US 2002/0120755 A1Published application

Method and apparatus for applying information through a firewall remotely via a mobile device

OwnerJohn Isaac Chandan Gomes, Ngee Chuan Taninventors

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Abstract

A method and apparatus for applying information stored remotely to an appliance via a mobile device are provided. The mobile device initiates the process by transmitting instructions to a computer system via a communication network. The instructions designate the information to be processed as well as the appliance to which the information is to be applied. According to the instructions, the computer system retrieves the information and converts the information to a document suitable for the appliance. The computer system then applies the document to the designated appliance.

Claims16

Dependent claims

A method for applying information to an appliance via both a mobile device and a computer system, the information being stored in a sub-computer system, the method comprising the following steps:

designating the information to be processed and the appliance to which the information is to be applied as instructions in the mobile device;
transmitting the instructions from the mobile device to the computer system via a first communication network;
polling the computer system by the sub-computer system via both a second communication network and a firewall;
transmitting the information from the sub-computer system to the computer system via the second communication network due to the polling by the sub-computer system, if the instructions from the mobile device are present in the computer system;
converting the information to formatted information suitable for the appliance according to the instructions;
transmitting the formatted information from the computer system to the appliance via a third communication network;
and
applying the formatted information to the appliance for processing according to the instructions.

5 more elements

A computer system which allows a user of a mobile device to apply information stored in a sub-computer system to an appliance designated by the mobile device, wherein the sub-computer system and the appliance are connected to the computer system, the computer system comprising:

a first interface for receiving instructions from the mobile device via a first communication network, wherein the instructions designate the information to be processed and the appliance to which the information is to be applied;
a second interface for receiving polling signals from the sub-computer system and for receiving the information sent from the sub-computer system according to the instructions via a second communication network and a firewall;
a third interface for sending the information to the appliance via a third communication network;
and
a server computer system connected to the first interface, the second interface and the third interface, for processing and storing the instructions, for receiving the information, and further for sending the information to the appliance for processing.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.