Subscriber device and method therein for enhancing interfaces thereto
First Claim
1. A method of providing a more effective interface to a portable subscriber device, the method including:
- at the portable subscriber devicedetecting an external device that is capable of providing an interface to the portable subscriber device, the interface further facilitating interactive user control of the portable subscriber device and displaying information at the external device corresponding to information normally displayed at the portable subscriber device;
determining whether said external device is available as an interface to the portable subscriber device; and
when available as an interface, establishing a wireless link between the portable subscriber device and said external device, said link logically supporting said interface.
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Abstract
A portable subscriber device that is arranged and constructed to augment and facilitate interfaces to the device includes a wireless local area transceiver; an internal user interface; and a controller coupled to the internal user interface and the wireless local area transceiver. These elements are cooperatively operable for executing the method including: detecting an external device that is capable of providing an interface to the portable subscriber device; determining whether the external device is available as an interface to the portable subscriber device; and when available as an interface, establishing a wireless link between the portable subscriber device and the external device that will support the interface.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing a more effective interface to a portable subscriber device, the method including:
- at the portable subscriber device
detecting an external device that is capable of providing an interface to the portable subscriber device, the interface further facilitating interactive user control of the portable subscriber device and displaying information at the external device corresponding to information normally displayed at the portable subscriber device; determining whether said external device is available as an interface to the portable subscriber device; and when available as an interface, establishing a wireless link between the portable subscriber device and said external device, said link logically supporting said interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
- at the portable subscriber device
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12. A portable subscriber device arranged and constructed to augment and facilitate interfacing to the portable subscriber device, the portable subscriber device comprising:
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a wireless local area transceiver; and a controller coupled to said wireless local area transceiver, both cooperatively operable for; detecting an external device that is capable of providing an interface to the portable subscriber device, the interface providing application level information between a user at the external device and the portable subscriber device; determining whether said external device is available as an interface to the portable subscriber device; and when available as the interface, establishing a wireless link between the portable subscriber device and said external device, said link logically supporting said interface.
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20. A method of providing an external user interface to a portable subscriber device the method including:
- at the portable subscriber device
detecting an external device, assessing whether that external device is capable of providing a remote user interface to facilitate user interaction with the portable subscriber device, and if not capable, exchanging an application specific protocol with said external device, said application specific protocol facilitating an interface between said external device and the portable subscriber device, the user interaction including displaying information at the external device corresponding to information displayed at the portable subscriber device; and establishing a wireless link between the portable subscriber device and said external device, said wireless link logically supporting said remote user interface.
- at the portable subscriber device
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