One button access to network services from a remote control device

1. A method comprising:

generating a dialing request at a remote control device based on an operation of a user interface consisting of a single dedicated control of the remote control device, the dedicated control generating the dialing request to transmit a dialing signal to a mobile communication device;

transmitting the dialing signal from the remote control device toward the mobile communication device based on the dialing request, wherein the dialing signal includes a telephone number associated with a network-based communication service and a program call;

in response to receiving the program call, activating, by the mobile communication device, a software program that performs an update check of the telephone number associated with the network-based communication service included in the dialing signal;

establishing communications between the mobile communication device and the network-based communication service using a telephone number returned as a result of the update check, wherein the update check is a pull operation enabling use of pre-existing security features of the mobile communication device;

receiving audio input at a microphone of the remote control device; and

forwarding the audio input to the mobile communication device for transmission to the network-based communication service.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dialing request is initiated by a user manipulation of an access button of the remote control device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the network-based communication service is a voice information service, the voice information service enabling a user to use information retrieval at a network server.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the network-based communication service is a voice dialing service, the voice dialing service enabling a user to use number dialing at a network server.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the network-based communication service is an automated communication service that does not require voice commands.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein accessing the automated communication service results in an automatic playing of a prerecorded message.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein accessing the automated communication service results in an automatic registering of a vote.

8. The method of claim 1 , further including storing the updated telephone number to the memory before generating the dialing request.

9. The method of claim 8 , further including storing the updated telephone number to the memory based on input from a user of the mobile communication device.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein storage of the updated telephone number to the memory is initiated by the provider of the network-based communication service.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein storage of the updated telephone number to the memory is initiated by a user of the remote control device.

12. The method of claim 8 , further including storing the telephone number to the memory based on input from a manufacturer of the remote control device.

13. The method of claim 8 , further including verifying authorization to write to the memory before storing the telephone number.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting of the dialing signal occurs over a wireless connection with the mobile communication device.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the wireless connection is a radio frequency (RF) connection.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the transmitting of the dialing signal occurs in accordance with a Bluetooth standard.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the wireless connection is an infrared (IR) connection.

18. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting of the dialing signal occurs over a wired connection with the mobile communication device.

19. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobile communication device is a personal digital assistant (PDA) configured for wireless communication.

20. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobile communication device is a wireless phone.

21. A method of remotely accessing a network-based communication service comprising:

receiving a dialing signal from a remote control device at a mobile communication device, the dialing signal being based on an operation of a user interface consisting of a dedicated control of the remote control device, the dedicated control dedicated to generating a dialing request to transmit the dialing signal to the mobile communication device, wherein the dialing signal includes a telephone number associated with a network-based communication service and a program call, wherein the telephone number is stored to a memory of the remote control device based on input from a provider of the network-based communication service;

in response to receiving the dialing signal, the mobile communication device activates a software program that performs an update check of the telephone number associated with the network-based communication service;

establishing communications between the mobile communication device and the network-based communication service using a telephone number returned as a result of the update check, wherein the update check is a pull operation enabling use of pre-existing security features of the mobile communication device;

receiving audio input at a microphone of the remote control device; and

forwarding the audio input to the mobile communication device for transmission to the network-based communication service.

22. The method of claim 21 , wherein a dialing request is initiated by a user manipulation of an access button of the remote control device.

23. The method of claim 21 , wherein the network-based communication service is a voice information service, the voice information service enabling a user to use information retrieval at a network server.

24. The method of claim 21 , wherein the network-based communication service is a voice dialing service, the voice dialing service enabling a user to use number dialing at a network server.

25. The method of 21 , wherein the network-based communication service is an automated communication service that does not require voice commands.

26. The method of claim 21 , wherein the receiving of the dialing signal occurs over a wireless connection with the remote control device.

27. The method of claim 26 , wherein the wireless connection is a radio frequency (RF) connection.

28. The method of claim 27 , wherein the receiving of the dialing signal occurs in accordance with a Bluetooth standard.

29. The method of claim 26 , wherein the wireless connection is an infrared (IR) connection.

30. The method of claim 27 , wherein the receiving of the dialing signal occurs over a wired connection with the remote control device.

31. A vehicle-mounted mobile communication system for wirelessly accessing a network-based communication system, the system comprising:

a remote control device comprising:

a user interface having an access button that is dedicated to generating a dialing request to transmit a dialing signal to a mobile communication device, wherein the dialing signal includes a telephone number associated with a network-based communication service and a program call to activate a software program that causes the mobile communication device to perform an update check of the telephone number associated with the network-based communication service, wherein the telephone number is stored to a memory of the remote control device based on input from a provider of the network-based communication service;

a microphone to receive audio input at the remote control device; and

a remote communication module coupled to the user interface, the remote communication module to transmit the dialing signal, the dialing signal to instruct the mobile communication device to access a network-based communication service, and the remote communication module configured to forward the audio input for transmission to the network-based communication service; and

a mobile communication device configured to be removeably mounted in a vehicle comprising:

a phone communication module configured to receive the dialing signal from the remote communication module of the remote control device, perform an update check of a telephone number using a pull operation from the network-based communication service thereby enabling use of pre-existing security features of the mobile communication device, access the network-based communication service using a telephone number returned to the mobile wireless transceiver in response to the update check and transmit the audio input to the network-based communication service.

32. The system of claim 31 , wherein the network-based communication service is a voice information service, the voice information service to enable a user to use information retrieval at a network server.

33. The system of claim 31 , wherein the network-based communication service is a voice dialing service, the voice dialing service to enable a user to use number dialing at a network server.

34. The system of claim 31 , wherein the network-based communication service is an automated communication service that does not require voice commands.

35. The system of claim 31 , further including a memory, the memory to store a telephone number associated with the network-based communication service.

36. The system of claim 31 , wherein the remote communication module includes a Bluetooth module, the Bluetooth module to transmit the dialing signal according to a Bluetooth standard.

37. A mobile communication device comprising:

a phone communication module, the phone communication module to receive, from a remote control device, a dialing signal that is based on an operation of a user interface having a dedicated control of the remote control device, the dedicated control dedicated to generating a dialing request to transmit the dialing signal to the mobile communication device, wherein the dialing signal includes a telephone number associated with a network-based communication service and a program call to activate a software program, wherein the telephone number is stored to a memory of the remote control device based on input from a provider of the network-based communication service and the phone communication module to receive audio input to a microphone at the remote control device;

a wireless transceiver coupled to the phone communication module, the wireless transceiver to access the network-based communication service in response to the dialing signal, and the wireless transceiver to forward the audio input to a microphone at the remote control device to the network-based communication service; and

a processor configured to execute the activated software program, the software program functioning cause the processor to:

perform an update check, which is a pull operation enabling use of pre-existing security features of the mobile communication device, of the telephone number associated with the network-based communication service by causing the wireless transceiver to access the network-based communication service to pull a telephone number associated with the network-based communication service, wherein the pulled telephone number is used to access the network-based communication service.

38. The mobile communication device of claim 37 , wherein the dialing request is initiated by a user manipulation of an access button of the remote control device.

39. The mobile communication device of claim 37 , further including a memory to store a telephone number associated with the network-based communication service, the wireless transceiver to use the telephone number to access the network-based communication service in response to the dialing signal when performing the update check of the telephone number.

40. The mobile communication device of claim 37 , wherein the network-based communication service is a voice information service, the voice information service to enable a user to use information retrieval at a network server.

41. The mobile communication device of claim 37 , wherein the network-based communication service is a voice dialing service, the voice dialing service to enable a user to use number dialing at a network server.

42. The mobile communication device of claim 37 , wherein the network-based communication service is an automated communication service that does not require voice commands.

43. The mobile communication device of claim 37 , wherein the mobile communication device is a personal digital assistant (PDA) configured for wireless communication.

44. The mobile communication device of claim 37 , wherein the mobile communication device is a wireless phone.

45. A machine readable medium encoded with a computer program comprising a set of stored instructions capable of being executed by a processor to:

generate a dialing request at a remote control device based on an operation of a user interface having a dedicated control of the remote control device, the dedicated control dedicated to generating the dialing request to transmit a dialing signal to a mobile communication device, wherein the dialing signal includes a telephone number associated with a network-based communication service, wherein the telephone number is stored to a memory of the remote control device based on input from a provider of the network-based communication service;

transmit the dialing signal from the remote control device toward a mobile communication device based on the request;

in response to receiving the dialing signal, the mobile communication device activates a software program that performs an update check of the telephone number associated with the network-based communication service, wherein the update check is a pull operation enabling use of pre-existing security features of the mobile communication device;

establishing communications between the mobile communication device and the network-based communication service using a telephone number returned as abased on the result of the update check;

receive audio input at a microphone of the remote control device; and

forward the audio input to the mobile communication device for transmission to the network-based communication service.

46. The machine readable medium of claim 45 , wherein the dialing request is to be initiated by a user manipulation of an access button of the remote control device.

47. A machine readable medium encoded with a computer program comprising a set of stored instructions capable of being executed by a processor to:

receive a dialing signal from a remote control device at a mobile communication device, the dialing signal being based on an operation of a user interface consisting of a single dedicated control of the remote control device, the dedicated control dedicated to generating a dialing request to transmit the dialing signal to the mobile communication device, wherein the dialing signal includes a telephone number associated with a network-based communication service, wherein the telephone number is stored to a memory of the remote control device based on input from a provider of the network-based communication service;

in response to receiving the dialing signal, the mobile communication device activates a software program that performs an update check of the telephone number associated with the network-based communication service, wherein the update check is a pull operation enabling use of pre-existing security features of the mobile communication device;

establishing communications between the mobile communication device and the network-based communication service using a telephone number returned as abased on the result of the update check;

receive audio input at a microphone of the remote control device; and

forward the audio input to the mobile communication device for transmission to the network-based communication service.

48. The machine readable medium of claim 47 , wherein the dialing request is to be initiated by a user manipulation of an access button of the remote control device.

49. A method of providing a network-based communication service comprising:

receiving a call from a mobile communication device, the call being initiated by an operation of a user interface consisting of a single dedicated control of a remote control device, the dedicated control dedicated to generating a dialing request to transmit a binary-valued dialing signal to the mobile communication device, wherein the dialing signal includes a telephone number associated with the network-based communication service, wherein the telephone number is stored to a memory of the remote control device based on input from a provider of the network-based communication service;

in response to the call from the mobile communication device, returning from an update check that performs a pull operation enabling user of pre-existing security of the mobile communication device from the network-based communication service to the mobile communication device an updated telephone number associated with the network-based communication service;

accessing, by the mobile communication device, the network-based communication service using the updated telephone number associated with the network-based communication service;

receiving audio transmitted from the mobile communication device, the audio being input at a microphone of the remote control device; and forwarded to the mobile communication device for transmission to the network-based communication service; and generating a network-based communication service during the call.

50. The method of claim 49 , wherein the dialing request is initiated by a user manipulation of an access button of the remote control device.

51. The method of claim 49 , further including generating a voice information service, the voice information service enabling a user to use information retrieval at a network server by speaking into the mobile communication device.

52. The method of claim 49 , further including generating a voice dialing service, the voice dialing service enabling a user to use number dialing at a network server by speaking into the mobile communication device.

53. The method of claim 49 , further including generating an automated communication service in response to receiving the call.

54. The method of claim 49 , wherein the network-based communication service is an automated communication service that does not require voice commands.

55. The method of claim 54 , further including automatically playing a prerecorded message in response to receiving the call.

56. The method of claim 54 , further including automatically registering a vote in response to receiving the call.