Electronic device using framework interface for communication

A method for operating an electronic device, the method comprising:

• establishing, by an electronic device configured to provide a framework interface by executing instructions stored in a memory, one or more physical channels with an external electronic device, using one or more communication modules;
• executing, by the electronic device, two or more application programs to interface with the framework interface;
• and
• communicating, via the framework interface, data from the two or more application programs through the one or more physical channels to the external electronic device, using at least one logical channel or session for a respective one of the two or more application programs,
• wherein communicating the data comprises providing, by the framework interface, a data packet including a payload, to the communication module, and
• wherein the payload includes first data from one of the two or more application programs, and second data from another of the two or more application programs.

An electronic device comprising:

• one or more communication modules configured to establish one or more physical channels with an external electronic device;
• and
• at least one processor configured to:
• control the one or more communication modules to establish the one or more physical channels with the external electronic device,
• execute two or more application programs to interface with a framework interface provided by the electronic device, and
• control the framework interface to communicate data from the two or more application programs through the one or more physical channels to the external electronic device, using at least one logical channel or session for a respective one of the two or more application programs,
• wherein the framework interface provides a data packet including a payload, to the one or more communication modules, and
• wherein the payload includes first data from one of the two or more application programs, and second data from another one of the two or more application programs.

An electronic device comprising:

• a portable electronic housing;
• one or more communication modules housed in the housing, the communication modules being configured to communicate with an external electronic device, based on one or more communication protocols, wherein the communication modules include one or more of a Universal Serial Bus (USB) module, a Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART) module, a ZigBee module, an Ultra-WideBand (UWB) module, Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) module, infrared module, a Bluetooth module, a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) module, a WiFi module, a Near Field Communication (NFC) module, or a cellular communication module;
• a touch screen display housed at last partly in the housing;
• a battery housed in the housing;
• a memory housed in the housing, the memory storing an operating system and a media player software program;
• and
• an application processor housed in the housing, the application processor being configured to run the operating system,
• wherein the memory further stores instructions that, when executed, cause the application processor to provide a framework interface configured to:
• interface between the operating system and the media player software program,
• route media data between the media player software program and one or more of the one or more communication modules, and
• select at least one of the communication modules for communicating at least part of the media data with the external electronic device, independently of the media player software program.

An electronic device comprising:

• a portable electronic housing;
• one or more communication modules housed in the housing, the communication modules being configured to communicate with an external electronic device, based on one or more communication protocols, wherein the communication modules include one or more of a Universal Serial Bus (USB) module, a Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART) module, a ZigBee module, an Ultra-WideBand (UWB) module, Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) module, infrared module, a Bluetooth module, a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) module, a WiFi module, a Near Field Communication (NFC) module, or a cellular communication module;
• a touch screen display housed at last partly in the housing;
• a battery housed in the housing;
• a memory housed in the housing, the memory storing an operating system and a dialer software program;
• and
• an application processor housed in the housing, the application processor being configured to run the operating system,
• wherein the memory further stores instructions that, when executed, cause the application processor to provide a framework interface configured to:
• interface between the operating system and the dialer software program,
• route notification data between the dialer software program and one or more of the one or more communication modules, and
• select at least one of the communication modules for communicating at least part of the notification data with the external electronic device, independently of the dialer software program.