Method and apparatus for operating a communication unit consisting of multiple devices
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1. A wireless communication system for a communication unit comprising:
- a wireless communication unit that includes a communication processor, a first transceiver that transceives information with a communication system on a first wireless communication path and a second transceiver that transceives unit control information with an application device on a second wireless communication path; and
an application device that includes an application storage element, an application processor, and a transceiver that transceives the unit control information to the communication unit on the second wireless communication path, wherein the application device is a device separate from the wireless communication unit, and wherein the application processor performs the bulk of the processing for the wireless communication unit.
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Abstract
In a wireless communication system (100), a communication unit (102) may operate in the following manner. Upon initiation of a service request, the communication unit (102) transmits the desired service request to an application device (115) over a second wireless communication path (117). Upon receiving this request, the application device (115) prepares a service response which is transmitted back to the communication unit (102) over the second wireless communication path (117). Upon receiving the response, the communication unit (102) transmits at least a portion of the response to the wireless communication system (100).
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16 Claims
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1. A wireless communication system for a communication unit comprising:
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a wireless communication unit that includes a communication processor, a first transceiver that transceives information with a communication system on a first wireless communication path and a second transceiver that transceives unit control information with an application device on a second wireless communication path; and an application device that includes an application storage element, an application processor, and a transceiver that transceives the unit control information to the communication unit on the second wireless communication path, wherein the application device is a device separate from the wireless communication unit, and wherein the application processor performs the bulk of the processing for the wireless communication unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for operating a communication unit in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) ascertaining, by the communication unit, that a service request is desired to produce a desired service request; b) transmitting, by the communication unit, an indication of the desired service request to an application device over a second wireless communication path; c) processing, by the application device, the desired service request to produce a service response; d) transmitting, by the application device, the service response to the communication unit over the second wireless communication path, wherein the service response includes an inbound signaling word; and e) when indicated by the service response, transmitting, by the communication unit, at least a portion of the service response, comprising at least the inbound signaling word, to the wireless communication system on a first wireless communication path, wherein the application device is a device separate from the communication unit. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An wireless communication system comprising:
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a communication unit, comprising a first processor, a first transceiver that transceives system control information with a communication system on a first communication path, and a second transceiver that transceives local control information with an application device on a second communication path, wherein the second communication path is a wireless communication path; an application device comprising an application storage element, a second processor, and an application device transceiver that transceives the local control information to the communication unit on the second communication path, wherein the application device is a device separate from the wireless communication unit, and wherein the second processor serves as the main processor for the communication unit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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