PORTABLE UNIVERSAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE

• US 20110225330A1
• Filed: 05/23/2011
• Published: 09/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tal Lavian, Zvi Or-Bach
• Original Assignee: Tal Lavian, Zvi Or-Bach
• Inventors: Or-Bach, Zvi, Lavian, Tal
• Granted Patent: US 8,572,303 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/63
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1637 Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1645 the display being suitable to be used in combination with an external overhead projector
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0383 Remote input, i.e. interface arrangements in which the signals generated by a pointing device are transmitted to a PC at a remote location, e.g. to a PC in a LAN
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0384 Wireless input, i.e. hardware and software details of wireless interface arrangements for pointing devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• 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: G09G 2370/02 Networking aspects
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/06 Consumer Electronics Control, i.e. control of another device by a display or vice versa
• 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 1/72415 for remote control of appliances

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention provide a portable device comprising at least one processor. The portable device also comprises a memory coupled to the processor comprising data. Further, the portable device comprises a detector configured to detect at least one external device. The at least one external device is configured to connect to the portable device. Further, the portable device comprises an interface to connect to the at least one external device. The interface is configured to transmit or receive one or more control signals excluding the data. Furthermore, the portable device comprises a controller configured to enable controlling of the portable device from the at least one external device; and controlling of the at least one external device from the portable device through the interface.

Claims

1. A portable device comprising:

at least one processor;

a memory coupled to the processor comprising data;

a detector configured to detect at least one external device, wherein the at least one external device is configured to connect to the portable device;

an interface to connect to the at least one external device, wherein the interface is configured to transmit or receive one or more control signals excluding the data; and

a controller configured to enable controlling of the portable device from the at least one external device; and

controlling of the at least one external device from the portable device through the interface.

2. The portable device of claim 1, wherein the detector is also configured to detect a user device, wherein the user device is configured to connect to the portable device.

3. The portable device of claim 2, wherein the interface is also configured to connect to the user device.

10. The portable device of claim 1, wherein the memory comprises a plurality of visual Interactive Voice Response (IVR) menus associated with a plurality of phone numbers.

4. The portable device of claim 4, wherein the one or more control signals are transmitted to or received from at least one of the user device and the at least one external device.

5. The portable device of claim 4, wherein the one or more control signals are signals for controlling mouse events.

6. The portable device of claim 4, wherein the one or more control signals are signals for controlling one or more key presses at a keypad.

7. The portable device of claim 4, wherein the one or more control signals are the signals for displaying content at the at least one external device, wherein the content is not stored at the at least one external device.

8. The portable device of claim 7, wherein the one or more control signals are the signals for displaying content of the portable device, wherein the content is stored at the portable device.

9. The portable device of claim 7, wherein the control signals are the signals for displaying content of the user device, wherein the content is stored at the user device.

11. A method for enabling communication among a plurality of devices, the method comprising:

detecting, at a portable device, at least one external device configured to connect to the portable device;

connecting with the detected at least one external device; and

transceiving one or more control signals excluding the data; and

controlling at least one of the;

portable device from the at least one external device; and

at least one external device from the portable device through the interface.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising detecting a user device, wherein the user device is configured to connect to the portable device.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising connecting to the user device.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the control signals are transmitted to or received from at least one of the user device and the at least one external device.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the control signals are signals for controlling mouse events.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the control signals are the signals for controlling one or more key presses at a keypad.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the control signals are the signals for displaying content at the at least one external device, wherein the content is not stored at the at least one external device.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein the control signals are the signals for displaying content of the portable device, wherein the content is stored at the portable device.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein the control signals are the signals for displaying content of the user device, wherein the content is stored at the user device.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein the portable device comprises a plurality of visual Interactive Voice Response (IVR) menus.