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`MULTIFUNCTIONAL CHARGER SYSTEM AND METHOD
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`Dear Sir:
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`Inventor(s):
`Daniel M. Fischer; Dan G. Radut; Michael F. Habicher; Quang A. Luong;
`Jonathan Malton
`MULTIFUNCTIONAL CHARGER SYSTEM AND METHOD
`850-001
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`Multifunctional Charger System and Method
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`CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
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`This application is related to the following prior application: System and
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`Method for Adapting a USB to Provide Power for Charging a Mobile Device,
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`United States Provisional Application No. 60/273021, filed March 15‘, 2001. This
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`prior application, including the entire written description and drawing figures, is
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`BACKGROUND
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`FIELD OF THE INVENTION
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`This invention relates generally to power adapters and battery chargers.
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`More particularly, the invention provides a USB (Universal Serial Bus) power
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`adapter and battery charger for charging a first battery at a mobile device and a
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`in Personal Digital Assistants, mobile
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`communication devices,
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`cellular phones,
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`two-way e—mail
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`communication devices, which may have a USB interface (collectively referred to
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`rechargeable battery.
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`DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED ART
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`Supplying power to a mobile device involves the participation of a mobile
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`device on one hand, as well as the participation of a power source on the other.
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`On one hand, most mobile devices provide a first power interface for
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`receiving power from a power source, for instance to recharge a battery, and a
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`second data interface for communicating that is separate from the power interface.
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`Although it is desirable to have a combined power and data interface, most
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`combined interfaces are non—standard so that one mobile device provided by one
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`10 manufacturer with one combined interface cannot cooperate with the combined
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`interfaces of other manufacturers.
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`interfaces for communicating, although they still maintain a separate power
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`interface, such as a barrel connector, for receiving power.
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`and Method for Adapting a USB to Provide Power for Charging a Mobile Device,
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`United States Provisional Application No. 60/273021, filed March 15‘, 2001, has a
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`single USB interface for both communicating and recharging a battery. Given that
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`USB connectors are popular widely supported in industry, a USB chargeable
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`device solves the problem of the combined interface at a USB chargeable mobile
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`and hosts, require that a USB device participate in a host—initiated process called
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`drawing power from the USB interface. Although a USB chargeable device is
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`not available, as often happens during normal use of a mobile device, to be able to
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`adapt alternate power sources such as conventional AC outlets and DC car
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`sockets, to supply power to a USB device via a USB interface.
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`There is a need for a USB power adapter that can provide power to a USB
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`enumeration before drawing 5 unit loads of power over a USB interface.
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`differentiate between the provided USB power adapter and traditional USB power
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`battery while providing power as a USB adapter to a USB device.
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`Further still, there is a need for a travel kit to assist a user in adapting
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`various conventional power sources for use with a USB power adapter or USB
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`It is an object of the present invention to provide a USB power adapter
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`that can provide power to charge a USB chargeable device via the device USB
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`interface.
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`It is another object of the present invention to provide a method that can
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`be practiced at a USB device to differentiate between a USB power adapter and
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`traditional USB hosts and hubs.
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`It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a USB charger
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`that can charge a battery while providing power as a USB adapter to a USB
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`device.
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`It is still another object of the present invention to provide a travel kit to
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`adapt various conventional power sources for use with a USB power supply.
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`Further features of the invention will be described or will become apparent
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`in the course of the following detailed description.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, the preferred
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`embodiment thereof will now be described in detail by way of example, with
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`reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
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`Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a USB chargeable mobile device with which
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`the instant invention may cooperate;
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`Fig. 2 shows a first exemplary embodiment of a USB power adapter that
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`adapts various power sources to power the device of Fig. 1, according to the
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`present invention;
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`Fig. 3 is a flow diagram showing an exemplary method of differentiating
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`between a USB power adapter and traditional USB hosts and hubs, according to
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`the present invention; and
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`Fig. 4 shows a second exemplary embodiment of a USB power adapter in
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`the form of a USB charger that charges a battery while adapting various power
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`sources to power the device of Fig. 1, according to the present invention.
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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`Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a USB chargeable mobile device 10 with
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`which the instant invention may cooperate. The mobile communication device 10
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`is preferably a two—way communication device having at least voice or data
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`communication capabilities. The device preferably has
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`the capability to
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`communicate with other computer systems on the Internet. Depending on the
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`functionality provided by the device, the device may be referred to as a data
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`capabilities, a wireless Internet appliance or a data communication device (with or
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`without telephony capabilities).
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`Where the device 10 is enabled for two—way communications, the device
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`will
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`incorporate a communication subsystem ll, including a receiver 12, a
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`transmitter 14, and associated components such as one or more, preferably
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`embedded or internal, antenna elements 16 and 18, local oscillators (L03) 13, and
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`a processing module such as a digital signal processor (DSP) 20. As will be
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`apparent to those skilled in the field of communications, the particular design of
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`the communication subsystem 11 will be dependent upon the communication
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`network in which the device is intended to operate. For example, a device 10
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`destined for a North American market may include a communication subsystem
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`11 designed to operate within the MobitexTM mobile communication system or
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`DataTACTM mobile communication system, whereas a device 10 intended for use
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`in Europe may incorporate
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`communication subsystem 11.
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`Network access requirements will also vary depending upon the type of
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`network 19. For example, in the Mobitex and DataTAC networks, mobile devices
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`such as 10 are registered on the network using a unique personal identification
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`number or PIN associated with each device. In GPRS networks however, network
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`access is associated with a subscriber or user of a device 10. A GPRS device
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`therefore requires a subscriber identity module (not shown), commonly referred to
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`as a SIM card, in order to operate on a GPRS network. Without a SIM card, a
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`GPRS device will not be fully functional. Local or non—network communication
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`functions (if any) may be operable, but the device 10 will be unable to carry out
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`any functions involving communications over network 19. When required
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`network registration or activation procedures have been completed, a device 10
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`may send and receive communication signals over the network 19. Signals
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`received by the antenna 16 through a communication network 19 are input to the
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`receiver 12, which may perform such common receiver functions as signal
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`amplification, frequency down conversion, filtering, channel selection and the
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`like, and in the example system shown in Fig. 1, analog to digital conversion.
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`Analog to digital conversion of a received signal allows more complex
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`communication functions such as demodulation and decoding to be performed in
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`the DSP 20. In a similar manner, signals to be transmitted are processed,
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`including modulation and encoding for example, by the DSP 20 and input to the
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`transmitter 14 for digital to analog conversion, frequency up conversion, filtering,
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`amplification and transmission over the communication network 19 via the
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`antenna 18.
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`The DSP 20 not only processes communication signals, but also provides
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`receiver and transmitter control. For example,
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`the gains applied to
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`controlled through automatic gain control algorithms implemented in the DSP 20.
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`The device 10 preferably includes a microprocessor 38 which controls the
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`overall operation of the device. Communication functions, including at least data
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`and voice communications, are performed through the communication subsystem
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`11. The microprocessor 38 also interacts with further device subsystems such as
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`the display 22, flash memory 24, random access memory (RAM) 26, auxiliary
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`input/output
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`(l/O) subsystems 28, USB port 30, keyboard 32, speaker 34,
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`microphone 36, a short—range communications subsystem 40 and any other device
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`subsystems generally designated as 42. Of particular interest
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`subsystem 44, which is connected to power source 46 and battery 48. Charging
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`subsystem 44 provides power to device 10, preferably from battery 48. However,
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`when battery 48 becomes depleted, power source 46 is used to charge battery 48,
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`and optionally power device 10. Power source 46 preferably obtains power from
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`USB port 30.
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`Some of the subsystems shown in Fig. I perform communication—related
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`functions. Notably, some subsystems, such as keyboard 32 and display 22 for
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`example, may be used for both communication—related functions, such as entering
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`a text message for transmission over a communication network, and device-
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`resident functions such as a calculator or task list.
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`Operating system software used by the microprocessor 38 is preferably
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`stored in a persistent store such as flash memory 24, which may instead be a read
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`only memory (ROM) or similar storage element (not shown). Those skilled in the
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`art will appreciate that the operating system, specific device applications, or parts
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`thereof, may be temporarily loaded into a volatile store such as RAM 26. It is
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`contemplated that received communication signals may also be stored to RAM
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`software applications on the device. A
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`predetermined set of applications which control basic device operations, including
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`at least data and voice communication applications for example, will normally be
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`installed on the device 10 during manufacture. A preferred application that may
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`be loaded onto the device may be a personal
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`information manager (PIM)
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`application having the ability to organize and manage data items relating to the
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`device user such as, but not limited to e-mail, calendar events, voice mails,
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`appointments, and task items. Naturally, one or more memory stores would be
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`available on the device to facilitate storage of PIM data items on the device. Such
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`PIM application would preferably have the ability to send and receive data items,
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`via the wireless network. In a preferred embodiment, the PIM data items are
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`seamlessly integrated, synchronized and updated, via the wireless network, with
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`the device user’s corresponding data items stored or associated with a host
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`computer system thereby creating a mirrored host computer on the mobile device
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`with respect to the data items at least. This would be especially advantageous in
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`the case where the host computer system is the mobile device user’s office
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`computer system. Further applications may also be loaded onto the device 10
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`through the network 19, an auxiliary I/O subsystem 28, serial port 30, short—range
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`communications subsystem 40 or any other suitable subsystem 42, and installed
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`by a user in the RAM 26 or preferably a non—volatile store (not shown) for
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`execution by the microprocessor 38. Such flexibility in application installation
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`increases the functionality of the device and may provide enhanced on—device
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`functions, communication—related functions, or both. For example,
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`communication applications may enable electronic commerce functions and other
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`such financial transactions to be performed using the device 10.
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`In a data communication mode, a received signal such as a text message or
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`web page download will be processed by the communication subsystem 11 and
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`input to the microprocessor 38, which will preferably further process the received
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`signal for output to the display 22, or alternatively to an auxiliary I/O device 28.
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`A user of device 10 may also compose data items such as email messages for
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`example, using the keyboard 32, which is preferably a complete alphanumeric
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`keyboard or telephone-type keypad,
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`in conjunction with the display 22 and
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`possibly an auxiliary I/O device 28. Such composed items may then be
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`transmitted over a communication network through the communication subsystem
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