INTERFACE FOR MOBILE DEVICE AND COMPUTING DEVICE
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1. A method of handling a voice call including the steps of:
- a) receiving an incoming voice call;
b) notifying a user of the incoming voice call;
c) receiving an indication from the user to respond to the incoming voice call with a non-voice message;
d) accessing a contact list in response to said step c);
e) retrieving a contact entry associated with the caller in the incoming voice call in response to said step c); and
f) creating a non-voice message to the caller based upon the contact entry.
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Abstract
An interface between mobile devices and computing devices, such as a PC or an in-vehicle system permits a user to use the better user interface of the computing device to access and control the operation of the mobile device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of handling a voice call including the steps of:
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a) receiving an incoming voice call; b) notifying a user of the incoming voice call; c) receiving an indication from the user to respond to the incoming voice call with a non-voice message; d) accessing a contact list in response to said step c); e) retrieving a contact entry associated with the caller in the incoming voice call in response to said step c); and f) creating a non-voice message to the caller based upon the contact entry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of handling a non-voice message including the steps of:
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a) receiving a non-voice message; b) listing the message on a display; c) receiving a selection of the message from the list; d) accessing a contact list in response to said step c); e) retrieving a contact entry associated with the sender of the message in response to said step c); and f) initiating a new communication to the sender in a different mode from that in which the message was sent based upon the contact entry. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of accessing a wide area network including the steps of:
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establishing a connection between a computing device and a mobile device, the mobile device including a wireless connection to a wide area network; accessing a browser application on the mobile device with the computing device; and controlling operation of the browser with the computing device to access the wide area network while displaying the browser application on the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method of controlling a mobile device including the steps of:
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establishing a connection between a computing device and a mobile device, the mobile device including a wireless connection to a wide area network; accessing information on the mobile device with the computing device; and displaying the information in the mobile device in a personal information manager (PIM) application on the computing device without copying the information to the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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