypad events; and

means for transmitting to at least one application the one or more keypad events.

25. A system for controlling a mobile device having a plurality of states, the system comprising:

means for receiving information indicative of a first state of the mobile device;

means for receiving input via a touch screen;

means for translating the coordinate to a request to transition to a second state of the mobile device based on the first state of the mobile device; and

means for transmitting at least one keypad event, wherein the at least one keypad event causes the mobile device to transition to the second state.

26. A computer program product, comprising:

computer-readable medium comprising;

code for causing a computer to receive input via a touch screen display;

code for causing a computer to map the input to one or more keypad events; and

code for causing a computer to transmit to at least one application the one or more keypad events.

27. A computer program product, comprising:

computer-readable medium comprising;

code for causing a computer to receive information indicative of a first state of the mobile device;

code for causing a computer to receive input via a touch screen;

code for causing a computer to translate the coordinate to a request to transition to a second state of the mobile device based on the first state of the mobile device; and

code for causing a computer to transmit at least one keypad event, wherein the at least one keypad event causes the mobile device to transition to the second state.