Method and device for one-way or two-way data transmission

• US 20050122953A1
• Filed: 12/02/2002
• Published: 06/09/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gregor Ilic
• Original Assignee: Gregor Ilic
• Inventors: Ilic, Gregor
• Application Number:
  US10/503,298
• Publication Number:
  US 20050122953A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/351
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 17/0022 arrangements or provisious for transferring data to distant stations, e.g. from a sensing device "transfer between computer elements G06F13/00 "; data-transmission H04L
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/0008 General problems related to the reading of electronic memory record carriers, independent of its reading method, e.g. power transfer
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10 by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation

Abstract

A method for uni/bidirectional data communication between at least two devices, the one device sending the data—first device—and the other device receiving the data—second device—and both devices being connected by means of a communication module. For convenient, universal application the communication module recognizes at least one of the devices and/or permits compatible data exchange of the devices. Also cited is a corresponding apparatus for uni/bidirectional data communication.

Claims

1. A method for uni/bidirectional data communication between at least two devices, the one device sending the data—

first device—

and the other device receiving the data—

second device—

and both devices being connected by means of a communication module, wherein the communication module recognizes at least one of the devices and/or permits compatible data exchange of the devices.

2. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the communication module for recognizing the device reads out the device and/or transmits at least one instruction, particularly an attention command.

3. The method as set forth in claim 2, wherein the communication module recognizes the device from its response to the instruction.

4. The method as set forth in claim 3, wherein the recognized device is initialized by means of the communication module.

5. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the first device captures and/or stores and/or retrieves data.

6. The method as set forth in claim 5, wherein the first device sends the data to the communication module.

7. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the communication module supplements the data particularly by an IP address and/or a telephone number and/or an e-mail address or the like.

8. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the communication module converts the data into data readable by the second device, and/or stores and/or sends the data to the second device.

9. The method as set forth in claim 8, wherein the second device communicates the data, for example via SMS, via WAP, e-mail or the like to a means such as, for example, a server, an IP address or the like.

10. The method as set forth in claim 8, wherein a nature of the data transfer is stored in the communication module.

11. The method as set forth in claim 9, wherein connection is made via mobile telephone and/or PDA and/or modem or the like.

12. The method as set forth in claim 11, wherein data communication is made by WAP and/or HTTP and/or HTTPS and/or SMTP and/or FTP or the like.

13. The method as set forth in claim 9, wherein the data is analyzed and/or supplemented by information.

14. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the data and/or the information comprises products and product types and/or price information or the like.

15. An apparatus for uni/bidirectional data communication between at least two devices, the one device sending the data—

first device—

and the other device receiving the data—

second device—

and both devices being connected by means of a communication module, particularly for application of the method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the communication module recognizes at least one of the devices and/or permits compatible data exchange of the devices.

16. The apparatus as set forth in claim 15, wherein the first device is a camera and/or an MP3 player and/or a scanner, more particularly a bar code scanner and/or a GPS system and/or a car radio and/or a portable sensing system and/or card reader system.

17. The apparatus as set forth in claim 15 wherein the second device is a PDA and/or a computer, particularly a laptop and/or a mobile telephone.

18. The apparatus as set forth in claim 15, wherein the communication module is devised as being independent of the devices.

19. The apparatus as set forth in claim 15, wherein the communication module is embedded in a cable.

20. The apparatus as set forth in claim 15, wherein the communication module is embedded in one of the devices.

21. The apparatus as set forth in claim 15, wherein the communication module connects the devices by wiring.

22. The apparatus as set forth in claim 15, wherein the communication module connects the devices by a wireless and/or infrared link or the like.

23. The apparatus as set forth in claim 15, wherein the communication module comprises display and/or control elements.

24. The apparatus as set forth in claim 15, wherein the communication module comprises output and/or input elements for acoustical signals, particularly loudspeakers and/or microphones.

25. The apparatus as set forth in claim 15, wherein the communication module comprises sensorial elements, particular vibration elements.

26. The apparatus as set forth in claim 15, wherein the communication module is powered by means of one of the devices.

27. The apparatus as set forth in claim 15, wherein the communication module is powered by means of an external energy supply, for example, by means of an internal or external power supply and/or a rechargeable battery or the like.