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`SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING A
`WIRELESS CELL PHONE DEVICE TO CREATE
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`Field of the Invention
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`The present invention relates generally to methods for using a wireless cell phone
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`device in combination with a desktop computer monitor to create a desktop computing
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`environment.
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`In particular, the invention relates to a method and system in which the
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`user of a wireless .cell phone device establishes a direct connection with a desktop
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`computer monitor using any combination wireline connections and wireless connections.
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`Description of the Related Art
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`Changes in the use and capabilities of wireless cell phone devices have led to the
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`rapid adoption of handheld cell phone devices as communications tools. capable of
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`supporting voice mail, email, calendars, contact lists and related applications .. Handheld
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`wireless devices are also commonly used to store and access music, videos and other
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`forms of electronic entertainment and media. The increasing availability ·of Internet
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`services and applications that store a user's data in a computer server, data center or other
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`location on the network independently of the user's handheld or desktop computer and
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`make that data available to other Internet oi: network hosted services and applications
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`have given end-users the ability to access and store their important data, documents and
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`applications on the Internet using a browser in combination with their desktop computer
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`hardware and software. Software applications such as word processors, spreadsheets and
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`database applications previously required the use of a traditional desktop computer
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`having a CPU, large amounts .of random access memory, and one or more disk drives.
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`Software applications and services available over the Internet no longer require a high(cid:173)
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`performance CPU, large amounts of random access memory, a desktop computer disk
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`drive or a traditional desktop computer operating system for their operation. What these
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`Internet software applications and services do require to operate effectively is an Internet
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`or other network connection, a browser capability and standard desktop input and output
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`devices such as a digital display screen, a keyboard and mouse, a printer, and speakers or
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`speaker system.
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`In all cases where wireless cell phone devices are used to send and receive data,
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`the user is confined to the use of the cell phone as a handheld computing device. None of
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`the. present methods of using a wireless cell phone device as a computer takes into
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`. account the need to have a full-size computer monitor or other full-size digital display
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`device as a visual output device and a full-size keyboard and full-size mouse device as
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`user operated input devices. Specifically, the prior art fails to demonstrate any method or
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`system that disengages wireless cell phone users from the constraints of the small low(cid:173)
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`resolution displays associated with handheld computing devices and the small~ portable
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`keypad and control key input devices associated with handheld computing devices.
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`Furthermore, the prior art also fails to demonstrate any method or system whereby a
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`wireless cell phone device may be used in place of a traditional computer to treat a
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`wireless cell phone device as a thin client having only a TCP/IP software interface,
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`browser software capable of supporting a high-resolution desktop monitor, the software
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`deviCe drivers necessary to allow desktop computer based Internet software applications
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`and services to communicate directly with the desktop monitor, keyboard, mouse,
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`speakers and printer devices, and the peripheral communications hardware and software
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`necessary to establish physical communications with the desktop monitor, keyboard,
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`mouse, speakers and printer devices, thereby removing any requirements for the disk
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`drives and other high-capacity storage mechanisms normally associated with desktop
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`computers. Furthermore, the prior art fails to demonstrate any method or system that
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`allows wireless cell phone users to access forms of digital media including movies,
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`music, and streaming video over the Internet or other network and to display and
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`otherwise transmit that media through the cell phone to full-size audio and video devices
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`such as desktop computer monitors, digital display screens and speaker systems directly
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`attached to the wireless cell phone device.
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`There is, therefore, a present need to provide an improved paradigm for using a
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`wi~eless cell phone device as a central component of a desktop comp~ting environment
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`that includes a desktop computer monitor or other full-size digital display device used as
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`a visual output device and a full-size desktop keyboard and mouse as a user input device,
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`overcoming the aforementioned constraints of existing handheld cell phone devices,
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`exploiting the enhancements of the new technologies offered. There is a further need to
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`provide an improved paradigm for using a wireless cell phone ·device as a central
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`component of a desktop computing environment that includes, in addition to a desktop
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`computer monitor and a desktop keyboard and mouse, the use of desktop speakers and a ·
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`desktop printer.
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`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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`In contrast to the traditional model, the present invention involves a method and
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`system which permits the use of a wireless cell phone. device as a connection,
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`communications and control device able to connect a full-sized desktop monitor or other
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`digital display device, keyboard, mouse, speakers and printer to a wireless cell phone
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`device using any combination of wireline or wireless connections from the desktop
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`devices to the wireless cell phone device. The wireless cell phone device is used to
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`create an Iriternet or other network connection capable of accessing any browser based
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`web site or browser based software application commonly accessible to. a standard
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`desktop computer having an Internet connection. Once the connections between the
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`desktop monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers and .printer are established with the wireless
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`cell phone device and the Internet connection is established with the wireless cell phone
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`device, the user may access any browser based web site or software application using the
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`desktop monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers and printer. Access to Internet software,
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`services and media includes all forms of browser-based desktop software as well as
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`digital movies, music, and streaming video.
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`It is, accordingly, an object of the present invention to set forth an improved
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`paradigm for the use of a wireless cell phone device as a connection, communications
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`and controlling device for desktop devices including a digital display monitor, keyboard
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`and mouse, these desktop devices to be used to access and operate desktop browser based
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`software applications and software services available over the Internet. ·
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`It is another object of the present invention to provide a method and system for
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`the use of a wireless cell phone device as a connection, communicatiOns and controlling
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`device for additional desktop devices including but not limited to a desktop printer and a
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`desktop speaker or speaker system, these devices to be used in conjunction with desktop
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`browser based software applications and software services available over the Internet.
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`It is another object of the present invention to provide a method and system for a
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`wireless cell phone device user to connect a desktop monitor, keyboard, mouse and
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`printer to a wireless cell phone device using any combination of wireline or wireless
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`connections.
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`It is a further object of the present invention to provide a method and system for a
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`wireless cell phone device user to specify the devices to which the wireless cell phone
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`will connect using any combination of hardware connection devices contained in the
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`wireless cell phone device and software connectivity options contained within the
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`wireless cell phone device. ·
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`It is a further object of the present invention to provide a method and system
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`whereby a wireless cell phone device may be used to control the display of content on the
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`desktop computer monitor through the use of browser software designed to display visual
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`output on full-sized digital display devices such as a desktop computer monitor.
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`It is a further object of the present invention to provide a method and system
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`whereby a wireless cell phone device may be used to control both desktop keyboard and
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`mouse input through the use of software and hardware contained in the wireless cell
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`phone device.
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`It is a further object of the present invention to provide a method and system
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`whereby a wireless cell phone device may be used to control output to external speakers
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`or a speaker system through the used of software and hardware contained in the wireless
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`cell phone device.
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`It is a further object of the present invention to provide a method and system
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`whereby a wireless cell phone device may be used to control output to a printer through
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`the use of software and hardware contained in the wireless cell phone device.
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`It is a further object of the present invention to provide a method and system
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`whereby a wireless cell phone device will use an Internet connection to access software
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`programs and software services whose user interfaces can be displayed through a desktop
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`computer monitor or other digital display device connected to the wireless cell phone
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`device.
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`It is a further object of the present invention to provide a method and system
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`whereby a wireless cell phone deviCe will combine the functions of an Internet access and
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`communication device with those of a connection, communications and controlling
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`device for a desktop monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers and printer.
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`It is a further object of the present invention to provide a method and system
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`whereby a wireless cell phone device will, while under the control of an integrated
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`wireless keyboard and mouse attached to the wireless cell phone device, provide Internet
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`or .other network access to various forms of digital streaming media including movies,
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`music and video and to display and or otherwise transmit that media through the wireless
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`cell phone device to full-size, high-resolution digital display devices and speakers or a
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`speaker system.
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`It is a further object of the present invention to provide a method and system
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`whereby a wireless cell phone device can, while simultaneously providing Internet or
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`other network access to various forms of digital streaming media, including movies,
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`music and video and displaying and or otherwise transmitting that media through the
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`wireless cell phone device to full-size, high-resolution digital display devices and
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`speakers or a speaker system, also be used as a handheld controller device to select and
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`play said media.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`A more complete understanding of the system and method of the present
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`invention may be obtained by reference to the following Detailed Description when taken
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`in conjunction with the accompanying Drawings wherein:
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`·FIGURE 1 illustrates an Internehbased desktop computing environment using a
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`wireless cell phone device in accordance with the principles of the present invention;
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`FIGURE 2A illustrates an Internet-based desktop computing environment using a
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`wireless cell phone device in which various peripheral devices including a desktop ·
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`computer monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers and printer may be made to communicate
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`with the wireless cell phone device using multiple wireline connections;
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`FIGURE 2B illustrates an Internet-based desktop computing environment using a
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`wireless cell phone device in which various peripheral devices including a desktop ·
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`computer monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers and printer may be made to communicate
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`with the wireless cell phone device using a wireless connection with the wireless cell
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`phone device and any combination of wireline and wireless connections with the various
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`peripheral· devices;
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`FIGURE 2C illustrates an Internet-based desktop computing environment using a
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`wireless cell phone device in which various wireless peripheral devices including a
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`desktop computer monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers and printer may be made to
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`communicate with the wireless cell phone device using a wireless connection with the
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`wireless cell phone device and wireless connections with the various peripheral devices;
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`FIGURE 3A illustrates an Internet-based desktop computing environment using a
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`wireless cell phone device in which high-resolution, high bandwidth digital media
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`including movies, music and streaming video may be transmitted through the wireless
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`cell phone device to full-size audio and digital display devices and speakers or a speaker
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`system attached to the wireless cell phone device through a combination of wireline and
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`wireless connections; and
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`FIGURE 3B illustrates an Internet-based desktop computing environment using a
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`wireless cell phone device in which high-resolution, high bandwidth digital media
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`. including movies, music and streaming video may be transmitted through the wireless
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`cell phone device to full-size audio and digital display devices and speakers or a speaker
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`system attached to the wireless cell phone device while at the same time the wireless cell
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`phone device is used to select and play said media.
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
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`The following detailed description is presented to enable any person skilled in the
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`art to make and use the invention. For purposes of explanation, specific nomenclature is
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`set forth to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. However, it will
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`be apparent to one skilled in the art that these specific details are not required to practice
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`the invention. Descriptions of specific applications are provided only as representative
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`examples. Various modifications to the preferred embodiments will be readily apparent
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`to one skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be applied to other
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`embodiments and applications without departing from the spirit and scope of the
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`invention. The present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown,
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`but is to be accorded the widest possible scope consistent with the principles and features
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`disclosed herein.
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`The present invention relates generally to methods for using a wireless cell phone
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`device in combination with a desktop computer monitor, a desktop printer and desktop
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`speakers as output devices, and a desktop computer keyboard and desktop mouse as input ..
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`devices to create a desktop computing environment. In particular, the invention relates to
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`a method and system in which the user of a wireless cell phone device establishes a direct
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`connection with a desktop computer monitor or other forin of full-sized, high-resolution
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`digital display device, a desktop keyboard and mouse, a desktop printer and a desktop
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`speaker or speaker system using any combination. of one or· more wireline connections
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`and one or more wireless connections.
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`By enabling the wireless cell phone device to transmit visual output to the
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`computer monitor, receive data input from the keyboard and mouse device, print output·
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`on the printer and transmit sound to the speaker or speaker system, the wireless cell.
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`phone device can be made to operate as a traditional desktop computing environment
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`having a
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`full-sized computer screen, keyboard, mouse, printer and speakers.
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`Applications normally associated with a desktop computing environment including but
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`not limited to word processing, spreadsheets and database applications may be accessed
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`over the Internet or other network as browser enabled software applications or software
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`services. User inputs to these applications and services will occur using the desktop
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`keyboard and mouse connected to the cell phone device. Digital display information
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`provided by the network applications or software services will be transmitted to the
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`desktop computer monitor by the cell phone device. Audio provided by the software
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`applications and software services may be transmitted through the cell phone device to an
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`external speaker or speaker system.
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`Printable output provided by the software
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`applications and software services may transmitted through the cell phone device to the
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`printer. Other forms of media including movies, music and streaming video may be
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`accessed over the Internet using the desktop computing environment and transmitted to
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`the attached digital display screen and speakers through the wireless cell phone device's
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`browser interface which may be made to display information in a traditional browser
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`window for interacting with Internet programs and services or in a full-screen
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`windowless mode for viewing movies and other forms of streaming media.
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`With reference now to FIGURE 1 of the Drawings, there is illustrated therein a
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`distributed communications network, generally designated by the reference numeral 100,
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`utilizing the principles of the present invention. A wireless cell phone device 400 is
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`connected to one or more desktop devices 500 including but not limited to a desktop
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`monitor 520, a desktop keyboard 530, a desktop mouse 540, external speakers or speaker
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`system 560, and a desktop printer 580 through one or more wireline or wireless
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`connections with the wireless cell phone device's 400 peripheral communications
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`hardware and software 480. The wireless cell phone device 400 then uses a cell phone
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`network 300 to access a TCP/IP network. 200 that in tum provides access to one or more
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`browser based applications and or services 110 over the wireless cell phone device's 400
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`digital baseband 410. The wireless cell phone device's 400 cell phone desktop operating
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`system 415, consisting of TCP/IP services 420, desktop browser software 440 and device
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`drivers 460, uses its desktop browser software 440 in conjunction with its TCP/IP
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`services 420 to send messages and data to and receive messages and data from the
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`browser based applications and or services 110 via the digital baseband 410. Messages
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`and data received from
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`the browser based applications and services 110 are
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`communicated to the desktop browser 440 through the TCP/IP services 420, interpreted
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`by the desktop browser 440 and transmitted by the TCP/IP services 420 to the appropriate
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`device drivers 460 where they are communicated through the peripheral communications
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`hardware and software 480 to one or more user output devices that may include a des~top
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`monitor 520, external speakers 560 or a desktop printer 580. User input in the form of
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`messages and data received from desktop devices 500 · including. the desktop keyboard
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`530 and the desktop mouse 540 are received by the peripheral communications hardware
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`and software 480 where they are communicated to the TCP/IP services 420. Those
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`messages and data that are intended for the desktop browser 440 are communicated by
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`the TCP/IP services 420 to the desktop browser 440. Other messages and data not
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`intended for communication to the desktop browser 440 are managed by the TCP/IP ·
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`services 420. The desktop browser 440 identifies and translates the input it receives from
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`the TCP/IP services 420 and directs those output messages and data to be communicated
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`to the browser based applications and services 110 to the TCP/IP services 420 where they
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`are transmitted to the browser based applications and services 110 via the digital
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`baseband 410, cell phone network 300 and TCP/IP network 200. The desktop browser
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`440 also identifies and translates input it receives from the TCP/IP services 420 into
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`output messages and data that are to be communicated to one or more of the desktop
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`devices 500 such as the desktop monitor 520, the external speakers 560 and or the
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`desktop printer 580 and transmit those messages and data to the appropriate desktop
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`devices 500 via
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`the TCP/IP services 420, device drivers 460 and peripheral
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`communications hardware and software 480. Once the communication between the
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`wireless cell phone device 400 and the desktop devices 500 are established and the
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`communication between the wireless cell phone device and the browser based
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`applications and or services 110 are established, the user may use the desktop devices
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`500 to both access and use the browser based programs and or services 110 through the
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`wireless cell phone device 400.
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`With reference now to FIGURE 2A of the Drawings, there is illustrated therein a
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`distributed communications network, generally designated by the reference numeral 100,
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`utilizing the principles of the present invention. A wireless cell phone device 400 is
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`connected to one or more desktop devices 500 including but not limited to a desktop
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`monitor 520, a desktop keyboard 530, a desktop mouse 540, external speakers or speaker
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`system 560, and a desktop printer 580 through a multichannel wireline connection 482,
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`itself a component of the wireless cell phone device's 400 peripheral communications
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`hardware and software 480. The multichannel wireline connection 482 may provide
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`support for one or more broadband communications protocols including but not limited to
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`the Universal Serial Bus USB protocol 484 and the IEEE 1394 protocol 485. In order to
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`reduce the physical connection requirements of the peripheral communications and
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`software 480 on the wireless cell phone device 400 to a single physical connection, a
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`multiport wireline hub 102 may be used to physically connect the wireless cell phone
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`device 400 to the desktop devices 500. Furthermore, in order to reduce the energy
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`requirements associated with the operation of the wireless cell phone device 400, the
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`multi port wireline hub 102 may obtain its electricity from an external energy source 104.
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`With reference now to FIGURE 2B of the Drawings, there is illustrated therein a
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`distributed communications network, generally designated by the reference numeral 100,
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`utilizing the principles of the present invention. A wireless cell phone device 400 is
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`connected to one or more desktop devices 500 including but not limited to a desktop
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`monitor 520, a desktop keyboard 530, a desktop mouse 540, external speakers or speaker
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`system 560, and a desktop printer 580 through a multichannel wireless connection 483,
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`itself a component of the wireless cell phone device's 400 peripheral communications
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`hardware and software 480. The multichannel wireless connection 483 may provide
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`support for one or more broadband communications protocols including but not limited to
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`the Universal Serial Bus USB protocol 484, the IEEE 1394 protocol 485 and the IEEE
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`802.11 protocol 486.
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`In order to reduce the physical connection requirements of the
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`peripheral communications hardware and software 480 on the wireless cell phone device
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`400 to a single physical wireless connection, a multiport combination wireline/wireless
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`hub 105 having a wireless connection with the peripheral communications hardware and
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`software 480 on the wireless cell phone device 400 via the multichannel wireless
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`connection 483 and either a wireline or wireless connection with the various desktop ·
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`devices 500, may be used to physically connect the wireless cell phone device 400 to the
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`desktop devices 500. Furthermore, in order to reduce the energy requirements associated
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`with .the operation of the wireless cell phone device 400, the multiport wireless hub 103
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`may obtain its electricity from an external energy source 104.
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`With reference now to FIGURE 2C of the Drawings, there is illustrated therein a
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`distributed communications network, generally designated by the reference numeral 100,
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`utilizing the principles of the present invention. A wireless cell phone device 400 is
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`connected to one or more wireless desktop devices 501 including but not limited to a
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`wireless desktop monitor 521, a wireless desktop keyboard 531, a wireless desktop
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`mouse 541, wireless external speakers or speaker system 561, and a wireless desktop
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`printer 581 through a multichannel wireless connection 483, itself a component of the
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`wireless cell phone device's 400 peripheral communications hardware and software 480.
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`The multichannel wireless connection 483 may provide support for one or more
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`broadband communications protocols including but not limited to the Universal Serial
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`Bus USB protocol 484, the IEEE 1394 protocol 485 and the IEEE 802.11 protocol 486.
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`In order
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`to . reduce
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`the physical connection
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`requirements of the peripheral
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`communications and software 480. on the wireless cell phone device 400 to a siilgle
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`physical connection, a multiport wireless hub 103 may be used to physically connect the
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`wireless cell phone device 400 to the wireless desktop devices 501. Furthermore, in
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`order to reduce the energy requirements associated with the operation of the wireless cell
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`phone device 400, the multiport wireless hub 103 may obtain its electricity from an
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`external energy source 104.
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`With reference now to FIGURE 3A of the Drawings, there is illustrated therein a
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`distributed communications network, generally designated by the reference numeral 100,
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`utilizing the principles of the present invention. A wireless cell phone device 400 is
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`connected to a wireless integrated keyboard and mouse 545, a high-resolution digital
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`display device 522 and external speakers or a speaker system 561 through one or more
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`wireless connections between the wireless integrated keyboard and mouse 545 and a
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`multi port combination wireline/wireless hub 105, one or more wireline and or wireless
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`connections between the high-resolution digital display device 522 and a multiport
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`combination wireline/wireless hub 105, one or more wireline and or wireless connections
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`between the external speakers or speaker system 561 and a multiport combination
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`wireline/wireless hub 105, and one or more wireline and or wireless connections between
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`the multiport combination wireline/wireless hub 105 and the wireless cell phone device's
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`400 multichannel wireline connection 482, itself a component of the wireless cell phone
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`device's 400 peripheral communications hardware and software 480. In order to reduce
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`the physical connection requirements of the peripheral communications and software 480
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`on the wireless cell phone device 400 to a single physical connection, a multiport
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`combination wireline/wireless hub 105 may be used to physically connect the wireless
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`cell phone device 400 to the wireless integrated keyboard and mouse 545, the high(cid:173)
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`resolution digital display device 522 and the external speakers or speaker system 561.
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`Furthermore, in order to reduce the energy requirements associated with the operation of
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`the wireless cell phone device 400, the multiport combination wireline/wireless hub 105
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`may obtain its electricity from an external energy source 104.
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`With further reference to FIGURE 3A, the wireless cell phone device 400 uses a
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`cell phone network 300 to access a TCP/IP network 200 that in tum provides access to
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`browser based internet media applications 111 over the wireless cell phone device's 400
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`digital baseband 410. The wireless cell phone device's 400 cell phone desktop operating
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`system 415, consisting of TCP/IP services 420, desktop browser software 440 and device
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`drivers 460, uses its desktop browser software 440 in conjunction with its TCP/IP
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`services 420 to send messages and data to and receive messages and data from the
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`browser based internet media applications 111 via the digital baseband 410. Messages
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`and data received from
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`the browser based internet media applications 111 are
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`communicated to the desktop browser 440 through the TCP/IP services 420, interpreted
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`by the desktop browser 440 and transmitted by the TCP/IP services 420 to the appropriate
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`device drivers 460 where they are communicated through the peripheral communications
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`hardware and software 480 to one or more user output devices that may include a high(cid:173)
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`resolution digital display device 522 and external speakers or speaker system 561. User
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`input in the form of messages and data originating from the wireless integrated keyboard
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`and mouse 545 are received by. the peripheral communications hardware and software
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`480 where they are communicated to the TCP/IP services 420. Those messages and data
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`that are intended for the desktop browser 440 are communicated by the TCP/IP services
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`420 to the desktop browser 440. Other messages and data not intended for
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`communication to the desktop browser 440 are managed by the TCP/IP services 420.
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`The desktop browser 440 identifies and translates the input it receives from the TCP/IP
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`services 420 and directs those output messages and data to be communicated to the
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`browser based internet media applications 111 to the TCP/IP ser\rices 420 where they are
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`transmitted to the browser based internet media applications 111 via the digital baseband
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`410, cell phone network 300 and TCP/IP network 200. The desktop browser 440 also
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`identifies and translates input it receives from the TCP/IP services 420 into output
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`messages and data that are to be communicated to either the high-resolution digital
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`display device 522 or the external speakers or speaker system 561, and transmits those
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`messages and data to the appropriate devices via the TCP/IP services 420, device drivers
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`460 and peripheral communications hardware and software 480.
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