# US 8,572,303 B2 · Portable universal communication device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,572,303 B2 - Document ID: US8572303B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/113,825 - Filed: 2011-05-23 - Published: 2011-09-15 - Granted: 2013-10-29 - Earliest claimed: 2010-02-03 - Applicants: Tal Lavian; Zvi Or-Bach - Inventors: Tal Lavian; Zvi Or-Bach - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8572303B2 ## CPC - G06F 1/1645: {the display being suitable to be used in combination with an external overhead projector} - G06F 1/1637: {Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing} - G06F 3/038: Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry - G06F 3/1454: {involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay} - H04M 1/72409: by interfacing with external accessories (hands-free H04M1/60) - G06F 2203/0383: Remote input, i.e. interface arrangements in which the signals generated by a pointing device are transmitted to a PC at a remote location, e.g. to a PC in a LAN - G06F 2203/0384: Wireless input, i.e. hardware and software details of wireless interface arrangements for pointing devices - G09G 2370/02: Networking aspects - G09G 2370/06: Consumer Electronics Control, i.e. control of another device by a display or vice versa - H04M 1/72412: using two-way short-range wireless interfaces - H04M 1/72415: for remote control of appliances - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - G09G: ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION (arrangements for transferring data between digital computers and displays G06F3/14; static indicating arrangements comprising an association of a number of separate sources or light control cells G09F9/00; static indicating arrangements comprising integral associations of a number of light sources H01J, H01K, H10H, H05B33/12; scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission, details thereof H04N1/00) ## Abstract Embodiments of the invention provide a portable device comprising at least one processor. The portable device also comprises a memory coupled to the processor comprising data. Further, the portable device comprises a detector configured to detect at least one external device. The at least one external device is configured to connect to the portable device. Further, the portable device comprises an interface to connect to the at least one external device. The interface is configured to transmit or receive one or more control signals excluding the data. Furthermore, the portable device comprises a controller configured to enable controlling of the portable device from the at least one external device; and controlling of the at least one external device from the portable device through the interface. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A portable device comprising connection to digital network, processor, touch sensitive screen and memory, wherein said memory comprises instructions to transfer information been displayed on said screen to a home appliance, wherein said transfer comprises said digital network, wherein said home appliance is one of the following: picture frame, television, home computer, Global Position System (GPS) or projector, wherein said information is being part of an on-going communication session with an external destination, and wherein said external destination is an Interactive-Voice-Response destination. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A portable device according to claim 1, wherein said communication session comprises a telephone call. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) A portable device according to claim 1, wherein said memory comprises instructions to fetch from a database a data-file related to said external destination, and wherein said information comprises a portion related to said data-file. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) A portable device according to claim 1, wherein said memory comprises instructions to search for said home appliance. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) A portable device according to claim 1, wherein said information comprises visual menu. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) A non transitory tangible computer readable medium comprising instructions for the execution according to claim 1. ### Claim 7 A portable device comprising a screen, a connection to a digital network, a processor, and a memory, wherein said memory comprises instructions to transfer information been displayed on said screen to another device, wherein said transfer utilizes said digital network, wherein said another device has a larger display than said portable device, and wherein said information comprises a visual menu and is being part of an on-going communication session with external destination which comprise Interactive Voice Response (IVR). ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) A portable device according to claim 7, wherein said communication session comprises a voice call. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) A portable device according to claim 7, wherein said memory comprises instructions to fetch from a database a visual menu file. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) A portable device according to claim 7, wherein said memory comprises instructions to search, in a close proximity for another device with a larger display than said portable device display. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) A portable device according to claim 7, wherein said another device is one of the following: a picture frame, a navigation system (GPS), a computer or a projector. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) A non transitory tangible computer readable medium comprising instructions for the execution according to claim 7. ### Claim 13 A portable device comprising a screen, a connection to a digital network, a processor, and a memory, wherein said memory comprises instructions to transfer information been displayed on said screen to another device, wherein said transfer utilizes said digital network, wherein said information is being part of an on-going communication session with an external destination, wherein said another device is one of the following: home appliance, car appliance, or office appliance, and wherein said external destination is external to said home or said car or said office, wherein said external destination is an Interactive-Voice-Response destination. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) A portable device according to claim 13, wherein said communication session comprise a telephone call. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) A portable device according to claim 13, wherein said memory comprises instructions to fetch from a database a visual menu file related to said external destination. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) A portable device according to claim 13, wherein said memory comprises instructions to detect user selection of an item of said information been displayed and communicate said selection to said external destination. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) A portable device according to claim 13, wherein said another device is one of the following: a picture frame, a television, a navigation system (GPS), a computer or a projector. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) A non transitory tangible computer readable medium comprising instructions for the execution according to claim 13.