Patent · US Expired

System and method for interfacing a wireless telephone to a personal computer

US6804538B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

9References

23Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Siemens Information and Communication Mobile, LLC · US

Inventors

Holger Steinbach · Round Rock, US
Alan Aguais · Round Rock, US
Elie Antoun Jreij · Pflugerville, US
Larry W. Coons · Cedar Park, US
Deborah Franklin · Corinth, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 31, 2001
Grant date	Oct 12, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 1, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04M2250/08
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A telecommunications system includes a wireless telephone (14) and a personal computer (18) having a wireless telephone interface (24). The wireless telephone (14) is equipped with a personal computer (PC) function key (22) for activating PC controlled functionality. More particularly, when the PC function key (22) is activated, the wireless telephone (14) signals the PC it is ready to receive PC controlled functions. Thus, a menu of options may be transmitted from the PC (18) to the wireless telephone. The user clicks the desired selection to activate or interact with the corresponding program on the personal computer (18).

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