Transferring information
AssigneeNokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
InventorClive Nathan Turner
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Apparatus for transferring information from a first radio telephone to a second radio telephone comprises first communication means for communicating with the first radio telephone; second communication means for communicating with the second radio telephone; and data transfer means for communicating between the first and second communication means and operable under the control of the second radio telephone for reading information from the first radio telephone and transmitting that information to the second radio telephone.
Claims14
Apparatus for transferring information from a first radio telephone to a second radio telephone, comprising:
- first communication means for communicating with the first radio telephone;
- second communication means for communicating with the second radio telephone;
- and
- data transfer means for communicating between the first and second communication means and operable under the control of the second radio telephone for reading information from the first radio telephone and transmitting that information to the second radio telephone, wherein the data transfer means includes telephone comparison means for reading type information from the first and second radio telephones and inhibiting transfer of information between the radio telephones if the type information is incompatible.
A method for transferring information from a first radio telephone to a second radio telephone, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a transfer initiation signal from the second radio telephone;
- reading information from the first radio telephone;
- transmitting that information to the second radio telephone for storage by the second radio telephone;
- and
- wherein the transmitting step includes steps of comparing reading type information from the first and second radio telephones, and inhibiting transfer of information between the radio telephones if the type information is incompatible.
Apparatus for transferring information from a first radio telephone to a second radio telephone, the second radio telephone being operable with proper operation and the first radio telephone having defective operation, the apparatus comprising:
- first communication means for communicating with the first radio telephone;
- second communication means for communicating with the second radio telephone;
- and
- data transfer means for communicating between the first and second communication means and operable under the control of the second radio telephone for reading information from the first radio telephone and transmitting that information to the second radio telephone;
- and
- wherein the data transfer means is operative to provide for a deletion of information in the first radio telephone to avoid a common identity for the first radio telephone and the second radio telephone.
A method for transferring information from a first radio telephone to a second radio telephone, comprising the steps of:
- connecting a data transfer device between the first telephone and the second telephone;
- receiving, at the data transfer device, a transfer initiation signal from the second radio telephone;
- reading, by the data transfer device, information from the first radio telephone;
- transmitting, by the data transfer device, that information to the second radio telephone for storage by the second radio telephone;
- and
- at the data transfer device, deleting information in the first radio telephone to avoid a common identity for the first radio telephone and the second radio telephone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.