Transmission of data packets over CDMA type cellular telephone
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorMarc Phillips
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Abstract
A system and method for enabling the use of popular serial networking application software to transmit PPP packet data via a CDMA type subscriber device to a network such as the internet. One or more reserved phone numbers is stored in memory within the subscriber device. The networking application is provided a telephone number to be dialed in order to make a connection to the internet. The telephone number provided to the networking application is compared to the stored reserved telephone numbers. If there is a match, the subscriber device transmits a CONNECT signal back to the networking application and initiates a packet data call. If there is no match, the subscriber device initiates an asynchronous data call.
Claims12
A method for operating a CDMA type subscriber device for transmission of data packets received from computer hosted networking application software to a network, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a first data entry to said networking application software which data entry is stored as a phone number to be called for effecting access to a network;
- b) storing at least one second data entry in a memory register in said CDMA type subscriber device;
- c) comparing said first data entry to said at least one second data entry;
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- d) constructing a packet data call and providing a signal to said networking application software which indicates that said subscriber device is ready to receive data, if said first data entry matches said at least one second data entry.
A CDMA type subscriber device configured for enabling transmission of packet data from a computer to a network via serial networking application software hosted on said computer, said subscriber device comprising:
- a) a first memory register for storing at least one reserved phone number;
- b) a second memory register for storing a signal indicating that said subscriber device is ready to receive said packet data;
- c) a processor for making a comparison between said at least one reserved phone number and a number received from said networking application, and for transmitting said signal to said networking application if said comparison indicates a match;
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- said subscriber device initiating a packet data call upon detection of said match.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.