Multi-path gateway communications device
View Patent ↗Methods, systems, and apparatuses are disclosed for enabling a virtual personalized network. Communications are established with a personal digital gateway to control access, sharing, security, and/or management of up-to-date personalized data exchanged between or among a plurality of associated communications devices and/or communications networks. The associated communications devices are owned, operated, and/or accessed by a common user.
1. A method of processing data, comprising:
receiving a selection of a communications device from a plurality of communications devices associated with a common user;
receiving the data associated with the selected communications device;
accessing a database of rule-based profiles comprising configuration and presentation parameters for the plurality of communications devices;
querying the database of rule-based profiles for the selected communications device;
retrieving a profile associated with the selected communications device;
integrating the data into the profile; and
communicating the integrated data and the profile to the selected communications device.
2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising determining whether an external network should be queried for remote data.
3. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising triggering the communications device to query for the remote data.
4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising determining whether an external network should be queried for linked data.
5. The method according to claim 4 , further comprising triggering the communications device to query for the linked data.
6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising receiving an updated profile from the communications device.
7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising storing a collection of bookmarks in the profile, each bookmark having a date stamp and indicating a specific version of the data.
8. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising dynamically communicating with the plurality of communications devices based on a proximity of each communications device.
9. The method according to claim 8 , further comprising automatically interfacing with an office computer when a user is at an office.
10. The method according to claim 8 , further comprising automatically interfacing with a mobile phone when a user is within a certain distance of the mobile phone.
11. A system for processing data, comprising:
means for receiving a selection of a communications device from a plurality of communications devices associated with a common user;
means for receiving the data associated with the selected communications device;
means for accessing a database of rule-based profiles comprising configuration and presentation parameters for the plurality of communications devices;
means for querying the database of rule-based profiles for the selected communications device;
means for retrieving a profile associated with the selected communications device;
means for integrating the data into the profile; and
means for communicating the integrated data and the profile to the selected communications device.
12. The system according to claim 11 , further comprising means for determining whether an external network should be queried for remote data.
13. The system according to claim 12 , further comprising means for triggering the communications device to query for the remote data.
14. The system according to claim 11 , further comprising means for determining whether an external network should be queried for linked data.
15. The system according to claim 14 , further comprising means for triggering the communications device to query for the linked data.
16. The system according to claim 11 , further comprising means for receiving an updated profile from the communications device.
17. The system according to claim 11 , further comprising means for storing a collection of bookmarks in the profile, each bookmark having a date stamp and indicating a specific version of the data.
18. The system according to claim 11 , further comprising means for dynamically communicating with the plurality of communications devices based on a proximity of each communications device.
19. The system according to claim 11 , further comprising means for automatically interfacing with an office computer when a user is at an office.
20. The system according to claim 11 , further comprising means for automatically interfacing with a mobile phone when a user is within a certain distance of the mobile phone.