# US 8,150,379 B2 · Integration of wireless and external computing devices

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- Number: US 8,150,379 B2
- Document ID: US8150379B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 11/134,680
- Filed: 2005-05-19
- Published: 2005-09-22
- Granted: 2012-04-03
- Earliest claimed: 2003-09-15
- Assignees: AT&T Mobility II LLC
- Inventors: Christopher A. White; Russell J. Waughman; Gregg J. Berretta
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8150379B2

## CPC

- H04M 1/2757: by data transmission, e.g. downloading
- H04M 1/576: {associated with a pictorial or graphical representation}
- H04M 1/72409: by interfacing with external accessories (hands-free H04M1/60)
- H04M 1/72436: for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
- H04W 88/02: Terminal devices
- H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

The wireless device may include logic that enables the wireless device to interface with the external computing device, and rule logic to direct handling by the external computing device of call events of the wireless device.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A wireless device comprising:
a processor;
a memory in communication with the processor;
a rule logic on the memory that when applied to a processor of an external computing device
directs handling by the external computing device of call events of the wireless device,
directs contact manager logic of the external computing device to lookup contact information associated with a phone number of a caller, and
effects changes to how the rule logic directs handling of call events of the wireless device, the rule logic edited from a user interface logic of the external computing device;
logic on the memory that when applied to the processor
interfaces with the external computing device;
shares the rule logic with the external computing device; and
accepts changes to the rule logic from the external computing device.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the rule logic further
direct directs the contact manager logic of the external computing device in the handling of call events of the wireless device.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the rule logic further
directs email logic of the external computing device in the handling of call events of the wireless device.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the rule logic further
directs calendar logic of the external computing device to schedule an activity with the caller and communicate information about the activity to the caller via one or more of email, SMS, EMS, and MMS.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the rule logic further
directs browser logic of the external computing device in the handling of call events of the wireless device.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The wireless device of claim 1, wherein the rule logic further
directs instant messaging logic of the external computing device in the handling of call events of the wireless device.

### Claim 7

A method for updating handling directions of call events on a wireless device, the method comprising:
interfacing with an external computing device;
sharing a rule logic with the external computing device; and
accepting changes to the rule logic from the external computing device;
wherein the rule logic, when applied to a processor of the external computing device,
directs handling by the external computing device of call events of the wireless device,
directs contact manager logic of the external computing device to lookup contact information associated with a phone number of a caller, and
effects changes to how the rule logic directs handling of call events of the wireless device, the rule logic edited from a user interface logic of the external computing device.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, further comprising receiving information from a caller.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, further comprising communicating the information to the external computing device.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, further comprising locating scheduled activities involving the caller.

### Claim 11

An external computing device comprising:
a processor;
a rule logic that when applied to processor
directs handling of call events of a wireless device,
directs a contact manager logic to lookup contact information associated with a phone number of a caller, and
effects changes to how the rule logic directs handling of the call events of the wireless device, the rule logic edited from a user interface logic;
wherein the wireless device
interfaces with the processor;
shares the rule logic with the processor; and
accepts changes to the rule logic from the processor.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The external computing device of claim 11, further comprising contact manager logic to store contact information associated with the caller in the wireless device.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The external computing device of claim 11, further comprising email logic to identify a phone number associated with an email address.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The external computing device of claim 11, further comprising calendar logic to identify an activity scheduled with a caller, highlight the identified scheduled activity, and cause a new activity with the caller to be created for scheduling.

### Claim 15 (depends on 11)

The external computing device of claim 11, further comprising browsing logic to display a web page.

### Claim 16 (depends on 11)

The external computing device of claim 11, further comprising instant messaging logic to exchange a plurality of instant messages.