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US 7,062,261 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for automatic detection and installation of Java-enabled accessories
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorsShimon Goldstein, Ricardo Martinez, Dominik Buszko
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Abstract
A wireless communication device 100, peripheral accessories 104, 108, and corresponding methods are arranged and constructed to automatically operate the peripheral accessories 104, 108 by communicating network information to the wireless communication device so the device may locate and download, via a network 116, operating programs for use with the accessories.
Claims7
A method in a wireless communication device to automatically install a Java-enabled peripheral accessory, comprising the steps of:
- accepting a first communication message from a peripheral accessory, said first communication message comprising an identifier for an application program for use by the wireless communication device to operate the peripheral accessory, and to enable the wireless communication device to determine if the application program must be acquired from a network location;
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- determining the application program is not available in the wireless communication device;
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- providing a second communication message to the peripheral accessory, the second communication message indicating the application program is not available in the wireless communication device;
- receiving a third message from the peripheral accessory, the third message comprising network information corresponding to the network location of the application program;
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- obtaining the application program from the network location.
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