IP Library Granted Patent US 8,355,754
Granted Patent B1
US 8,355,754 · App. 12/704,380 · Granted Jan 15, 2013

Operating a computing device with an operating system and a wireless data access on a mobile device

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Patent No.
US 8,355,754
App. No.
12/704,380
Granted
Jan 15, 2013
Kind
B1
Abstract

A method, system, and medium are provided for operating a computing device using an operating system (OS) installed on a mobile device, or operating the computing device using the OS installed on the mobile device and accessing the Internet through the mobile device. An OS is pre-installed on a mobile device. A computing device that is connected to the mobile device may initialize and operate the OS installed on the mobile device. In another embodiment, the computing device may operate the OS and access the Internet through the mobile device.

Claims (42)

1. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media containing thereon computer-readable code for operating one or more computing devices with an operating system (OS) installed on a mobile device, comprising:

communicating between a computing device and the mobile device over a connection;

initializing the computing device with the OS installed on the mobile device;

operating the computing device with the OS on the mobile device;

accessing one or more data files from at least one of the mobile device or the computing device;

disconnecting the mobile device from the computing device;

reconnecting the mobile device to another computing device;

initializing the another computing device with the OS installed on the mobile device; and

operating the another computing device with the OS wherein the one or more data files are accessed from at least one of the mobile device or the another computing device.

2. The media of claim 1 , wherein the connection is selected from a group including a USB connection, an Ethernet connection, a serial port connection, a parallel port connection, and a wireless connection.

3. The media of claim 2 , wherein the wireless connection is selected from a group including Bluetooth, infrared, WiFi, and WiMax.

4. The media of claim 1 , wherein the one or more data files are selected from a group including a user's files, an application, and a software program.

5. The media of claim 1 , further comprising making a telephone call using at least one of the mobile device or a software program on the computing device.

6. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media containing thereon computer-readable code for operating one or more computing devices with a data access while executing an operating system (OS) installed on a mobile device, comprising:

communicating between a computing device and the mobile device over a connection;

initializing the computing device with the OS installed on the mobile device;

operating the computing device with the OS on the mobile device;

accessing one or more data files from at least one of the mobile device or the computing device;

accessing from the computing device a packet network through the mobile device;

disconnecting the mobile device from the computing device;

reconnecting the mobile device to another computing device;

initializing the another computing device with the OS installed on the mobile device;

operating the another computing device with the OS wherein the one or more data files are accessed from at least one of the mobile device or the another computing device; and

accessing from the another computing device a packet network through the mobile device.

7. The media of claim 6 , wherein the connection is selected from a group including a USB connection, an Ethernet connection, a serial port connection, a parallel port connection, and a wireless connection.

8. The media of claim 7 , wherein the wireless connection is selected from a group including Bluetooth, infrared, WiFi, and WiMax.

9. The media of claim 6 , wherein the one or more data files are selected from a group including a user's files, an application, and a software program.

10. The media of claim 6 , further comprising making a telephone call using at least one of the mobile device or a software program on the computing device.

11. The media of claim 6 , wherein the packet network is selected from a group including the Internet.

12. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media containing thereon computer-readable code for causing a mobile device to perform a method for providing an access to an operating system (OS) and a packet network, the method comprising:

providing a communication connection between the mobile device and a computing device;

facilitating an operation of the OS, stored on the mobile device, to initialize and operate the computing device;

providing an access to the packet network during the facilitation of the operation of the OS;

disconnecting the mobile device from the computing device;

reconnecting the mobile device to another computing device;

initializing the another computing device with the OS installed on the mobile device;

operating the another computing device with the OS wherein the one or more data files are accessed from at least one of the mobile device or the another computing device; and

accessing from the another computing device the packet network through the mobile device.

13. The media of claim 12 , wherein the connection is selected from a group including a USB connection, an Ethernet connection, a serial port connection, a parallel port connection, and a wireless connection.

14. The media of claim 13 , wherein the wireless connection is selected from a group including Bluetooth, infrared, WiFi, and WiMax.

15. The media of claim 12 , wherein the packet network is selected from a group including the Internet.

16. The media of claim 12 , further comprising making a telephone call with the mobile device.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2022
From: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
To: IBSV LLC; LAYER3 TV, LLC; PUSHSPRING, LLC; T-MOBILE CENTRAL LLC; T-MOBILE USA, INC.; ASSURANCE WIRELESS USA, L.P.; BOOST WORLDWIDE, LLC; CLEARWIRE COMMUNICATIONS LLC; CLEARWIRE IP HOLDINGS LLC; SPRINTCOM LLC; SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.; SPRINT INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED; SPRINT SPECTRUM LLC
Reel/Frame 062595/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 4, 2021
From: SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.
To: T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 055604/0001 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF FIRST PRIORITY AND JUNIOR PRIORITY SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded Apr 2, 2020
From: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
To: SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.
Reel/Frame 052969/0475 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 2, 2020
From: T-MOBILE USA, INC.; ISBV LLC; T-MOBILE CENTRAL LLC; LAYER3 TV, INC.; PUSHSPRING, INC.; BOOST WORLDWIDE, LLC; CLEARWIRE COMMUNICATIONS LLC; CLEARWIRE IP HOLDINGS LLC; CLEARWIRE LEGACY LLC; SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.; SPRINT INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED; SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.; ASSURANCE WIRELESS USA, L.P.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
Reel/Frame 053182/0001 →
GRANT OF FIRST PRIORITY AND JUNIOR PRIORITY SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded Mar 6, 2017
From: SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
Reel/Frame 041895/0210 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 12, 2010
From: WERNER, SHANE R.; COPE, WARREN B.
To: SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.
Reel/Frame 023930/0090 →