Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer-to-computer session/connection establishing – Session/connection parameter setting
Reexamination Certificate
1998-10-22
2001-08-07
Lim, Krisna (Department: 2153)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer-to-computer session/connection establishing
Session/connection parameter setting
C709S227000, C709S248000, C709S201000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06272545
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to personal mobile computing devices commonly known as handheld portable computers. More particularly, the present invention relates to a system and a method for allowing interaction between a desktop computer and multiple mobile devices.
Mobile devices are small electronic computing devices often referred to as personal desktop assistants. One such mobile device is the Handheld PC (or “H/PC”) based on and including the Windows CE brand operating system sold by Microsoft Corporation of Redmond, Wash. Although small, a wide variety of computing tasks and applications can be performed by such mobile devices, such as word processing, spread sheet programs, personal money managers and games, to name a few. In many respects, these programs are very similar to programs that reside on an individual's desktop computer. In some applications, the mobile device may not have as many functions as available on a desktop computer but, nevertheless, are quite valuable as a means for updating and changing data in the field where even a laptop computer may not be available or used conveniently.
It is also common for a mobile device to be used in conjunction with a desktop computer. For example, the user of a mobile device may also have access to, and use, a desktop computer at work or at home. The user may typically run the same types of applications on both the desktop computer and on the mobile device. Thus, it is quite advantageous for the mobile device to be designed to be coupled to the desktop computer to exchange information with, and share information with, the mobile device. In many applications, the user must decide which desktop computer the mobile device will be coupled to or be configured to work with. Having assigned or configured the desktop computer to work with the selected mobile device, the desktop computer cannot be conveniently used with another mobile device. This limitation is particularly disadvantageous when, for example, it is desired that many users interact with a common database stored on the desktop computer. For instance, a sales force may individually return to a home office and interact with a designated desktop computer having a common database that is shared by all in the sales force. Each individual sales person could update each of their respective mobile devices so as to have the most current information in the database, or to update the common database with information obtained in the field. Prior art systems are not convenient to use since each user must reconfigure communication and data transfer parameters each time the user connects the mobile device to the desktop computer. In many situations, each of the users must be using the same type of mobile device.
There is a continuing need to improve the interaction between one or more desktop computers and one or more mobile devices. In particular, there is a need to allow a plurality of mobile devices to interact with the desktop computer without requiring an inordinate amount of configuration by the user as well as allow the user to choose to use a particular mobile device independent of other users interacting with the desktop computer.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention fulfills these needs by providing a system and a method of interaction between a computer, such as a desktop computer, and a plurality of mobile devices including storing a first identifier on a first mobile device and the computer, and storing a second identifier on a second mobile and the computer, wherein the second identifier is different than the first identifier. A set of settings are stored in the computer referenced to each stored identifier for each respective mobile device. Upon connection of one of the mobile devices to the computer, the identifier stored in the connected mobile device is compared with the identifier stored on the computer. Interaction between the connected mobile device and the computer is controlled as a function of the stored respective set of settings if corresponding identifiers are found.
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Flanagin Steve
Hu George
Ved Haresh G.
Wu Charles
Koehler S.
Lim Krisna
Microsoft Corporation
Westman Champlin & Kelly P.A.
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