Method and apparatus for emulating a mobile device

• US 20030156131A1
• Filed: 02/21/2002
• Published: 08/21/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Khazaka, Samir
• Application Number:
  US10/080,952
• Publication Number:
  US 20030156131A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/733
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/452 Remote windowing, e.g. X-Window System, desktop virtualisation protocols for virtual reality H04L67/131
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72406 by software upgrading or downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72409 by interfacing with external accessories hands-free H04M1/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface

Abstract

A system for providing a user interface for an application running on a communications device is disclosed. The system may include a host device configured to exchange user input and display information to a display, and may be coupled to a communication device through a transport link. The host device may be configured to download an application from the host device to the communication device; provide a user interface for the application on the host device; and execute the application on the communication device.

Claims

1. A method for providing a user interface for an application running on a communications device, said communications device being operatively coupled to a host device, said method comprising:

downloading an application from the host device to the communication device;

providing a user interface for said application on said host device; and

executing said application on said communication device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said act of providing a user interface further includes the act of providing a device display area.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said device display area is displayed on a monitor of said host device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said device display area corresponds in appearance to a mobile communication device.

5. The method of claim 1, further including the act of providing a graphics display area within said device display area.

6. The method of claim 5, further including the act of providing a graphics display area within said device display area.

7. The method of claim 6, further including the act of routing the output of said application to said graphics display area.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein said graphics display area corresponds in appearance to a mobile communications device.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the display capabilities of said graphics display area may be configured by a user.

10. The method of claim 5, further including the act of providing a user interface area within said device display area.

11. The method of claim 10, further including the act of routing user input provided in said user input area to said communication device.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein said user display area corresponds in appearance to a mobile communications device.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the layout of said user input area may be configured by a user.

14. The method of claim 5, wherein said device display area is configured to mirror the display of said communication device.

15. The method of claim 5, wherein said device display area is configured to mirror the actions of said communication device.

49. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said device display area corresponds in appearance to a mobile communication device.

16. An apparatus for providing a user interface for an application running on a communications device, said communications device being operatively coupled to a host device, said method comprising:

means for downloading an application from the host device to the communication device;

means for providing a user interface for said application on said host device; and

means for executing said application on said communication device.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, further including means for providing a user interface further includes the act of providing a device display area.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, further including means for displaying said device display area on a monitor of said host device.

19. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein said device display area corresponds in appearance to a mobile communication device.

20. The apparatus of claim 16, further including means for providing a graphics display area within said device display area.

21. The apparatus of claim 20 further including means for providing a graphics display area within said device display area.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, further including means for routing the output of said application to said graphics display area.

23. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein said graphics display area corresponds in appearance to a mobile communications device.

24. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the display capabilities of said graphics display area may be configured by a user.

25. The apparatus of claim 20, further including means for providing a user interface area within said device display area.

26. The apparatus of claim 25, further including means for routing user input provided in said user input area to said communication device.

27. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein said user display area corresponds in appearance to a mobile communications device.

28. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the layout of said user input area may be configured by a user.

29. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein said device display area is configured to mirror the display of said communication device.

30. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein said device display area is configured to mirror the actions of said communication device.

31. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method providing a user interface for an application running on a communications device operatively coupled to a host device, said method comprising:

downloading an application from the host device to the communication device;

providing a user interface for said application on said host device; and

executing said application on said communication device.

32. The device of claim 31, wherein said act of providing a user interface further includes the act of providing a device display area.

33. The device of claim 32, wherein said device display area is displayed on a monitor of said host device.

34. The device of claim 31, wherein said device display area corresponds in appearance to a mobile communication device.

35. The device of claim 31, the method further including the act of providing a graphics display area within said device display area.

36. The device of claim 35, further including the act of providing a graphics display area within said device display area.

37. The device of claim 36, the method further including the act of routing the output of said application to said graphics display area.

38. The device of claim 36, wherein said graphics display area corresponds in appearance to a mobile communications device.

39. The device of claim 36, wherein the display capabilities of said graphics display area may be configured by a user.

40. The device of claim 35, the method further including the act of providing a user interface area within said device display area.

41. The device of claim 40, the method further including the act of routing user input provided in said user input area to said communication device.

42. The device of claim 40, wherein said user display area corresponds in appearance to a mobile communications device.

43. The device of claim 40, wherein the layout of said user input area may be configured by a user.

44. The device of claim 35, wherein said device display area is configured to mirror the display of said communication device.

45. The device of claim 35, wherein said device display area is configured to mirror the actions of said communication device.

46. An apparatus for providing a user interface for an application running on a communications device, said communications device being operatively coupled to a host device, said method comprising:

a host device configured to exchange user input and display information to a display;

said host device being coupled to a communication device through a transport link; and

wherein said host device is configured to

download an application from the host device to the communication device;

provide a user interface for said application on said host device; and

execute said application on said communication device.

47. The apparatus of claim 46, wherein said user interface further includes a device display area.

48. The apparatus of claim 47, wherein said device display area is provided on a monitor of said host device.

50. The apparatus of claim 46, further including a graphics display area within said device display area.

51. The apparatus of claim 50, wherein said host device is further configured to route the output of said application to said graphics display area.

52. The apparatus of claim 50, wherein said graphics display area corresponds in appearance to a mobile communications device.

53. The apparatus of claim 50, wherein the display capabilities of said graphics display area may be configured by a user.

54. The apparatus of claim 50, wherein said host device is further configured to provide a user interface area within said device display area.

55. The apparatus of claim 54, wherein said host device is further configured to route user input provided in said user input area to said communication device.

56. The apparatus of claim 54, wherein said user display area corresponds in appearance to a mobile communications device.

57. The apparatus of claim 54, wherein the layout of said user input area may be configured by a user.

58. The apparatus of claim 47, wherein said device display area is configured to mirror the display of said communication device.

59. The apparatus of claim 47, wherein said device display area is configured to mirror the actions of said communication device.