Communication system with automatic configuration of the communication interface
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1. A communication system comprising:
- a Master unit configured to automatically establish a wireless bi-directional communications connection between said Master unit and an external Client unit,wherein said Master unit further is configured to receive, using the wireless bi-directional communications connection, driver software of the external Client unit and a request for a service from the external Client unit,wherein said Master unit, in response to receiving the request for a service from the external Client unit, further is configured to;
automatically associate the request for a service to a Service Provider unit associated with said Master unit and corresponding to the request for a service;
automatically establish between said Master unit and the external Client unit, over the wireless bi-directional communications connection, an application interface associated to the driver software of the external Client unit; and
automatically transmit a service object of the Service Provider unit to the external Client unit using the application interface over the wireless bi-directional communications connection.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a communication system comprising a Master unit (1) and at least one Client unit (3), means to automatically establish a wireless bi-directional connection between said Client unit and said Master unit when they are close together; and means to automatically configure a communication interface (5) between said Master unit and said Client unit after connection is established. The invention thus enables systems with different protocols to find and communicate via said configured communication interface (5).
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1. A communication system comprising:
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a Master unit configured to automatically establish a wireless bi-directional communications connection between said Master unit and an external Client unit, wherein said Master unit further is configured to receive, using the wireless bi-directional communications connection, driver software of the external Client unit and a request for a service from the external Client unit, wherein said Master unit, in response to receiving the request for a service from the external Client unit, further is configured to; automatically associate the request for a service to a Service Provider unit associated with said Master unit and corresponding to the request for a service; automatically establish between said Master unit and the external Client unit, over the wireless bi-directional communications connection, an application interface associated to the driver software of the external Client unit; and automatically transmit a service object of the Service Provider unit to the external Client unit using the application interface over the wireless bi-directional communications connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for providing wireless communications services, comprising:
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automatically establishing at a Master unit a wireless bi-directional communications connection between the Master unit and an external Client unit; receiving at the Master unit, using the wireless bi-directional communications connection, a request for a service from the external Client unit; and in response to receiving the request for a service at the Master unit; automatically associating, at the Master unit, the request for a service to a Service Provider unit associated with the Master unit and corresponding to the request for a service; automatically establishing at the Master unit, over the wireless bi-directional communications connection, an application interface associated to driver software of the external Client unit; and automatically transmitting from the Master unit to the external Client unit a service object of the Service Provider unit using the application interface over the wireless bi-directional communications connection. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer readable storage medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions that, if executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method comprising:
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configuring at a Master unit a wireless bi-directional communications connection between the Master unit and an external Client unit; receiving at the Master unit a request for a service from the external Client unit; and in response to receipt of the request for a service at the Master unit; automatically associating, at the Master unit, the request for a service to a Service Provider unit associated with the Master unit and corresponding to the request for a service; automatically establishing at the Master unit an application interface associated to driver software of the external Client unit; and transmitting from the Master unit to the external Client unit a service object of the Service Provider unit via the application interface over the wireless bi-directional communications connection. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A communications system comprising:
a Client unit, configured to; automatically establish a wireless bi-directional communications connection between said Client unit and an external Master unit; transmit driver software of said Client unit and a request for a service to the external Master unit, over the wireless bi-directional communications connection, thereby enabling the external Master unit to associate the request for a service to an external Service Provider unit associated with the external Master unit, and configure an application interface associated to the driver software of said Client unit over the bi-directional wireless communications connection; receive from the external Master unit, using the application interface over the bi-directional wireless communications connection, a service object of the external Service Provider unit; and configure the service object of the external Service Provider unit to enable said Client unit to communicate via the application interface directly with the external Service Provider unit corresponding to the request for a service. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A method for providing wireless communications services, comprising:
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establishing at a mobile Client unit a wireless bi-directional communications connection to an external Master unit; transmitting driver software of the Client unit and a request for a service using the wireless bi-directional communications connection, thereby enabling the external Master unit to establish an application interface associated to the Client driver software and to associate the request for a service to an external Service Provider unit associated with the external Master unit and corresponding to the request for a service; receiving at the Client unit a service object of the external Service Provider unit corresponding to the request for a service; and configuring the service object at the Client unit so as to enable the Client unit to communicate directly with the external Service Provider unit via the application interface over the wireless bi-directional communications connection. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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29. A communications system comprising:
a Master unit including; means for automatically establishing a wireless bi-directional communications connection between said Master unit and an external Client unit, means for receiving at the Master unit, using the wireless bi-directional communications connection, driver software of the external Client unit and a request for a service from the external Client unit, means for automatically, in response to receipt of the request for a service; associating the request for a service with a Service Provider unit associated with the Master unit and corresponding to the request for a service, establishing between the Master unit and the external Client unit an application interface associated to the driver software of the external Client unit, over the wireless bi-directional communications connection, and transmitting a service object of the Service Provider unit to the external Client unit using the application interface over the wireless bi-directional communications connection.
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