GB2487046A - Duplicate mobile phones with mirrored data and functions - Google Patents

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GB2487046A
GB2487046A GB201100016A GB201100016A GB2487046A GB 2487046 A GB2487046 A GB 2487046A GB 201100016 A GB201100016 A GB 201100016A GB 201100016 A GB201100016 A GB 201100016A GB 2487046 A GB2487046 A GB 2487046A
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
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    • H04W8/00Network data management
    • H04W8/18Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
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    • H04W8/00Network data management
    • H04W8/26Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
    • H04W8/28Number portability ; Network address portability
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Abstract

A mobile phone duplicated set is an invention in which a single agreement with a network provider for a mobile phone includes a feature to add phones to the set which are duplicates of the original master phone. The extra phones form a set with a single master and one or more slaves and synchronisation of data and functions between the phones may be performed over the network via GPRS or, locally, via BluetoothRTM. Only the master phone can be used whilst the others remain as slaves and can be put on charge to ensure that the batteries are recharged. At any time the user can switch so that the master phone becomes a slave. This means that when the batteries are low on the master phone, the slave phone can take over with no loss of data or features. The slave phones may be added to or removed from the set such that the set may at any one time include a plurality of slave phones, or even none. With no slave phones, the master phone operates exactly as a standard mobile phone.

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Page 1 Mobile Phone Duplicated Set Patent Application Applicant Details: Kevin Stalker 29 Dene Garth Ovingham Northumberland NE42 6AP
Background:
Mobile Phones contain a battery which runs down. When the battery is flat the phone is out of action. People who use their phones regularly find that it is inconvenient to allow the phone to be out of commission while it is being charged.
Statement Of Invention:
To overcome this, the Mobile Phone System sold by the Network Provider will be a Duplicated Phone Pair, or Duplicated Phone Triple. The two (or more) phones will stay permanently duplicated, so that any of the phones in the Set can be used at any time against the same Contract. One of the phones in the Set will be the Master and the remaining ones will be Slaves.
Advantages: While one phone is being charged the other(s) will be available for use. This allows the owner of the contract to have full access to a working phone at all times.
Preferably, the phone system will have several different ways of Synchronising Data with a Settings Screen designed to allow the different methods to be switched on or off.
Preferably, there will be a security mechanism to prevent unauthorised switching from Master to Slave on any phone in the Set.
Preferably, if one of the two phones fails it will be possible to use any other as the Master while the first is being repaired or replaced. This will be possible even if the Master phone has failed.
Preferably, it will be possible to add extra phones to the set at any time. This would allow a Pair to be converted into a Triple Set, a Triple Set to be converted into a Quad Set (etc).
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Description:
The Mobile Phone Duplicated Set is a system to be integrated into a modern Mobile Phone Operating System which will allow two or more phones to be used together as if they were a single phone. The phones minor each other's data in every way at all times. This means that any information stored or generated on the Master Phone in the Set will automatically be transferred to the other(s) immediately.
A key feature of the system is that it ensures that only one of the phones can be used at a time. This means that at all times one of the phones will be the Designated Master, making the other(s) the Slave(s). To make use of a Slave, you have to Take Over Control, or Become The Master.
The purpose of the system is to remove/reduce difficulties of recharging modern Mobile Phones, and to remove some of the pain when a phone fails. When one of the phones is being charged or broken the other(s) are available for use.
The patent comprises of the following special features not currently available to a standard Mobile Phone: 1. SIM The Duplicated Set Mobile Phone will be sold by the Network Provider under a single contract. This means that the SIM that comes with the Contract is actually a set of SIMs. The SIMs are tied to each other forever against the Contract, which receives all the charges.
2. Master/Slave Switch All phones in the Set will contain the same feature for switching from Master to Slave, and from Slave to Master. If you pick up a Slave Phone it will be dormant. The only feature available is to Become The Master. In that case this Phone will communicate with the Master Phone, making a request to Become Master. If successful, this Phone becomes Master and the Remote Phone becomes a Slave. (See notes on Data Synchronisation below) 3. Data Synchronisation At all times each Slave Phone will update its Database with Database changes at the Master Phone. All phones will have a Settings feature which allow this to be configured according to the preferences of the user. Available methods by which data can be transferred quickly are flexible, but are clearly expected to include GPRS, Bluetooth, and Wireless. Bluetooth requires that the Phones be near each other. Wireless requires close proximity and also an accessible Wireless Network. GPRS requires Network Coverage. For this reason it is likely that the Data Synchronisation will lag. When switching the Slave Phone to Master the lag will have to have been cleared. The user requesting the switch will be shown a "Synchronising" message and be asked to wait. If the Synchronisation is not completed the phone will normally be unable to become the Master, leaving the Master Phone unchanged.
It is important that the Master/Slave Switch process is made as straightforward as possible. All apps installed on the Master must appear on the Slave Phone.
Page 3 Any changes to the Settings or screen designs at the Master must also be transferred. The call/message logs must be fully up to date. If the Synchronisation is not fully up to date the user may be allowed to ovelTide the failure, after bypassing a warning that the data is not complete. If this happens unsynchronised data is lost forever, since once a Slave becomes the Master the data is treated as being complete and will be carried forward on future Switches.
4. Security There will be a standard security feature available. Included in the Settings on all phones will be a feature to require a security check to be completed before a Master/Slave Switch can be carried out. This will prevent unauthorised users from taking over control of the Master Phone.
Drawings: This simple diagram shows the relationship between the phones.
When they are close to each other they can Synchronise using Bluetooth, or via a Wireless Network. Otherwise they can use a feature made available by the Network Provider as part of the Matched Phone Contract. They may communicate with a Network Server during the Synchronisation process.
It is expected that the Network Provider will have to make complex changes to their systems. For example, they will need to link multiple SIN/Is to a single contract. They will want to ensure that their system does not allow the SIMs to be used independently, and they will want to provide Data Synchronisation features in the Network. They will also want to sell additional Phones into a Phone Set as required by the Customer.
It is likely that a Network Provider will sell all their Contracts as Matched Phone Sets, providing only a single phone in the Set for customers who do not want to pay the Page4 extra charge for the feature. Customers can then upgrade easily by adding phones to the set as required.

Claims (6)

  1. Page 5 ( Claims: 1. A Duplicated Set of Mobile Phones created such that the phones include a feature to mirror their data and functions to other phones in a Set, ensuring that as far as possible any phone in the Set can be used equivalently at any time.
  2. 2. A Master/Slave Switch Mechanism on each phone in a Set which according to Claim 1 ensures that only one of the phones can be used at a time.
  3. 3. A mechanism for extending the number of Phones in the Set so that there are more than the original number, but retaining all the features of the System as described in Claim 1.
  4. 4. A mechanism for reducing the number of Phones in the Set, so that the system can be reduced from a multi-phone set as described to in Claim 1 to a set with fewer phones in it, or to a single phone set, with all duplication features retained according to the number of Phones in the Set.
  5. 5. A Data Synchronisation Mechanism which allows the data to be transferred from the Master phone to all Slave phones according to Claim 2.
  6. 6. A security mechanism to ensure that the switch from Master to Slave or from Slave to Master according to Claim 2 can only be initiated by an authorised user.
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