METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A HANDHELD WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR CONFIGURING CONNECTION TO AND USE OF LOCAL AND REMOTE RESOURCES
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Abstract
Methods and systems for a handheld portable communication device for configuring connection to and use of local and remote resources are disclosed and may include discovering available networks and resources, establishing a route between the handheld wireless communication device and a selected one or more of the available resources via a selected one or more of the available networks based on user preference criteria stored in the handheld wireless communication device, and communicating multimedia data between the handheld wireless communication device and the selected one or more of the available resources via the established route. The established route may be dynamically adjusted, based on network availability and bandwidth. The handheld wireless communication device may communicate utilizing a plurality of wireless protocols. The preference criteria stored in the handheld wireless communication device may be dynamically adjusted. The resources may be local or remote to the handheld wireless communication device.
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19 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A method for data communication, the method comprising:
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discovering, in the communication device, a list of local networks and resources accessible by the communication device; configuring an ad hoc network including at least one remote network and one of the local networks, such that a communication path is established between a first resource of the remote network and a second resource of the one of the local networks; controlling the transmission of data between the first resource and the second resource through the ad hoc network via the communication path. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A communication device, comprising:
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circuitry configured to discover a list of local networks and resources accessible by the communication device; configure an ad hoc network including at least one remote network and one of the local networks, such that a communication path is established between a first resource of the remote network and a second resource of the one of the local networks; control the transmission of data between the first resource and the second resource through the ad hoc network via the communication path. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable instructions thereon, which, when executed by a communication device, cause the communication device to perform a method for data communication, the method comprising:
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discovering, in the communication device, a list of local networks and resources accessible by the communication device; configuring an ad hoc network including at least one remote network and one of the local networks, such that a communication path is established between a first resource of the remote network and a second resource of the one of the local networks; controlling the transmission of data between the first resource and the second resource through the ad hoc network via the communication path. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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