One button access to network services from a remote control device

A method of remotely accessing a network-based communication service comprising:

• receiving a dialing signal from a remote control device at a mobile communication device, the dialing signal being based on an operation of a user interface consisting of a dedicated control of the remote control device, the dedicated control dedicated to generating a dialing request to transmit the dialing signal to the mobile communication device, wherein the dialing signal includes a telephone number associated with a network-based communication service and a program call, wherein the telephone number is stored to a memory of the remote control device based on input from a provider of the network-based communication service;
• in response to receiving the dialing signal, the mobile communication device activates a software program that performs an update check of the telephone number associated with the network-based communication service;
• establishing communications between the mobile communication device and the network-based communication service using a telephone number returned as a result of the update check, wherein the update check is a pull operation enabling use of pre-existing security features of the mobile communication device;
• receiving audio input at a microphone of the remote control device;
• and
• forwarding the audio input to the mobile communication device for transmission to the network-based communication service.

A vehicle-mounted mobile communication system for wirelessly accessing a network-based communication system, the system comprising:

• a remote control device comprising:
• a user interface having an access button that is dedicated to generating a dialing request to transmit a dialing signal to a mobile communication device, wherein the dialing signal includes a telephone number associated with a network-based communication service and a program call to activate a software program that causes the mobile communication device to perform an update check of the telephone number associated with the network-based communication service, wherein the telephone number is stored to a memory of the remote control device based on input from a provider of the network-based communication service;
• a microphone to receive audio input at the remote control device;
• and
• a remote communication module coupled to the user interface, the remote communication module to transmit the dialing signal, the dialing signal to instruct the mobile communication device to access a network-based communication service, and the remote communication module configured to forward the audio input for transmission to the network-based communication service;
• and
• a mobile communication device configured to be removeably mounted in a vehicle comprising:
• a phone communication module configured to receive the dialing signal from the remote communication module of the remote control device, perform an update check of a telephone number using a pull operation from the network-based communication service thereby enabling use of pre-existing security features of the mobile communication device, access the network-based communication service using a telephone number returned to the mobile wireless transceiver in response to the update check and transmit the audio input to the network-based communication service.

A mobile communication device comprising:

• a phone communication module, the phone communication module to receive, from a remote control device, a dialing signal that is based on an operation of a user interface having a dedicated control of the remote control device, the dedicated control dedicated to generating a dialing request to transmit the dialing signal to the mobile communication device, wherein the dialing signal includes a telephone number associated with a network-based communication service and a program call to activate a software program, wherein the telephone number is stored to a memory of the remote control device based on input from a provider of the network-based communication service and the phone communication module to receive audio input to a microphone at the remote control device;
• a wireless transceiver coupled to the phone communication module, the wireless transceiver to access the network-based communication service in response to the dialing signal, and the wireless transceiver to forward the audio input to a microphone at the remote control device to the network-based communication service;
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• a processor configured to execute the activated software program, the software program functioning cause the processor to:
• perform an update check, which is a pull operation enabling use of pre-existing security features of the mobile communication device, of the telephone number associated with the network-based communication service by causing the wireless transceiver to access the network-based communication service to pull a telephone number associated with the network-based communication service, wherein the pulled telephone number is used to access the network-based communication service.

A machine readable medium encoded with a computer program comprising a set of stored instructions capable of being executed by a processor to:

• generate a dialing request at a remote control device based on an operation of a user interface having a dedicated control of the remote control device, the dedicated control dedicated to generating the dialing request to transmit a dialing signal to a mobile communication device, wherein the dialing signal includes a telephone number associated with a network-based communication service, wherein the telephone number is stored to a memory of the remote control device based on input from a provider of the network-based communication service;
• transmit the dialing signal from the remote control device toward a mobile communication device based on the request;
• in response to receiving the dialing signal, the mobile communication device activates a software program that performs an update check of the telephone number associated with the network-based communication service, wherein the update check is a pull operation enabling use of pre-existing security features of the mobile communication device;
• establishing communications between the mobile communication device and the network-based communication service using a telephone number returned as abased on the result of the update check;
• receive audio input at a microphone of the remote control device;
• and
• forward the audio input to the mobile communication device for transmission to the network-based communication service.

A machine readable medium encoded with a computer program comprising a set of stored instructions capable of being executed by a processor to:

• receive a dialing signal from a remote control device at a mobile communication device, the dialing signal being based on an operation of a user interface consisting of a single dedicated control of the remote control device, the dedicated control dedicated to generating a dialing request to transmit the dialing signal to the mobile communication device, wherein the dialing signal includes a telephone number associated with a network-based communication service, wherein the telephone number is stored to a memory of the remote control device based on input from a provider of the network-based communication service;
• in response to receiving the dialing signal, the mobile communication device activates a software program that performs an update check of the telephone number associated with the network-based communication service, wherein the update check is a pull operation enabling use of pre-existing security features of the mobile communication device;
• establishing communications between the mobile communication device and the network-based communication service using a telephone number returned as abased on the result of the update check;
• receive audio input at a microphone of the remote control device;
• and
• forward the audio input to the mobile communication device for transmission to the network-based communication service.

A method of providing a network-based communication service comprising:

• receiving a call from a mobile communication device, the call being initiated by an operation of a user interface consisting of a single dedicated control of a remote control device, the dedicated control dedicated to generating a dialing request to transmit a binary-valued dialing signal to the mobile communication device, wherein the dialing signal includes a telephone number associated with the network-based communication service, wherein the telephone number is stored to a memory of the remote control device based on input from a provider of the network-based communication service;
• in response to the call from the mobile communication device, returning from an update check that performs a pull operation enabling user of pre-existing security of the mobile communication device from the network-based communication service to the mobile communication device an updated telephone number associated with the network-based communication service;
• accessing, by the mobile communication device, the network-based communication service using the updated telephone number associated with the network-based communication service;
• receiving audio transmitted from the mobile communication device, the audio being input at a microphone of the remote control device;
• and forwarded to the mobile communication device for transmission to the network-based communication service;
• and generating a network-based communication service during the call.