Integration of wireless and external computing devices

• US 8,150,379 B2
• Filed: 05/19/2005
• Issued: 04/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: White, Christopher A., Waughman, Russell J., Berretta, Gregg J.
• Primary Examiner(s): LY, NGHI H
• Application Number:
  US11/134,680
• Publication Number:
  US 20050207550A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,511 Days
• Field of Search: 455/415, 455/557, 455/577, 455/556.1, 455/567
• US Class Current: 455/415
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/576 associated with a pictorial or graphical representation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72409 by interfacing with external accessories hands-free H04M1/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

The wireless device may include logic that enables the wireless device to interface with the external computing device, and rule logic to direct handling by the external computing device of call events of the wireless device.

Claims

1. A wireless device comprising:

a processor;

a memory in communication with the processor;

a rule logic on the memory that when applied to a processor of an external computing device

directs handling by the external computing device of call events of the wireless device,

directs contact manager logic of the external computing device to lookup contact information associated with a phone number of a caller, and

effects changes to how the rule logic directs handling of call events of the wireless device, the rule logic edited from a user interface logic of the external computing device;

logic on the memory that when applied to the processor

interfaces with the external computing device;

shares the rule logic with the external computing device; and

accepts changes to the rule logic from the external computing device.

2. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the rule logic further

direct directs the contact manager logic of the external computing device in the handling of call events of the wireless device.

3. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the rule logic further

directs email logic of the external computing device in the handling of call events of the wireless device.

4. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the rule logic further

directs calendar logic of the external computing device to schedule an activity with the caller and communicate information about the activity to the caller via one or more of email, SMS, EMS, and MMS.

5. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the rule logic further

directs browser logic of the external computing device in the handling of call events of the wireless device.

6. The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the rule logic further

directs instant messaging logic of the external computing device in the handling of call events of the wireless device.

7. A method for updating handling directions of call events on a wireless device, the method comprising:

interfacing with an external computing device;

sharing a rule logic with the external computing device; and

accepting changes to the rule logic from the external computing device;

wherein the rule logic, when applied to a processor of the external computing device,

directs handling by the external computing device of call events of the wireless device,

directs contact manager logic of the external computing device to lookup contact information associated with a phone number of a caller, and

effects changes to how the rule logic directs handling of call events of the wireless device, the rule logic edited from a user interface logic of the external computing device.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising receiving information from a caller.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising communicating the information to the external computing device.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising locating scheduled activities involving the caller.

11. An external computing device comprising:

a processor;

a rule logic that when applied to processor

directs handling of call events of a wireless device,

directs a contact manager logic to lookup contact information associated with a phone number of a caller, and

effects changes to how the rule logic directs handling of the call events of the wireless device, the rule logic edited from a user interface logic;

wherein the wireless device

interfaces with the processor;

shares the rule logic with the processor; and

accepts changes to the rule logic from the processor.

12. The external computing device of claim 11, further comprising contact manager logic to store contact information associated with the caller in the wireless device.

13. The external computing device of claim 11, further comprising email logic to identify a phone number associated with an email address.

14. The external computing device of claim 11, further comprising calendar logic to identify an activity scheduled with a caller, highlight the identified scheduled activity, and cause a new activity with the caller to be created for scheduling.

15. The external computing device of claim 11, further comprising browsing logic to display a web page.

16. The external computing device of claim 11, further comprising instant messaging logic to exchange a plurality of instant messages.