Communication layer switching device
First Claim
1. A switchable communicator, comprising:
- a processor for running at least one communication service, up to at least communication layer 2, in conjunction with a computer to which the communicator is docked;
a memory coupled with said processor for storing program code and data for the at least one communication service;
a modem coupled with said processor for transmitting and receiving data for the at least one communication service;
an input device coupled with said processor for inputting data to be transmitted by the at least one communication service;
an output device coupled with said processor for displaying data that is received by the at least one communication service; and
an interface for docking the communicator to the computer, and for synchronizing communication service data between the communicator and the computer when the communicator is docked to the computer, wherein the computer may be in an active mode or in an inactive mode, and wherein said processor switches to run the at least one communication service by itself, up to communication layer 7, when the computer is in inactive mode.
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Abstract
A switchable communicator, including a processor for running at least one communication service, up to at least communication layer 2, in conjunction with a computer to which the communicator is docked, a memory coupled with the processor for storing program code and data for the at least one communication service, a modem coupled with the processor for transmitting and receiving data for the at least one communication service, an input device coupled with the processor for inputting data to be transmitted by the at least one communication service, an output device coupled with the processor for displaying data that is received by the at least one communication service, and an interface for docking the communicator to the computer, and for synchronizing communication service data between the communicator and the computer when the communicator is docked to the computer, wherein the computer may be in an active mode or in an inactive mode, and wherein the processor switches to run the at least one communication service by itself, up to communication layer 7, when the computer is in inactive mode. A method is also described and claimed.
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17 Claims
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1. A switchable communicator, comprising:
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a processor for running at least one communication service, up to at least communication layer 2, in conjunction with a computer to which the communicator is docked; a memory coupled with said processor for storing program code and data for the at least one communication service; a modem coupled with said processor for transmitting and receiving data for the at least one communication service; an input device coupled with said processor for inputting data to be transmitted by the at least one communication service; an output device coupled with said processor for displaying data that is received by the at least one communication service; and an interface for docking the communicator to the computer, and for synchronizing communication service data between the communicator and the computer when the communicator is docked to the computer, wherein the computer may be in an active mode or in an inactive mode, and wherein said processor switches to run the at least one communication service by itself, up to communication layer 7, when the computer is in inactive mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for switchable communication, comprising:
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synchronizing data for at least one communication service from a computer to a communicator, prior to the computer switching to a low power mode of operation; running the at least one communication service on the communicator while the computer is in the low power mode of operation, whereby the communicator manages communication layers up to layer 7; synchronizing data for the at least one communication service from the communicator to the computer when the computer is switched back to a full power mode of operation; and running the at least one communication service on the computer in conjunction with the communicator while the computer is in the full power mode of operation, whereby the communicator managers low communication layers up to at least layer 2 and the computer manages the higher communication layers. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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