Contextual information management in wireless communications devices and methods therefor
US6980816B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 26, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/63
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method in a wireless communication device including requesting contextual information from a source outside the wireless communication device, the contextual information requested by a context aware application on the wireless communications device, and providing alternate contextual information to the context aware application with a contextual information discriminator of the wireless communications device when contextual information from the source from which contextual information is requested is not available.
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