Methods and systems for transparently extending a multifunction device to a mobile communications device
US9454715B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 13, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/3273
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems for transparently extending a multi-function device onto a mobile communications device. The mobile communications device and the multi-function device can be securely connected utilizing a random code displayed on a user interface of the MFD. An extensibility application associated with the MFD can be transparently combined with an execution environment of the mobile communications device to offer a number of services. A hardware and software resource of the MFD and the mobile communications device can be combined to perform composite operations involving data from both devices. The connection can expire after a period of inactivity and require physical proximity to be established to prevent unwanted access to the MFD. Such an approach establishes a shared extensibility framework for the multifunction device and the mobile communications device as a single execution environment.
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