SMART PHONE COMPANION LOOP

• US 20120282914A1
• Filed: 04/10/2012
• Published: 11/08/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lael Andrew Alexander
• Original Assignee: Lael Andrew Alexander
• Inventors: Alexander, Lael Andrew
• Application Number:
  US13/443,796
• Publication Number:
  US 20120282914A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/420
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2816 Controlling appliance services of a home automation network by calling their functionalities arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station; in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom H04Q9/00
• 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 1/72415 for remote control of appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/06 including a wireless LAN interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector

Abstract

A smart phone companion loop is presented as a phone companion solution that extends the use of a mobile device to the loop tablet or compatible computing device by pairing functionality of both devices. The loop tablet operates as a standalone or parallel device, allowing user to operate applications and functionality from either of the paired devices. The loop tablet allows users to view smart phone applications on a larger screen setting wirelessly. Loop connectivity is the seamless integration of one or more paired mobile devices that communicate wirelessly and share total functionality when tethered or synced with bi-directional control and interface between looped devices with functional commands from both devices. Tablet and Cell phone will be ‘paired’ for security reasons. It may be possible to pair a tablet, car or computing device with multiple or more registered phones that operates under a standard or custom operating system.

Claims

1. A smart phone companion loop comprising:

a cellular linked communication device;

a separate computing device;

a communication loop between said cellular linked device and said separate computing device whereby real-time bidirectional display and control is enabled between said cellular linked device and said separate computing device.

2. The smart phone companion loop according to claim 1 wherein said cellular linked communication device is a cellular phone with a display.

3. The smart phone companion loop according to claim 2 wherein said display is visible in a larger format on said separate computing device.

4. The smart phone companion loop according to claim 3 wherein said communication loop allows virtual access to functions of said cellular phone.

5. The smart phone companion loop according to claim 1 wherein said real-time bidirectional link is through IP, wireless, Wi-Fi, IR, FM or Bluetooth.

6. The smart phone companion loop according to claim 1 wherein said loop provides functionality between said cellular linked device and said separate computing device for display, user interface, camera, video, phone calls, games, text messaging, Internet access and social networking.

7. The smart phone companion loop according to claim 1 wherein said communication loop is through a cloud based connection.

8. The smart phone companion loop according to claim 1 wherein said communication link is through the internet.

9. The smart phone companion loop according to claim 1 wherein said separate computing device is a tablet, personal computer or automobile display.

10. The smart phone companion loop according to claim 1 wherein said separate computing device is a TV or video display device.

11. The smart phone companion loop according to claim 10 wherein said TV or video display device further includes a user interface.

12. The smart phone companion loop according to claim 11 wherein said user interface is a touch screen.

13. The smart phone companion loop according to claim 1 wherein functions of said separate computing device are accessible on said cellular linked communication device.

14. The smart phone companion loop according to claim 1 wherein said separate computing device can display a screen of more than one cellular linked communication devices at the same time.

15. The smart phone companion loop according to claim 1 wherein said computing device includes at least one of a touch screen, accelerometer and audio codec.

16. The smart phone companion loop according to claim 1 wherein said communications loop allows for control of at least one of a TV, video device, audio device and a recording device.

17. The smart phone companion loop according to claim 1 wherein said communications loop allows for control of at least one of a refrigerator, an air conditioner, a HVAC unit, an oven and a home security device or sensor.

18. The smart phone companion loop according to claim 1 wherein said communications loop is with a loop driver that is present in all devices communication over said communications loop.

19. The smart phone companion loop according to claim 1 wherein selection of operation or functions on said cellular linked communication device is communicated over said communication loop and operate functions on said separate computing device.

20. The smart phone companion loop according to claim 1 wherein selection of operation or functions on said separate computing device is communicated over said communication loop and operate functions on said cellular linked communication device.