Handheld remote computer control and methods for secured interactive real-time telecommunications
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1. A power conservation method for telecommunications between a handheld low power user device and a host server for transmitting an order, a voice message or a data message, comprising the steps of:
- entering said order, voice message or data information at said handheld user device and preparing a data packet comprising said order, voice message or data information;
transmitting the data packet from a low power handheld user device to a host computer server on a telecommunication path;
receiving and processing the data packet at the host server and encoding and transmitting an informational message to the low power handheld user device, said informational message selected from among sound, voice or data;
receiving the informational message at the low power handheld user device and displaying said sound, voice or data;
wherein said transmitting, said receiving, and said displaying steps by said low power handheld user device are accomplished while the low power handheld user device is operating on electricity transmitted to the low power handheld device via the telecommunication path.
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Abstract
An interactive bi-directional telecommunication method using a handheld low power user device to access a host computer server along a telecommunication path, and to command the host computer server to transmit audio and/or visual reports to the user device. A system for host computer ordering of consumer products and services using the telecommunications method and handheld low power user device.
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1. A power conservation method for telecommunications between a handheld low power user device and a host server for transmitting an order, a voice message or a data message, comprising the steps of:
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entering said order, voice message or data information at said handheld user device and preparing a data packet comprising said order, voice message or data information; transmitting the data packet from a low power handheld user device to a host computer server on a telecommunication path; receiving and processing the data packet at the host server and encoding and transmitting an informational message to the low power handheld user device, said informational message selected from among sound, voice or data; receiving the informational message at the low power handheld user device and displaying said sound, voice or data; wherein said transmitting, said receiving, and said displaying steps by said low power handheld user device are accomplished while the low power handheld user device is operating on electricity transmitted to the low power handheld device via the telecommunication path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A power conservation telecommunication method for transmitting a telecommunication signals from a handheld low power user device to a host computer server and for receiving telecommunication signals from the host computer server, said transmitting and receiving over a telecommunication path, said transmitting to issue a command instruction to the host computer server to transmit an informational message for reception by said handheld low power user device,
wherein said handheld low power user device comprises a first power state incapable of sending or receiving said telecommunication signals and a second higher power state capable of sending and receiving said telecommunication signals, wherein said telecommunication signal comprises a switch signal code followed within about 1 second by a modem data packet, wherein said switch signal code comprises a dual tone multiple frequency signal or a multiple frequency signal; -
wherein said handheld low power user device comprises a communication transceiver, a microprocessor and an operator interface selected from among a keypad, a bar code reader, a display screen, and an audio system comprising a speaker and a microphone, and wherein said host computer server comprises a computer processing unit; wherein the method comprises the sequential steps of; triggering a transition from the first power state to the second power state; selecting at said handheld low power user device the command instruction for the informational message and encoding the instruction into the data packet; encoding at said handheld low power user device the telecommunication signal and transmitting the telecommunication signal to the host server; decoding and processing the telecommunication signal at the host computer thereby to identify the switch signal code; responding to the switch signal code by turning voice communications off and turning data communications on;
receiving said modem packet; and
,processing said modem data packet thereby to identify said command instruction to transmit said informational message to the handheld low power user device.
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9. A power conservation telecommunication method for transmitting a telecommunication signal from a handheld low power user device to a host computer server over a telecommunication path thereby to issue a command instruction to the host computer server to transmit an informational message to said handheld low power user device,
wherein said handheld low power user device comprises a first power state incapable of sending said telecommunication signal and a second power state capable of sending said telecommunication signal, wherein said telecommunication signal comprises a switch signal code followed within about 1 seconds by a modem data packet, wherein said switch signal code comprises a dual tone multiple frequency signal or a multiple frequency signal; -
wherein said handheld low power user device comprises a communication transceiver, a microprocessor and an operator interface selected from among a keypad, a bar code reader, a display screen, and an audio system comprising a speaker, and a microphone, and wherein said host computer server comprises a computer processing unit; wherein the method comprises the sequential steps of; triggering a transition from the first power state to the second power state; selecting at said handheld low power user device a first command instruction for a first informational message and encoding the first command instruction into the data packet; encoding at said handheld low power user device the telecommunication signal and transmitting the telecommunication signal to the host server; decoding and processing the telecommunication signal at the host computer thereby to identify the switch signal code; responding to the switch signal code by turning voice communications off and turning data communications on;
receiving said modem data packet; and
,processing said modem data packet thereby to identify said first command instruction to transmit said first informational message to the handheld low power user device; and selecting at said handheld low power user device a second command instruction for a second informational message, and repeating the remainder of the sequential steps thereby to receive the second informational message. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A power conservation telecommunication method for sending a message data packet from a handheld low power user device to a host computer server over a telecommunication media,
wherein said handheld low power user device comprises a first power state incapable of sending said telecommunication signal and a second power state capable of sending said telecommunication signal, wherein said handheld low power user device comprises a low power voice and data modem, a microprocessor and an operator interface comprising a keypad, a screen display, a dual power amplifier, and a bar code reader; -
wherein the host server comprises a modem and a DTMF or MF decoder and a central processing unit having an application program capable of interpreting DTMF or MF switch signal codes; and wherein the method comprises the steps of; maintaining the user device and the low power voice and data modem in an inactive low power sleep mode; maintaining the DTMF or MF decoder and the modem at the host server in an active mode; activating the user device and voice and data modem to said second power state in response to a signal selected from among a keypad key closure signal, a timer timeout signal, or a valid bar code reader signal card data; transmitting a DTMF or an MF switch signal code from the user device to the host server followed by the message data packet; receiving the DTMF or the MF switch signal code at the host server and processing the switch signal code to stop transmitting voice messages, to switch from voice communications to data communications, to set communication parameters, and to receive modem data packets; and receiving the message data packet at the host server. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for using a DTMF or MF signal having a duration of less than 1 second as a switch signal, said switch signal transmitted over a telecommunication path from a low power handheld user device to a host server that instructs the host server to:
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switch the reception from a voice communication mode to a modem data communication mode; set a modulation technique comprising a baud rate, a parity, a number of stop bits, a word size, a modulation technique; and receive a modem data packet from the low power handheld user device. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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29. A telecommunication method for low power, error-free, secured transmission of confidential information from a low power handheld user device to a host server over a telecommunication path,
wherein the confidential information comprises a plurality of modem data packets, said modem data packets; - the user device comprising a programmable protected and non-volatile memory,
wherein said host computer processes the plurality of modem data packets and responds in an error-free and secured fashion by transmitting either a modem data packet or an analog voice message to the low power handheld user device; wherein the protected memory is programmed to respond to a key stroke, an optical bar code data, card data, a bar code data, or a modem message from the host computer; wherein the protected memory is programmed for use in a secure electronic commerce by storing an ID number, a credit or debit account number, an account balance, a spending limit, a postal address, an encryption parameter, algorithm, or an encryption key or seed for an encryption algorithm; wherein the low power handheld user device transmits one or more of the program items in the protected memory in an encrypted format over the telephone media to the host server; wherein the program items in protected memory are updated by a plurality of secure encrypted modem messages transmitted from the host server; wherein one or more program items in said protected memory is presented to an operator in response to a program request issued the operator comprising one or more of a key pad password entry, a voice verification message entry, a card reader, and a bar code signal entry; and
, wherein said voice verification message entry is encoded into a modem compatible signal by a coded unit and said encoded voice verification message entry is transmitted over the telephone media to the host server. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
- the user device comprising a programmable protected and non-volatile memory,
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44. A system for communication with a host computer server, said system comprising
a handheld low power user device having a bar code reader that reads a bar code and generating thereby a bar code signal; -
a means for encoding a telecommunication signal comprising a command message having a data packet that in turn includes said bar code signal; a means for coupling to a telecommunication path connected to said host computer server, and for transmitting said command message on said telecommunication path; means for receiving at said host computer server the command message and for processing said bar code signal thereby to generate an instruction to compile an informational message comprising an audio or a visual message; means for transmitting on said telecommunication path said informational message from said host computer server to said low power handheld user device; and means for presenting said information message at said low power handheld user device comprising an audio system or a visual screen. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A system for telecommunication between a handheld user device and a host computer server, wherein said user device comprises a bar code reader, an audio system, a screen display, a telecommunications transceiver, a microprocessor having less than about 128 Kbytes of PROM and less than about 8 Kbytes of RAM, and a power supply providing to said user device less than about 300 milliwatts of power available for operation,
said system comprising, a means for coupling said user device through a telecommunication path to said host computer server; -
means for encoding and transmitting a plurality of command messages from said user device to said host computer server; means for receiving and processing said plurality of command messages and for generating in response thereto a plurality of information messages; and
,means for receiving and presenting said plurality of information messages at said user device. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55)
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56. A method for information exchange between a server computer and a handheld user device, the method comprising:
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providing a server computer that includes a modem for processing digital data, the server computer receiving digital data and voice data via a telecommunications connection; providing a handheld user device that includes a modem for processing digital data, the handheld user device transmitting digital data and digitally encoded voice data via a telecommunications connection, the handheld user device used by a user as a telephone and as a terminal for a server computer connected to the handheld user device via a telecommunications connection; in response to input from a user, placing a telephone call from the handheld user device to the server computer; and following connection of the handheld user device to the server, when the user employs the handheld user device to send voice data to the server computer, sending digitally encoded voice data from the handheld user device to the server computer, and when the user employs the handheld user device to send digital data to the server computer, sending the digital data from the handheld user device to the server computer. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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66. A handheld user device that exchanges digital data and voice data with a server computer via a telecommunications connection, the handheld user device comprising:
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a modem that processes digital data exchanged with the server computer; a telephone used for voice communications and also used to initiate connection with the server computer; an input device for inputting data to the handheld user device from an external medium; an output device for displaying data; and a microprocessor that controls interoperation of the modem, input device, and output device. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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75. A power conservation telecommunication method for transmitting a telecommunication signals from a handheld low power user device to a host computer server and for receiving telecommunication signals from the host computer server, said transmitting and receiving over a telecommunication path, said transmitting to issue a command instruction to the host computer server to transmit an informational message for reception by said handheld low power user device,
wherein said handheld low power user device comprises a low power state in which the handheld low power user device sends or receives said telecommunication signals and a high higher power state in which the handheld low power user device sends and receives said telecommunication signals, wherein said handheld low power user device comprises a communication transceiver, a microprocessor and an operator interface selected from among a keypad, display screen, a bar code reader, a card reader, an audio system comprising a speaker and a microphone, and wherein said host computer server comprises a computer processing unit; wherein the method comprises the sequential steps of; triggering a transition from the first power state to the second power state; selecting at said handheld low power user device the command instruction for the informational message and encoding the instruction into the data packet; encoding at said handheld low power user device the telecommunication signal and transmitting the telecommunication signal to the host server; decoding and processing the telecommunication signal at the host computer to identify said command instruction to transmit said informational message to the handheld low power user device.
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76. A power conservation telecommunication method for transmitting a telecommunication signal from a handheld low power user device to a host computer server over a telecommunication path thereby to issue a command instruction to the host computer server to transmit an informational message to said handheld low power user device,
wherein said handheld low power user device comprises a low power state in which the handheld low power user device does not send said telecommunication signal and a high power state in which the handheld low power user device sends said telecommunication signal, wherein said handheld low power user device comprises a communication transceiver, a microprocessor and an operator interface selected from among a keypad, a display screen, a bar code reader, a card reader, an audio system comprising a speaker and a microphone, and wherein said host computer server comprises a computer processing unit; -
wherein the method comprises the sequential steps of; triggering a transition from the first power state to the second power state; selecting at said handheld low power user device a first command instruction for a first informational message and encoding the first command instruction into the data packet; encoding at said handheld low power user device the telecommunication signal and transmitting the telecommunication signal to the host server; decoding and processing the telecommunication signal at the host computer to identify said first command instruction to transmit said first informational message to the handheld low power user device; and selecting at said handheld low power user device a second command instruction for a second informational message, and repeating the remainder of the sequential steps thereby to receive the second informational message.
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77. A power conservation telecommunication method for sending a message data packet from a handheld low power user device to a host computer server over a telecommunication media,
wherein said handheld low power user device comprises a low power state in which the handheld low power user device does not send said telecommunication signal and a high power state in which the handheld low power user device sends said telecommunication signal, wherein said handheld low power user device comprises a low power voice and data modem, a microprocessor and an operator interface comprising a keypad, a screen display, a dual power amplifier, a card reader, and a bar code reader; -
wherein the host server includes a modem and wherein the method comprises the steps of; maintaining the user device and the low power voice and data modem in an inactive low power sleep mode; activating the user device and voice and data modem to said second power state in response to a signal selected from among a keypad key closure signal, a card reader signal, a timer timeout signal, or a valid bar code reader signal; transmitting from the user device to the host server a digitally encoded data packet; receiving the digitally encoded data packet at the host server.
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