Method and device for emulating electronic apparatus
OwnerRoy Want, James Kardach +1inventors
InventorsRoy Want, James Kardach, Graham D. Kirby
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Abstract
A method and system for emulating an electronic apparatus is provided. The system includes a portable electronic device to emulate functionality provided by the electronic apparatus, and a separate access device. The portable electronic device includes a wireless communication module and the access device includes a display and a wireless communication interface to communicate with the wireless communication module when the portable electronic device is within wireless communication range of the access device. The display provides a display layout that simulates the physical appearance of the electronic apparatus.
Claims38
A portable electronic device, which includes:
- a wireless communication module to communicate with a separate access device in a wireless fashion;
- a data storage module to store emulation data to emulate an electronic apparatus;
- and
- a controller to control the communication of the emulation data to the access device to output to a user to emulate the electronic apparatus.
An emulation system, which includes:
- a portable electronic device to emulate functionality provided by an electronic apparatus, the portable electronic device including a wireless communication module and a data storage module to store emulation data;
- and
- a separate access device including a wireless communication interface to communicate with the wireless communication module when the portable electronic device is within a wireless communication range of the access device, the portable electronic device communicating emulation data to the access device to output to a user to emulate the electronic apparatus.
A method, which includes:
- monitoring when a portable electronic device is within a wireless communication range of an access device, the portable electronic device emulating the functionality of an electronic apparatus;
- and
- communicating emulation data stored on the portable electronic device to the access device in a wireless fashion to provide an output to a user.
A computer program product including a medium readable by a computer, the medium including instructions which, when executed by the computer, cause the computer to:
- monitor when a portable electronic device is within a wireless communication range of an access device;
- and
- communicate emulation data stored on the portable electronic device to the access device in a wireless fashion to output to a user to emulate the electronic apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.