Download status indicators in wireless short range devices

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2006-05-09

2006-05-09

Vu, Viet D. (Department: 2154)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer network managing

Computer network monitoring

C709S219000, C709S232000, C719S328000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07043548

ABSTRACT:
The invention discloses a method of sending a download status indicator320depicting the status of a data transfer between a sending device and a receiving device. The invention is suitable for use with short range radio communication technologies including Bluetooth short range connection technology. In an embodiment of the invention, the invention is employed within a Bluetooth information Kiosk environment. In the embodiment, a Kiosk100establishes a connection300with a plurality of handheld devices (102,103,104) using the Object Exchange (OBEX) protocol. The download status indicator is estimated, for example, by the Kiosk100from models generated from usage statistics collected from previous data transfers. The download status indicator and related information is sent in an Application Parameters header310comprising of a plurality of triplets and is updated repeatedly in subsequent Application Parameters headers. The download status indicator is represented in picture format and takes the form of, for example, a progress bar displayed on the receiving device depicting the amount of data successfully downloaded.

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Communication from Finnish Patent Office dated Feb. 4, 2002.

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