MOBILE DEVICE CONTROL WITH EXTERNAL DEVICE
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Abstract
A mobile arrangement (102), such as a mobile communication device, including a user interface (UI) configured to receive user input, a wireless data transfer interface configured to receive a command, such as a PTT (Push-to-Talk) command, sent by an RSM (Remote Speaker Microphone) device (104a, 104b) or other accessory, such as an in-car device or a headset, wirelessly connected to the mobile arrangement, and an interfacing logic (114) configured to map the received command to a predetermined command locally providable via the user interface to a communication application (112) running on the mobile arrangement and capable of receiving user input via the user interface so as to enable utilization of the communication application through the RSM or other accessory. Corresponding method and computer program product are presented.
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- 13. A mobile arrangement (102) comprising a user interface(UI) configured to receive user input, a wireless data transfer interface configured to receive a command, such as a PTT (Push-to-Talk) command, sent by an accessory wirelessly connected to the mobile arrangement, and an interfacing logic (114) configured to map the received command to a predetermined command locally providable via the user interface to a communication application (112) running on the mobile arrangement and capable of receiving user input via the user interface so as to enable utilization of said communication application through the accessory.
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24. A method for a mobile device comprising:
- receiving a command (306), such as a PTT (Push-to-Talk) command, wirelessly sent by an accessory and converting the received command into a predetermined command locally providable via the user interface of the device to a communication application (308, 310) executed on the device and capable of receiving user input via the user interface so as to enable utilization of the communication application through the accessory.
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25. A computer program provided on a computer readable carrier medium comprising code means adapted, when run on a computer, to execute the method items of receiving, at a mobile device, a command (306)wirelessly sent by an accessory to the mobile device, and converting the received command into a predetermined command locally providable via the user interface of the device to a communication application (308, 310) executed on the device and capable of receiving user input via the user interface so as to enable utilization of the communication application through the accessory.
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