Simplified mobile communication device
First Claim
1. At least one non-transitory, machine-accessible storage medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions when executed on a machine, to cause the machine to:
- send authentication data from a wireless headset device to a first communication device over a short-range wireless network, wherein the authentication data is bound to a particular user, and the authentication data is to authenticate the particular user to the first communication device and authorize access by the wireless headset device to the first communication device;
receive input data at the wireless headset device from the first communication device over the short-range wireless network;
initiate a communication session between the wireless headset device and a cellular base station in response to receiving the input data from the first communication device at the wireless headset device; and
send data received during the communication session from the cellular base station at the wireless headset device to the first communication device for display by the first communication device.
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Abstract
A first communication device is detected as being substantially collocated with a second communication device using a short-range wireless network. A connection is established between the first and second communication devices over the short-range wireless network. In some instances, authentication data can be sent from the second communication device to the first communication device to authenticate a user to the first communication device. Further, input is received from the first communication device over the short-range wireless network specifying a telephone number for a telephone call using the second communication device. A connection is established between the second communication device and a cellular base station to initiate the telephone call with a third communication device associated with the telephone number. In some instances, the second communication device is a wireless headset device.
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20 Claims
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1. At least one non-transitory, machine-accessible storage medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions when executed on a machine, to cause the machine to:
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send authentication data from a wireless headset device to a first communication device over a short-range wireless network, wherein the authentication data is bound to a particular user, and the authentication data is to authenticate the particular user to the first communication device and authorize access by the wireless headset device to the first communication device; receive input data at the wireless headset device from the first communication device over the short-range wireless network; initiate a communication session between the wireless headset device and a cellular base station in response to receiving the input data from the first communication device at the wireless headset device; and send data received during the communication session from the cellular base station at the wireless headset device to the first communication device for display by the first communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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a memory element to store user authentication data; a short-range wireless network adapter; a cellular adapter to communicate with a cellular base station; and a processor to; send authentication data to a first communication device over a short-range wireless network, wherein the authentication data is bound to a particular user, and the authentication data is to authenticate the particular user to the first communication device and authorize access by the apparatus to the first communication device; receive input data from the first communication device over the short-range wireless network; initiate a communication session with the cellular base station in response to receiving the input data from the first communication device; and send data received during the communication session from the cellular base station at the apparatus to the first communication device for display by the first communication device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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sending authentication data from a wireless headset device to a first communication device over a short-range wireless network, wherein the authentication data is bound to a particular user, and the authentication data is to authenticate the particular user to the first communication device and authorize access by the wireless headset device to the first communication device; receiving input data at the wireless headset device from the first communication device over the short-range wireless network; initiating a communication session between the wireless headset device and a cellular base station in response to receiving the input data from the first communication device; and sending, by the wireless headset device, data received during the communication session from the cellular base station to the first communication device for display by the first communication device. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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