System and method for using a first device to communicate data from a second device

• US 8,819,247 B2
• Filed: 05/08/2012
• Issued: 08/26/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Hymel, James Allen
• Primary Examiner(s): Barry, Lance L
• Application Number:
  US13/466,723
• Publication Number:
  US 20130304884A1
• Time in Patent Office: 840 Days
• Field of Search: 709/227, 709/228, 709/245, 709/246
• US Class Current: 709/227
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5038 for local use, e.g. in LAN or USB networks, or in a controller area network [CAN]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5046 Resolving address allocation conflicts; Testing of addresses testing when self-assigning an address H04L61/5092
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/148 Migration or transfer of sessions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/40 for recovering from a failure of a protocol instance or entity, e.g. service redundancy protocols, protocol state redundancy or protocol service redirection management of faults, events, alarms or notifications in data switching networks H04L41/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/43 using shared identity modules, e.g. SIM sharing
• 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

Abstract

A method, device and computer readable medium are provided for enabling a communication for a second device using a first device. The method comprises detecting a first connection with the first device; obtaining from the first device via the first connection, a first set of one or more addresses and a second set of one or more identifiers associated with respective ones of the one or more addresses; detecting disconnection of the first connection with the first device; deleting the first set; enabling one or more identifiers from the second set to be associated with data to be transferred to the first device; detecting a second connection with the first device; and sending the data and associated one or more identifiers to the first device to have the first device to send the communication using corresponding one or more addresses.

Claims

1. A method of enabling a communication for a second device using a network connection of a first device, the method comprising:

the second device detecting a first pairing with the first device;

the second device obtaining from the first device via the first pairing, a first set of one or more addresses and a second set of one or more identifiers, each identifier in the second set being associated with a respective one of the one or more addresses in the first set;

the second device detecting disconnection of the first pairing with the first device;

the second device deleting the first set;

the second device enabling one or more identifiers from the second set to be associated with data to be transferred to the first device;

the second device detecting a second pairing with the first device to use the network connection of the first device; and

the second device sending at least the data and selected one or more identifiers to the first device to have the first device to send the communication to at least one third device over the network connection of the first device by replacing the selected one or more identifiers with corresponding one or more addresses.

2. The method of claim 1, the first pairing providing access to a first application on the first device.

3. The method of claim 1, the data being obtained using a second application on the second device.

4. The method of claim 3, the communication to be sent by the first device via a first network, and the second application enabling connectivity with a second network.

5. The method of claim 1, the data being generated on the second device.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising adding the data to be transferred to a queue and retaining the data to be transferred in the queue at least until the second pairing is established.

7. A method of enabling a communication for a second device using a network connection of a first device, the method comprising:

the first device detecting a first pairing with the second device;

the first device providing to the second device via the first pairing, a first set of one or more addresses and a second set of one or more identifiers, each identifier in the second set being associated with a respective one of the one or more addresses in the first set;

the first device detecting a second pairing with the second device to enable the second device to use the network connection of the first device, subsequent to a disconnection of the first pairing with the second device;

the first device receiving from the second device, at least data and selected one or more identifiers from the first set;

the first device replacing the selected one or more identifiers with corresponding one or more addresses; and

the first device sending the communication to at least one third device over the network connection of the first device, using the corresponding one or more addresses.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

determining that at least one of the identifiers has more than one associated address; and

displaying a prompt for selection of a desired one of the more than one associated address.

9. The method of claim 7, the first pairing providing access to a first application on the first device.

10. The method of claim 9, the communication being sent by the first device via a first network, and a second application enabling connectivity with a second network.

11. The method of claim 7, further comprising receiving a queue including the data and at least one additional communication to be sent by the first device.

12. The method of claim 7, the first pairing comprising a wireless short-range connection between the first device and the second device.

13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer executable instructions for enabling a communication for a second device using a network connection of a first device, the computer executable instructions comprising instructions for:

the second device detecting a first pairing with the first device;

the second device obtaining from the first device via the first pairing, a first set of one or more addresses and a second set of one or more identifiers, each identifier in the second set being associated with a respective one of the one or more addresses in the first set;

the second device detecting disconnection of the first pairing with the first device;

the second device deleting the first set;

the second device enabling one or more identifiers from the second set to be associated with data to be transferred to the first device;

the second device detecting a second pairing with the first device to use the network connection of the first device; and

the second device sending at least the data and selected one or more identifiers to the first device to have the first device to send the communication to at least one third device over the network connection of the first device by replacing the selected one or more identifiers with corresponding one or more addresses.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13 further comprising instructions for adding the data to be transferred to a queue and retaining the data to be transferred in the queue at least until the second pairing is established.

15. A second device comprising a processor and memory, the memory comprising computer executable instructions for enabling a communication for the second device using a network connection of a first device, the computer executable instructions comprising instructions for:

the second device detecting a first pairing with the first device;

the second device obtaining from the first device via the first pairing, a first set of one or more addresses and a second set of one or more identifiers, each identifier in the second set being associated with a respective one of the one or more addresses in the first set;

the second device detecting disconnection of the first pairing with the first device;

the second device deleting the first set;

the second device enabling one or more identifiers from the second set to be associated with data to be transferred to the first device;

the second device detecting a second pairing with the first device to use the network connection of the first device; and

the second device sending at least the data and selected one or more identifiers to the first device to have the first device to send the communication to at least one third device over the network connection of the first device by replacing the selected one or more identifiers with corresponding one or more addresses.

16. The second device of claim 15 further comprising instructions for adding the data to be transferred to a queue and retaining the data to be transferred in the queue at least until the second pairing is established.

17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer executable instructions for enabling a communication for a second device using a network connection of a first device, the computer executable instructions comprising instructions for:

the first device detecting a first pairing with the second device;

the first device providing to the second device via the first pairing, a first set of one or more addresses and a second set of one or more identifiers, each identifier in the second set being associated with a respective one of the one or more addresses in the first set;

the first device detecting a second pairing with the second device to enable the second device to use the network connection of the first device, subsequent to a disconnection of the first pairing with the second device;

the first device receiving from the second device, at least data and selected one or more identifiers from the first set;

the first device replacing the selected one or more identifiers with corresponding one or more addresses; and

the first device sending the communication to at least one third device over the network connection of the first device, using the corresponding one or more addresses.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17 further comprising instructions for receiving a queue including the data and at least one additional communication to be sent by the first device.

19. A first device comprising a processor and memory, the memory comprising computer executable instructions for enabling a communication for a second device using a network connection of the first device, the computer executable instructions comprising instructions for:

the first device detecting a first pairing with the second device;

the first device providing to the second device via the first pairing, a first set of one or more addresses and a second set of one or more identifiers, each identifier in the second set being associated with a respective one of the one or more addresses in the first set;

the first device detecting a second pairing with the second device to enable the second device to use the network connection of the first device, subsequent to a disconnection of the first pairing with the second device;

the first device receiving from the second device, at least data and selected one or more identifiers from the first set;

the first device replacing the selected one or more identifiers with corresponding one or more addresses; and

the first device sending the communication to at least one third device over the network connection of the first device, using the corresponding one or more addresses.

20. The first device of claim 19 further comprising instructions for receiving a queue including the data and at least one additional communication to be sent by the first device.