Virtual smart phone
OwnerMichael Rogler Kildevaeldinventor
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Abstract
In embodiments of the present invention, a virtual phone is provided which includes a touch screen mounted on an enclosure that includes a processor, memory, wireless communication port, and a power port. The virtual phone further includes a software application executing on the processor to control image display on the touch screen and emulate features of a handheld device presented in the image in response to a user touching a presented feature. The virtual phone further includes a configuration of a user-specific handheld device that is derived from the user-specific handheld device is stored in a memory that is accessible to the processor; wherein the virtual phone presents a visual representation of the user-specific handheld device on the touch screen based on the configuration.
Claims5
A virtual phone, comprising:
- a touch screen mounted on an enclosure that includes a processor, memory, wireless communication port, and a power port;
- a software application executing on the processor to control image display on the touch screen and emulate features of a handheld device presented in the image display in response to a user touching a presented feature;
- and
- a configuration of a user-specific handheld device that is stored in a memory that is accessible to the processor;
- wherein the virtual phone presents a visual representation of the user-specific handheld device on the touch screen based on the configuration.
A method of emulating a smart phone, comprising:
- receiving information over a network indicative of a smart phone user interface, including physical features thereof;
- receiving information over a network indicative of user-specific data associated with the smart phone;
- displaying an image representative of the smart phone including actionable elements based on the user-specific data;
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- facilitating, with a processor, access to at least one feature of the smart phone in response to a user interacting with at least one of the actionable elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.