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System and method for enabling a mobile device as a portable character input peripheral device

  • US 7,650,445 B2
  • Filed: 09/12/2007
  • Issued: 01/19/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for enabling utilization of a portable electronic communication device as a peripheral input device for providing character inputs to a second electronic device, said system comprising:

  • a first device that is a portable electronic communication device utilized for standard voice and data communication over a first wireless communication interface, said first device having;

    a processing component;

    a touch input mechanism for receiving character inputs;

    a mode switching utility that switches the first device between a first standard communication mode enabling standard voice and data communication and a second peripheral input device mode, wherein the first device operates as a peripheral input device for remote character input, including non-standard characters, to a second device separate from local character input to the first device when in the second peripheral input device mode and wherein the mode switching utility enables a concurrent use of the first device for voice and data communication while the first device is in the second peripheral input device mode;

    a character input recognition (CIR) utility, which, when the first device is in the peripheral input device mode, executes on the processing component to provide the functions of;

    establishing a communication link between the first device and an identified second device; and

    on detecting that the communication link is established, forwarding an electronic representation of one or more character inputs received at the touch input mechanism, including non-standard characters, to the identified second device via the communication link.

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