Method of providing a mobile multimedia hub
First Claim
1. A method, comprising the steps of:
- receiving, via wireless communication, a first signal with a mobile communications device; and
transmitting, via an open interface output port on the mobile communications device, a second signal from the mobile communications device to an external device;
wherein the mobile communications device comprises means enabling a user of the mobile communications device to select the open interface output port from wireless and wire-line open interface output ports on the mobile communications device, and wherein the mobile communications device comprises means enabling the user to select the open interface output port for the second signal prior to the receiving step.
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Abstract
A method is provided for expanding the input and output capabilities of a mobile communications device. If a received signal should be immediately outputted, then a user of the mobile communications device selects an open interface output port for the received signal prior to receiving the signal. Upon reception, the received signal may be transmitted via the open-interface output port on the mobile communications device to an external device. If the received signal may be outputted at another time, then the user of the mobile communications device selects the open interface output port before or after receiving the signal. Upon reception, the signal may be stored as one or more files on the mobile communications device. At another time, the user may use the mobile communications device to transmit, via the open interface output port, a second signal having the one or more files to the external device.
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35 Claims
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1. A method, comprising the steps of:
- receiving, via wireless communication, a first signal with a mobile communications device; and
transmitting, via an open interface output port on the mobile communications device, a second signal from the mobile communications device to an external device;
wherein the mobile communications device comprises means enabling a user of the mobile communications device to select the open interface output port from wireless and wire-line open interface output ports on the mobile communications device, and wherein the mobile communications device comprises means enabling the user to select the open interface output port for the second signal prior to the receiving step. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
- receiving, via wireless communication, a first signal with a mobile communications device; and
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22. A method for operating a mobile communications device to display a received signal or a stored video on an external device, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving an input from a user, via one or more menu screens, to direct the received signal or the stored video to an open interface output port selected by the user from wireless and wire-line open interface output ports on the mobile communications device, wherein the mobile communications device comprises at least one menu screen that enables the user to select the open interface output port for the received signal prior to reception of the received signal;
transmitting the received signal or the stored video to the external device; and
displaying the received signal or the stored video on the external device. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
- receiving an input from a user, via one or more menu screens, to direct the received signal or the stored video to an open interface output port selected by the user from wireless and wire-line open interface output ports on the mobile communications device, wherein the mobile communications device comprises at least one menu screen that enables the user to select the open interface output port for the received signal prior to reception of the received signal;
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28. A mobile communications device, comprising:
- means for directing signals to one or more destinations on the mobile communications device, at least one of the one or more destinations being an output port selected by a user from wireless and wire-line open interface output ports on the mobile communications device, wherein the mobile communications device comprises means enabling the user to select the output port for the signals prior to receiving the signals.
- View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing steps, comprising:
- means for enabling a user to select an open interface output port from wireless and wire-line open interface output ports on a mobile communications device to direct a received signal or a stored video to a device external to the mobile communications device, wherein the mobile communications device comprises means enabling the user to select the open interface output port for the received signal prior to reception of the received signal.
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34. A method for operating a mobile communications device, comprising the step of:
- displaying one or more menu screens that enable a user to select a) a destination for a received signal and b) an open interface output port from wireless and wire-line open interface output ports on the mobile communications device to direct the received signal or a stored video to a device external to the mobile communications device;
wherein the mobile communications device comprises at least one menu screen that enables the user to select the open interface output port for the received signal prior to reception of the received signal.
- displaying one or more menu screens that enable a user to select a) a destination for a received signal and b) an open interface output port from wireless and wire-line open interface output ports on the mobile communications device to direct the received signal or a stored video to a device external to the mobile communications device;
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35. A mobile communications device comprising:
- one or more wireless and wire-line open interface output ports; and
means enabling a user of the mobile communications device to direct a received real-time signal or a stored video to an external device via at least one of the one or more wireless and wire-line open interface output ports, wherein the mobile communications device comprises means enabling the user to select the at least one of the one or more wireless and wire-line open interface output ports for the received real-time signal prior to reception of the received real-time signal; and
wherein the one or more wireless and wire-line open interface output ports comprise a Wi-Fi interface and a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port.
- one or more wireless and wire-line open interface output ports; and
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