EP2367159A1 - Verfahren und System zur Ausstattung eines elektronischen Unterhaltungsgeräts mit einer komplexen Funktionalität - Google Patents

Verfahren und System zur Ausstattung eines elektronischen Unterhaltungsgeräts mit einer komplexen Funktionalität Download PDF

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EP2367159A1
EP2367159A1 EP10002855A EP10002855A EP2367159A1 EP 2367159 A1 EP2367159 A1 EP 2367159A1 EP 10002855 A EP10002855 A EP 10002855A EP 10002855 A EP10002855 A EP 10002855A EP 2367159 A1 EP2367159 A1 EP 2367159A1
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Patrick Clauberg
Kristina Ross
Jörg Pietruszka
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    • G08C17/00—Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link
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    • G08C—TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS
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  • the invention relates to a method to provide a complex functionality to a software controlled electronic consumer device.
  • the present invention relates to a method with the features of the preamble of claim 1.
  • the in invention relates to a system with the features of the preamble of claim 7.
  • the prior art forming the starting point of the invention is extensively known from practical applications. It can be seen as a mobile phone with associated headset connected with each other by a short-range wireless communication link, preferably based on the Bluetooth standard.
  • the prior art can be considered to be applicable with all kinds of short-range wireless communication links and standards (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, IR, WPAN and also with future standards still to be developed, see also Weyers "Integrated Circuits for a WPAN System", Verlag Dr. Hut, Kunststoff 2010, ISBN 978-3-86853-355-2 ).
  • the first software controlled electronic consumer device that has an advanced user interface is typically a mobile phone, but can also be e.g. a PDA, a PC, a laptop or the like. It is typical that this first electronic consumer device has an advanced user interface, preferably a graphical user interface with not only keys but a graphical display, in particular a touch screen.
  • the first electronic consumer device is connected to a second software controlled electronic consumer device that has a restricted user interface. While the advanced user interface of the first electronic consumer device provides many options of interaction with the device (display, text, keys etc.), the restricted user interface of the second electronic consumer device has no sophisticated features. Although the second electronic consumer device may have a reasonable level of technical complexity, e g. as in a headset or a car-kit for car telephony, the user interface is mostly restricted to an on/off button and a volume setting key.
  • the short-range connection can be a wired one by e.g. USB, or a short-range wireless communication link using a present communication standard like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, IR, WPAN or any future standard still to be developed.
  • a present communication standard like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, IR, WPAN or any future standard still to be developed.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide complexer functionalities to electronic consumer devices which have a restricted user interface like headsets, car-kits or the like.
  • a "software” means a software program or a group of interlinked software programs to be run on the first electronic consumer device or the second electronic consumer device.
  • to program means not always a complex multistep programming activity. It is a general term that includes also simple programming tasks like adjusting a specific parameter or selecting a specific setting of a parameter.
  • An "advanced user interface” is an interface that provides many options and has preferably a display able to convey text messages and graphical information (see the discussion in the prior art above).
  • a "restricted user interface” is an interface that provides only limited options, mainly only an on/off switch and/or a volume setting.
  • the user can use the advanced user interface of the first electronic consumer device to run a software on that device that is configured to program a desired functionality on the second electronic consumer device. So it is possible to change certain configuration settings of the second electronic consumer device with the restricted user interface just by using the advanced user interface of the first electronic consumer device.
  • the invention provides the possibility for the user to interact with the second electronic consumer device on a level of complexity that is appropriate for the technical complexity of its hardware but was up to now impossible to reach due to the restrictions of the second electronic device's user interface.
  • an appropriate communication protocol is implemented in the data processing and communication units of the first and the second electronic consumer device.
  • a protocol can be implemented on Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, IR etc.
  • a short-range wireless communication link typically permits communication up to a distance of 10 to 20 m. It is usually based on Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, IR, WPAN (see the prior art references above).
  • the first electronic consumer device is a mobile phone with its complex user interface and the second electronic consumer device is a headset for such mobile phone.
  • new features can be realized on the headset which are not yet possible or features can be realized in a more user-friendly way by use of the advanced user interface that nowadays are cumbersome to implement by means of the restricted user interface. Examples for such functionalities are as follows:
  • the paired communication devices can be a mobile phone and a car-kit. Above mentioned examples apply for such a combination, too. In addition it is possible to configure a complex functionality on a car-kit like music equalizer settings.
  • the first electronic consumer device is a PDA (personal digital assistant) or PC (personal computer) or laptop etc. with its complex user interface and the second electronic consumer device is a headset for said device.
  • PDA personal digital assistant
  • PC personal computer
  • Implementation on a mobile phone as an example of a first electronic consumer device is particularly simple with an open operating system such as Android, iPhone, Symbian or Windows Mobile. Also a Java JSR environment would be suitable for the majority of mobile phones.
  • the software that is to be run on the first electronic consumer device and the second electronic consumer device can be downloaded from specific data bases (application markets) or can be specifically loaded onto a PC or PDA.
  • a possible alternative version is to have the specific software stored in the memory of the second electronic consumer device and send it over the wired or short-range wireless communication link to the associated first electronic consumer device as soon as said first electronic consumer device was properly identified by the second electronic consumer device.
  • the software has a generic interface so that any kind of data can be configured.
  • the software and hardware should be designed so that all relevant settings can be changed over this communication link from the first electronic consumer device and new settings can be stored permanently.
  • the drawings show a system of electronic communication devices comprising a first software controlled electronic consumer device 1 that has an advanced user interface 2 and a second software controlled electronic consumer device 3 that has a restricted user interface 4.
  • the first electronic consumer device 1 and the second electronic consumer device 3 are connected by a wired or, here, a short-range wireless communication link 5.
  • the first electronic consumer device 1 here is a mobile phone with a touch screen as advanced user interface 2.
  • the second electronic consumer device 3 here is a headset with a combined on/off-switch and volume setting key 4 as the restricted user interface.
  • the communication link here is a short-range wireless communication link 5, here a state of the art Bluetooth link.
  • Programming of the characteristics of the second electronic consumer device 3, e.g. programming of a desired, preferably complex functionality of that device 3, is done by a user using the advanced user interface 2 of the first electronic consumer device 1. On that device 1 there is run a software that is configured to allow programming of the desired functionality on the second electronic consumer device 3.
  • the data are transmitted via the short-range wireless communication link 5.
  • the advanced user interface 2 can be used for programming the second electronic consumer device 3 although this interface 2 is not a part of that device 3.
  • Similar situations can be found in a combination of PDA or PC on the one hand and headset on the other hand or the combination of a mobile phone on the one hand and a car-kit on the other hand. Also, similar applications can be found for a hearing aid as the second electronic consumer device in combination with a mobile phone for programming the hearing aid, the mobile phone being the first electronic consumer device.

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US20070049198A1 (en) * 2005-08-31 2007-03-01 Plantronics, Inc. Remote headset configuration

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"Integrated Circuits for a WPAN System", 2010, VERLAG DR. HUT, ISBN: 978-3-86853-355-2, article "Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, IR, WPAN and also with future standards still to be developed, see also Weyers"

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