Remote access to a mobile communication device over a wireless local area network (WLAN)
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1. A method of using a mobile communications device, comprising:
- controlling operation of a mobile communication device over a WLAN;
causing the mobile communication device to route a communication between a user and a remote party over the WLAN and a mobile communication network and through the mobile device based upon user-specified preferences entered into a remote access application that executes on the mobile communication device,wherein the user-specified preferences specify circumstances under which a received call or message should be forwarded to one or more client devices and how the mobile communication device is to respond when a call or message is sent; and
maintaining or placing a display screen of the mobile communication device in an off state while the mobile communication device forwards the call or message, wherein the mobile communication device remains in use while the display screen is in the off state by remaining in a communication path between the remote party and the user.
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Abstract
A method and arrangement is provided which allows a PC or other client device to be used to communicate with third parties through a mobile communication device when a user and the mobile communication device are not in the vicinity of one another. The arrangement allows the user to control operation of the mobile communication device over a WLAN so that the user can send or receive messages such as voice and text messages to a remote party from the client device through the mobile communication device over the WLAN and the mobile communication network employed by the mobile device.
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1. A method of using a mobile communications device, comprising:
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controlling operation of a mobile communication device over a WLAN; causing the mobile communication device to route a communication between a user and a remote party over the WLAN and a mobile communication network and through the mobile device based upon user-specified preferences entered into a remote access application that executes on the mobile communication device, wherein the user-specified preferences specify circumstances under which a received call or message should be forwarded to one or more client devices and how the mobile communication device is to respond when a call or message is sent; and maintaining or placing a display screen of the mobile communication device in an off state while the mobile communication device forwards the call or message, wherein the mobile communication device remains in use while the display screen is in the off state by remaining in a communication path between the remote party and the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for remote access to a mobile communication device over a wireless local area network WLAN, the method comprising:
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receiving a call or message from a remote party over a mobile network; forwarding the call or message of a first predetermined type to a first client device over the WLAN so that communication between the first client device and the remote party is established over both the mobile network and the WLAN, wherein the mobile communication device remains in a communication path between the remote party and the first client device; forwarding a call or message of a second predetermined type to a second client device over a WLAN, wherein the first client device is different than the second client device, wherein the first predetermined type or second predetermined type of call or message is received and forwarded by a mobile communication device; and maintaining or placing a display screen of the mobile communication device in an off state while forwarding the call or message, wherein the mobile device is used as part of the communication path between the remote party and the first client device while the display screen is in the off state, and, wherein a remote access application on the mobile communication device is arranged to determine how the mobile communication device is to respond when a call or message is received or sent. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A mobile communication device, comprising:
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one or more wireless transmitters and receivers for communicating with remote parties over a mobile communication network and with a client device over a wireless local area network WLAN; one or more processors for executing machine-executable instructions; and one or more machine-readable storage media for storing the machine-executable instructions, the instructions when executed by the one more processors implementing, a remote access application on the mobile communication device arranged to determine how the mobile communication device is to respond when a call or message is received or sent; a call event listener arranged for listening for calls or messages received from remote parties over the mobile communication network; processing logic configured, in response to a determination by the call event listener that a call or message has been received from a remote party, to forward the call or message to the client device over the WLAN under predetermined circumstances so that communication between the client device and the remote party is established over both the mobile network and the WLAN; and a display screen configured to be maintained or placed in an off state while forwarding the call or message, wherein the mobile device remains in use while the display screen is in the off state. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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