Message injection system and method

• US 8,526,919 B2
• Filed: 11/17/2011
• Issued: 09/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TIP Solutions, Inc.
• Original Assignee: TIP Solutions, Inc.
• Inventors: Selph, Douglas Scott, Dyer, Mark, Wong, Enrique J., Wolfinger, Kenneth F., Kellerhals, Charles M., Kranz, Bradley T., Quigley, Daniel Patrick, Braun, John T., Sorensen, Lars S., Shah, Jason D., Unetich, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Ngo, Chuong A
• Application Number:
  US13/298,961
• Publication Number:
  US 20120149340A1
• Time in Patent Office: 656 Days
• Field of Search: 455/412.1, 455/458, 455/426.1, 455/415, 455/414.1
• US Class Current: 455/412.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4396 by muting the audio signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold

Abstract

A mobile communication device including an application running in a first memory of the device, an application audio unit in the first memory, the application audio unit being communicatively coupled to the application operating, and a telephony unit in the first memory, the telephony unit being communicatively coupled to the application, a radio transmission unit including a radio interface unit operating in a second memory and communicatively coupled to the telephony unit, a radio audio unit operating in the second memory, the radio audio unit being communicatively coupled to the radio interface unit, and a hardware driver unit communicatively coupled to the radio interface unit, the hardware driver unit initiating a communication connection between the mobile communication device and another device, an audio switching unit communicatively coupled to the application unit and the radio transmission unit.

Claims

1. A mobile communication device including:

an application unit including

an application running in a first memory of the device,

an application audio framework in the first memory, the application audio unit being communicatively coupled to the application, and

a telephony unit in the first memory, the telephony unit being communicatively coupled to the application;

a radio transmission unit including

a radio interface unit operating in a second memory and communicatively coupled to the telephony unit,

a radio audio framework operating in the second memory, the radio audio framework being communicatively coupled to the radio interface unit, and

a hardware driver unit communicatively coupled to the radio interface unit, the hardware driver unit being configured to initiate a communication connection between the mobile communication device and another device;

an audio switching unit communicatively coupled to the application unit and the radio transmission unit,

wherein the application transmits an audio signal stored in the first memory over a wireless network via the audio switching unit and radio interface unit,

wherein the application unit transmits a different audio message depending on information provided from the radio transmission unit to the application unit, and

wherein the application instructs the radio interface unit to answer a call based on caller information stored in the first memory and caller information extracted from the wireless network by the radio interface unit.

2. The mobile communication unit of claim 1 Wherein the wireless network is a cellular wireless network.

3. The mobile communication unit of claim 1, wherein the application unit transmits the audio signal to the radio transmission unit in response to the radio transmission unit completing a two way communication path over the wireless network.

4. The mobile communication device of claim 1 including an external device having a processor and a memory, the external device being communicatively coupled to the radio transmission unit and the application unit using, separate communication paths,

wherein the external device is configured to transmit an audio signal received from the application unit over the wireless network via the radio transmission unit.

5. The mobile communication device of claim 4 wherein the external device is communicatively coupled to the application wirelessly using a blue tooth communication protocol.

6. The mobile communication device of claim 1 wherein

the application unit directs the radio transmission unit to initiate a telephone call to a telephony device, and the application unit transmits the audio signal after the radio transmission unit has initiated the telephone call.

7. The mobile communication device of claim 1 wherein the application unit opens a communication path to a speaker and a microphone coupled to the mobile communication device after the audio signal is successfully transmitted.

8. The mobile communication device of claim 1 wherein the application unit automatically transmits an audio signal to the radio transmission unit when call is connected by the radio transmission unit.

9. The mobile communication device of claim 1 wherein the information includes caller identification information.

10. A mobile communication device including an application unit including an application unit running in a first memory, a radio transmission unit operating in a second memory and communicatively coupled to the application unit, and an audio switching unit communicatively coupled to the application unit and the radio transmission unit, the mobile communication device performing the method of:

transferring an incoming call notification from the radio transmission unit to the application unit;

identifying formation provided from the radio transmission unit to the application unit;

based upon the information identified, transferring a call acceptance notification from the application unit to the radio transmission unit that causes the radio transmission unit to establish a two way communication with the device calling the device over a wireless network,

opening an audio path from the application unit to the radio transmission unit in the audio switching unit, and

transmitting an audio signal from the application unit to the wireless network;

or

trasmitting a different audio message depending on information provided from the radio transmission unit to the application unit; and

closing the audio path in the audio switching unit when the audio has been completely transferred.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the wireless network is a cellular network.

12. The method of claim 10 including an,

wherein an external device having a processor and a memory, that is communicatively coupled to the radio transmission unit and the application unit using separate communication paths is configured to transmit an audio signal received from the application unit over the wireless network via the radio transmission unit.

13. The method of claim 10 including a phone call from the application unit by directing the radio transmission unit to initiate a telephone call to a telephony device on the wireless network, and

transferring the audio signal after the radio transmission unit initiates a call between the two devices.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein the external device is communicatively coupled to the application wirelessly using a blue tooth communication protocol.

15. The method of claim 10 including the steps of opening, a communication path to a speaker and a microphone coupled to the mobile communication device after the audio signal is successfully transmitted.

16. A mobile communication device including:

an application unit including

an application running in a first memory of the device,

an application video unit in the first memory, the application video unit being communicatively coupled to the application, and

a telephony unit in the first memory, the telephony unit being communicatively coupled to the application;

a radio transmission unit including

a radio interface unit operating, in a second memory and communicatively coupled to the telephony unit,

a radio video unit operating in the second memory, the radio video unit being communicatively coupled to the radio interface unit, and

a hardware driver unit communicatively coupled to the radio interface unit, the hardware driver unit being configured to initiate a communication connection between the mobile communication device and another device; and

a video switching unit communicatively coupled to the application unit and the radio transmission unit,

wherein the application transmits a video signal stored in the first memory over a wireless network via the video switching unit and radio interface unit, and

wherein the application unit transmits a signal different from the video signal depending upon information provided from the radio interface unit to the application unit.