Method and system for functionally connecting a personal device to a host computer
First Claim
1. An apparatus for enabling communication between a personal device coupled with a wireless proximity communication interface and a host computer coupled with a wired communication interface, comprising:
- a wired communication interface, corresponding to said wired communication interface of said host computer, for enabling communication between said apparatus and said host computer;
a wireless proximity communication interface, corresponding to the wireless proximity communication interface of said personal device, for enabling communication between said apparatus and said personal device; and
a controller, for enabling communication between said wired interface of said apparatus and said wireless proximity communication interface of said apparatus.
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Abstract
In one aspect, the present invention is directed to an apparatus, system and method for communicating between a personal device and a host computer. The apparatus comprises means for wireless communication, for enabling communication with a personal device (which also comprises means for wireless communication) and means for wired communication for enabling communication with the host computer (which also comprises means for wired communication). A controller installed within the apparatus, controls the data transfer between the wireless and wired communication interfaces of the apparatus. The controller may perform additional computing operations, such as security related operations (e.g. digitally signing a document, ciphering, and so forth). The apparatus may further comprise a smartcard chip, for securely storing information, and also for performing the additional computing operations.
Implementations of the invention can be carried out in order to functionally connect a personal device, such as PDA, mobile phone, and so forth, to a host computer, or with an application executed on the host computer. The apparatus may be used to for security implementations, e.g. provision of PINs, keys, passwords, digitally signing of documents, and so forth. The personal device may also be used as input means for the apparatus, thereby enabling a large number of implementations, including applications with relevancy to cellular telephony.
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27 Claims
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1. An apparatus for enabling communication between a personal device coupled with a wireless proximity communication interface and a host computer coupled with a wired communication interface, comprising:
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a wired communication interface, corresponding to said wired communication interface of said host computer, for enabling communication between said apparatus and said host computer;
a wireless proximity communication interface, corresponding to the wireless proximity communication interface of said personal device, for enabling communication between said apparatus and said personal device; and
a controller, for enabling communication between said wired interface of said apparatus and said wireless proximity communication interface of said apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for enabling communication between a personal device coupled with a wireless proximity communication interface and a host computer, the host computer being coupled with a wired communication interface, comprising:
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apparatus for enabling communication between the personal device and the host computer, said apparatus comprising a wired communication interface, corresponding to the wired communication interface of said host computer, for enabling communication between said apparatus and said host computer;
a wireless proximity communication interface, corresponding to the wireless proximity communication interface of said personal device, for enabling communication between said apparatus and the personal device; and
a controller, for enabling communication between said wired interface of said apparatus and said wireless proximity interface of said apparatus; and
an agent, being executed by said host computer, for interacting with said wired communication interface and with at least one component of said host computer;
thereby enabling communicating of said personal device with said host computer. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for functionally connecting a personal device to an application executed by a host computer system, comprising:
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a) providing an apparatus for communicating between said personal device and said host computer, said apparatus comprising a wired communication interface, corresponding to the wired communication interface of the host computer, for enabling communication between said apparatus and the host computer;
a wireless proximity communication interface, corresponding to the wireless proximity communication interface of the personal device, for enabling communication between said apparatus and the personal device; and
a controller, for enabling communication between said wired interface of said apparatus and said wireless proximity interface of said apparatus;
b) holding a communication session between said apparatus and said host computer via the wireless communication means of said personal device and the wireless communication means of said apparatus, thereby conveying data between said personal device and said apparatus; and
c) holding a communication session between said apparatus and said host computer via the wired communication means of said apparatus and wired communication means of said host computer, thereby conveying data between said apparatus and said host computer;
- View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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