Apparatus, method, media and signals for controlling a wireless communication appliance
DCFirst Claim
Patent Images
1. A method of controlling a wireless communication appliance, the method comprising:
- producing a message signal comprising an address portion and a payload portion, in response to an action signal received at an adjunct apparatus;
causing said adjunct apparatus to perform a function identified in said payload portion when said address portion satisfies a condition; and
transmitting said message signal to said wireless communication appliance when said address portion fails to satisfy said condition.
3 Assignments
Litigations
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Apparatus, method, media and signals for controlling a wireless communication appliance are disclosed. A method implemented by the apparatus, media and signals involves producing a message signal comprising an address portion and a payload portion, in response to an action signal received at an adjunct apparatus, causing the adjunct apparatus to perform a function identified in the payload portion when the address portion satisfies a condition and transmitting the message signal to the wireless communication appliance when the address portion fails to satisfy the condition.
-
Citations
46 Claims
-
1. A method of controlling a wireless communication appliance, the method comprising:
-
producing a message signal comprising an address portion and a payload portion, in response to an action signal received at an adjunct apparatus; causing said adjunct apparatus to perform a function identified in said payload portion when said address portion satisfies a condition; and transmitting said message signal to said wireless communication appliance when said address portion fails to satisfy said condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
-
-
21. An adjunct apparatus for a wireless communication appliance, the apparatus comprising:
-
a message signal generator operable to produce a message signal comprising an address portion and a payload portion, in response to an action signal received at said adjunct apparatus; a functional block operable to perform a function indicated by said payload portion when said address portion satisfies a condition; and a transmitter operable to transmit said message signal to said wireless communication appliance when said address portion fails to satisfy said condition. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
-
-
45. An adjunct apparatus for controlling a wireless communication appliance, the apparatus comprising:
-
means for producing a message signal comprising an address portion and a payload portion, in response to an action signal received at an adjunct apparatus; means for causing said adjunct apparatus to perform a function identified in said payload portion when said address portion satisfies a condition; and means for transmitting said message signal to the wireless communication appliance when said address portion fails to satisfy said condition.
-
-
46. A computer readable medium for providing codes operable to direct a processor circuit to control a wireless communication appliance, by:
-
producing a message signal comprising an address portion and a payload portion, in response to an action signal received at an adjunct apparatus; performing a function identified in said payload portion when said address portion satisfies a condition; and transmitting said message signal to the wireless communication appliance when said address portion fails to satisfy said condition.
-
Specification