Method and apparatus for using a personal digital assistant to interface with a communication station
US7487270B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 17, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0053
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for interfacing a personal digital assistant (PDA) with a communications appliance is provided. The method comprising a communication station receiving semi-structured data from a personal digital assistant (PDA) in a format native to the PDA, and parsing the semi-structured data to identify a type of the semi-structured data. If the semi-structured data is destination data, sending a job to a destination indicated by the semi-structured data.
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