System, method and article of manufacture for facilitating user interface roaming in an interface roaming network framework

• US 7,093,017 B1
• Filed: 10/24/2000
• Issued: 08/15/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: III Holdings 3, LLC
• Original Assignee: LitePoint Corporation (Teradyne Incorporated)
• Inventors: Olgaard, Christian Volf, Bouas, Spiros Nikolaos, Umstattd, Rick William, Madsen, Benny
• Primary Examiner(s): Etienne, Ario
• Assistant Examiner(s): EL CHANTI, HUSSEIN A
• Application Number:
  US09/695,493
• Time in Patent Office: 2,121 Days
• Field of Search: 709/204, 709/206, 709/207, 709/209, 709/213, 709/216, 709223-225, 709/203, 709227-229, 709/241, 709/248
• US Class Current: 709/227
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/08 Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery signalling during connection H04W76/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices

Abstract

A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for facilitating user interface roaming in an interface roaming network framework. Received from a wireless link is a list of usable interface clients in proximity to the wireless link. Each usable interface client has functional capabilities associated with it. One of the interface clients is selected from the list and the wireless link is notified of the selected interface client. A connection is then initiated with the selected interface client and an application is executed based on the capabilities of the selected interface client in order to generate content. The generated content is then transmitted to the interface client so that the content may be displayed using the interface client.

Claims

1. A method for facilitating user interface roaming, comprising:

receiving by an infrastructure server from a wireless device a list of usable interface clients in proximity to the wireless device, wherein each usable interface client has capabilities associated therewith;

selecting by the infrastructure server one of the interface clients from the list;

notifying by the infrastructure server the wireless device of the selected interface client;

initiating by one of the infrastructure server and the wireless device a connection with the selected interface client;

executing by one of the infrastructure server and the wireless device an application based on the capabilities of the selected interface client, wherein execution of the application generates content; and

transmitting the generated content to the interface client.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a notification from the wireless device that the wireless device has been activated, wherein the wireless device determines usable interface clients in proximity thereto upon activation thereof.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the connection with the selected interface client is initiated via the wireless device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the generated content is transmitted to the interface client via the wireless device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein each interface client includes a display.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving information from a user based on the generated content, generating subsequent content based on the received information, and transmitting the subsequently generated content to the interface client.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a notification that another interface client is proximate to the wireless device, querying a user whither the user would like to switch to the other interface client, and transmitting generated content to the other interface client upon receipt of a response from the user indicating that the user wants to switch to the other interface client.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless device receives the content if the list of usable interface clients includes zero usable interface clients in proximity to the wireless device.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving information from the wireless device input by a user.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless device and the interface client are capable of communicating utilizing TCP/IP or IPX protocols.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless device has telephony capabilities.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein executing an application based on capabilities of the selected interface client further comprises uploading from a data store information relating to configuring the application based on the capabilities of the selected interface client.

13. A computer program product facilitating user interface roaming, comprising:

at least one computer useable medium including computer readable program code such that when executed by one or more processors, the computer readable program code causes the one or more processors to;

receive via an infrastructure server from a wireless device a list of usable interface clients in proximity to the wireless device, wherein each usable interface client has capabilities associated therewith;

select via the infrastructure server one of the interface clients from the list;

notify via the infrastructure server the wireless device of the selected interface client;

initiate via one of the infrastructure server and the wireless device a connection with the selected interface client;

execute via one of the infrastructure server and the wireless device an application based on the capabilities of the selected interface client, wherein execution of the application generates content; and

transmit the generated content to the interface client for display.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the computer readable program code, when executed by the one or more processors, further causes the one or more processors to receive a notification from the wireless device that the wireless device has been activated, wherein the wireless device determines usable interface clients in proximity thereto upon activation thereof.

15. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the connection with the detected interface client is initiated via the wireless device.

16. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the generated content is transmitted to the interface client via the wireless device.

17. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein each interface client includes a display.

18. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the computer readable program code, when executed by the one or more processors, further causes the one or more processors to receive information from a user based on the generated content, computer readable program code for generating subsequent content based on the received information, and computer readable program code for transmitting the subsequently generated content to the interface client.

19. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the computer readable program code, when executed by the one or more processors, further causes the one or more processors to receive a notification that another interface client is proximate to the wireless device, computer readable program code for querying a user whether the user would like to switch to the other interface client, and computer readable program code for transmitting generated content to the other interface client upon receipt of the response from the user indicating that the user wants to switch to the other interface client.

20. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the computer readable program code, when executed by the one or more processors, further causes the one or more processors to transmit the generated content to the wireless device if the list of usable interface clients includes zero usable interface clients in proximity to the wireless device.

21. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the computer readable program code, when executed by the one or more processors, further causes the one or more processors to receive information from the wireless device input by a user.

22. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the wireless device and the interface client are capable of communicating utilizing TCP/IP or IPX protocols.

23. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the wireless device has telephony capabilities.

24. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the computer readable program code such that when executed by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to execute an application based on capabilities of the selected interface client further causes the one or more processors to upload from a data store information relating to configuring the application based on the capabilities of the selected interface client.

25. A system for facilitating user interface roaming, comprising:

logic for receiving by an infrastructure server from a wireless device a list of usable interface clients in proximity to the wireless device, wherein each usable interface client has capabilities associated therewith;

logic for selecting by the infrastructure server one of the interface clients from the list;

logic for notifying by the infrastructure server the wireless device of the selected interface client;

logic for initiating by one of the infrastructure server and the wireless device a connection with the selected interface client;

logic for executing by one of the infrastructure server and the wireless device an application based on the capabilities of the selected interface client, wherein execution of the application generates content; and

logic for transmitting the generated content to the interface client.

26. The system of claim 25, further comprising logic for receiving a notification from the wireless device that the wireless devices has been activated, wherein the wireless device determines usable interface clients in proximity thereto upon activation thereof.

27. The system of claim 25, wherein the connection with the selected interface clients is initiated via the wireless device.

28. The system of claim 25, wherein the generated content is transmitted to the interface client via the wireless device.

29. The system of claim 25, wherein each interface client includes a display.

30. The system of claim 25, further comprising logic for receiving information from a user based on the generated content, logic for generating subsequent content based on the received information and logic for transmitting the subsequently generated content in the interface client.

31. The system of claim 25, further comprising logic for receiving a notification that another interface client is proximate to the wireless device, logic for querying a user whether the user would like to switch to the other interface clients, and logic for transmitting generated content to the other interface client upon receipt of a response from the user indicating that the user wants to switch to the other interface client.

32. The system of claim 25, wherein the wireless device receives the content if the list of usable interface clients includes zero usable interface clients on proximity in the wireless device.

33. The system of claim 25, further comprising logic for receiving information from the wireless device input by a user.

34. The system of claim 25, wherein the wireless device and the interface client are capable of communicating utilizing TCP/IP or IPX protocols.

35. The system of claim 25, wherein the wireless device has telephony capabilities.

36. The system of claim 25, wherein the logic for executing an application based on capabilities of the selected interface client further comprises logic for uploading from a data store information relating to configuring the application based on the capabilities of the selected interface client.