Wireless communication method

• US 7,885,685 B2
• Filed: 07/22/2010
• Issued: 02/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Fleet Connect Solutions LLC (Empire IP LLC)
• Original Assignee: Richard B. Himmelstein
• Inventors: Himmelstein, Richard B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Afshar, Kamran
• Application Number:
  US12/841,433
• Publication Number:
  US 20100291874A1
• Time in Patent Office: 201 Days
• Field of Search: 455/402.2, 4554561-457, 455/9, 455/550.1, 455/569.1, 455/569.2, 455/521, 455/345, 455/517, 455/524, 455/557, 455/566, 455/403, 455410-411, 455/445, 455/3.01, 455/3.06, 4554141-4143, 455/41.2, 340 761- 762, 340/7.55, 340/534, 340/539.1, 340/425.15, 340/426.19, 340/426.2, 340/426.22, 701/211, 701/29, 701/213, 701/200, 701/207
• US Class Current: 455/556.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0265 Vehicular advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/063 using wireless information transmission between the vehicle and a fixed station identification of vehicles G08G
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3805 with built-in auxiliary receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/03 Protecting confidentiality, e.g. by encryption
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 Accounting or billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/46 for vehicle-to-vehicle communication [V2V]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 : Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 : Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 : adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

Methods of communicating between a mobile unit and a peripheral device are described. In a first embodiment, a method of wireless communication is described. In a second embodiment, an apparatus for wirelessly communicating with a peripheral device is described.

Claims

1. A method of wirelessly interconnecting a mobile unit with a peripheral device using Bluetooth, the method comprising:

establishing a Bluetooth interconnect between a mobile unit and a peripheral device, the mobile unit comprising a radio frequency transceiver, a microprocessor, a memory and an audio-visual interface, the peripheral device comprising a radio frequency transceiver, a microprocessor, a memory and an audio-visual interface;

determining by the mobile unit that the Bluetooth interconnect is authorized, the determining being based on a security field, an identification of the peripheral device and authorization by a user;

outputting information indicating the Bluetooth interconnect by the audio-visual interface of the mobile unit;

establishing a link between the mobile unit and a website, through a base station;

receiving a communication by the mobile unit from the peripheral device, using the Bluetooth interconnect, the communication comprising at least one packet transmitted using a wireless communication;

transmitting the communication from the mobile unit to the website, using the link;

receiving by the mobile unit a confirmation that the communication was sent to the website; and

transmitting the confirmation from the mobile unit to the peripheral device.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the mobile unit comprises a cellular telephone.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the peripheral device comprises a laptop.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the peripheral device comprises a handheld device.

5. An apparatus for wirelessly interconnecting a peripheral device using Bluetooth, the apparatus comprising:

a microprocessor;

a memory in communication with the microprocessor and storing instructions to control the operation of the microprocessor; and

the instructions operative to direct the microprocessor to;

establish a Bluetooth interconnect between the apparatus and a peripheral device, the apparatus further comprising a radio frequency transceiver, and an audio-visual interface, the peripheral device comprising a radio frequency transceiver, a microprocessor, a memory and an audio-visual interface;

determine that the Bluetooth interconnect is authorized based on a security field, an identification of the peripheral device and authorization by a user;

output information indicating the Bluetooth interconnect by the audio-visual interface;

establish a link between the apparatus and a website, through a base station;

receive a communication by the apparatus from the peripheral device, using the Bluetooth interconnect, the communication comprising at least one packet transmitted using a wireless communication;

transmit the communication from the apparatus to the website, using the link;

receive by the apparatus a confirmation that the communication was sent to the website; and

transmit the confirmation from the apparatus to the peripheral device.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the apparatus comprises a cellular telephone.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the peripheral device comprises a laptop.

8. The method of claim 5 wherein the peripheral device comprises a handheld device.