Continued transfer or streaming of a data file after loss of a local connection

• US 7,809,406 B2
• Filed: 09/15/2006
• Issued: 10/05/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Weinans, Erwin
• Primary Examiner(s): Dao; Minh D
• Application Number:
  US11/532,264
• Publication Number:
  US 20080070612A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,481 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.2, 455/556, 455/567, 455/11.1, 455/552, 455/566, 455/412.2, 455/158.4, 370/315, 370/342, 714/747, 714/733, 715/747, 715/733
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications

Abstract

A central portable communication device can display further information related to first information received in an associated local portable communication. The associated local portable communication device may receive and present the first information, and may send, in dependence of a selection made by a user, a request for displaying the further information in the central portable communication device via a local link. The central portable communication device may receive the request, automatically retrieve further information based on the request, and display the additional information on a display.

Claims

1. A method of displaying, in a central portable communication device having computing ability, further information related to first information received in a local portable communication device that is associated with the central portable communication device, the method comprising:

receiving, from the associated local portable communication device and in dependence of a selection made by a user of the local portable communication device, a request for displaying further information via a local link, wherein the request comprises a trigger,

automatically retrieving further information based on the received request, wherein automatically retrieving further information comprises automatically retrieving further information associated with a latest sent first information,

displaying the further information, and

sending the first information to the local portable communication device via a local link.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the automatically retrieving further information additionally comprises:

selecting an application associated with the further information,

starting the application, and

locating the further information via the started application.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein sending the first information further comprises:

sending the first information when in a standby mode.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the request comprises an identifier associated with the further information and automatically retrieving further information comprises automatically retrieving further information associated with the identifier.

5. A central portable communication device having computing ability and with which a local portable communication device is associated, the central portable communication device comprising:

a local wireless communicating unit,

a display, and

a control unit configured to;

receive, from the associated local portable communication device and in dependence of a selection made by a user of the local portable communication device, a request for displaying further information via said local wireless communicating unit, wherein the request comprises a trigger,

automatically retrieve further information based on the received request, where said control unit, when automatically retrieving further information, is configured to automatically retrieve further information associated with a latest sent first information,

display the additional information on said display, and

send the first information to the local portable communication device via the local wireless communicating unit.

6. The portable communication device according to claim 5, further comprising at least one application handling unit, wherein the control unit when automatically retrieving further information is further configured to select an application associated with the further information, starting the application via a corresponding application handling unit and locate the further information via the started application.

7. The portable communication device according to claim 5, wherein the control unit is configured to send the first information when the device is in a standby mode.

8. The portable communication device according to claim 5, wherein the request comprises an identifier associated with the further information and said control unit when automatically retrieving further information is configured to automatically retrieve further information associated with the identifier.

9. The portable communication device according to claim 5, wherein the portable communication device is a cellular phone.

10. A central portable communication device having computing ability and with which a local portable communication device is associated, the central portable communication device comprising:

means for receiving, from the associated local portable communication device and in dependence of a selection made by a user of the local communication device, a request for displaying further information via a local link, wherein the request comprises a trigger,

means for automatically retrieving the further information based on the received request, wherein the means for automatically retrieving further information comprises means for automatically retrieving further information associated with a latest sent first information,

means for displaying the further information, and

means for sending the first information to the local portable communication device via a local link.

11. A memory device comprising:

computer program code to receive from a local portable communication device and in dependence of a selection made by a user of the local communication device, a request for displaying further information via a local link, wherein the request comprises a trigger,

computer program code to automatically retrieve further information based on the received request, wherein the computer program code to automatically retrieve further information comprises computer program code to automatically retrieve further information associated with a latest sent first information,

computer program code to display the further information at a central portable communication device that is associated with the local portable communication device, and

computer program code to send the first information to the local portable communication device via a local link.