APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SHARING DATA AMONG MULTIPLE TERMINAL DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method of sharing functional operability data between a plurality of terminal devices comprising:
- coupling at least one transmit-mode terminal device which has a desired functional operability to a transmit port;
coupling at least one receive-mode terminal device which lacks the desired functional operability to a receive port;
the transmit and receive ports being coupled together with a data transfer connection;
transmitting functional operability data from the transmit port to the receive port for enabling the receive-mode terminal device with the desired functional operability.
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for propagating data between multiple terminal devices includes determining the functional operability of a plurality of devices to assess which devices are properly configured. If a device is properly configured, operating the device in a transmit-mode to transmit functional operability data. If a device is not properly configured, operating the device in a receive-mode to receive the functional operability data. Coupling a transmitting device and at least one receiving device to a plurality of ports that are operably connected together so that the transmitting device and receiving device share the functional operability data.
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65 Claims
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1. A method of sharing functional operability data between a plurality of terminal devices comprising:
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coupling at least one transmit-mode terminal device which has a desired functional operability to a transmit port;
coupling at least one receive-mode terminal device which lacks the desired functional operability to a receive port;
the transmit and receive ports being coupled together with a data transfer connection;
transmitting functional operability data from the transmit port to the receive port for enabling the receive-mode terminal device with the desired functional operability. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for propagating data between multiple terminal devices comprising:
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determining the functional operability of a plurality of devices to assess which devices are properly configured;
if a device is properly configured, operating the device in a transmit-mode to transmit functional operability data;
if a device is not properly configured, operating the device in a receive-mode to receive the functional operability data;
coupling a transmitting device and at least one receiving device to a plurality of ports that are operably connected together so that the transmitting device and receiving device share the functional operability data. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A terminal device for operating on a wireless network comprising:
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processing circuitry configured to monitor the occurrence of a trigger event and, upon detecting the trigger event, to verify the functional operability of the terminal device on the network; and
communication circuitry;
the processing circuitry, upon verifying the functional operability of the terminal device, further operable for transmitting functional operability data to other terminal devices using the communication circuitry and if unable to verify its functional operability, operable for receiving functional operability data from another terminal device using the communication circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 64)
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46. A terminal device comprising:
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circuitry configured, when enabled, for communicating with a network, the terminal device operable to monitor for a trigger event for transmitting to or receiving functional operability data from another terminal device;
upon the occurrence of a trigger event, the terminal device determining if it is enabled for communicating with the network;
if enabled, the terminal further operable for transmitting functional operability data for receipt by another terminal device;
if not enabled, the processing circuitry operable for recieve functional operability data transmitted by another terminal device. - View Dependent Claims (47)
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48. An apparatus for transferring data between terminal devices comprising:
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a plurality of ports including at least one transmit port and at least one receive port;
the transmit port configured for transmitting data from a terminal device coupled thereto to the receive port;
the receive port configured for only receiving data from the transmit port for uploading the transmitted data to a terminal device coupled to the receive port. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A charger apparatus for charging the power supplies of terminal devices comprising:
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a plurality of ports coupled to a power supply and configured to transfer power from the power supply to individual power supplies of a plurality of terminal devices coupled with the ports;
the ports including a data transmission link therebetween to define at least one transmit port and at least one receive port, and while charging the power supply of the terminal device coupled thereto, the transmit port configured for transmitting data from the terminal device to the receive port. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 65)
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