Remote Gateway Phone Function Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobile browsing solutions, such as thin client technologies, do not allow users to access and utilize phone functions from websites due to the limitations in processing power and memory on mobile devices, resulting in an unsatisfactory user experience.
Innovation Solution
A method where a remote gateway identifies phone function-related information within website content and triggers a remote phone management unit to manage these functions by generating command messages for the mobile phone, enabling the execution of native phone functions like calls, SMS, and other mobile-specific actions without requiring additional processing power on the mobile device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a browser application is executed on the mobile phone, then the mobile phone can access and display website content, but the processing power and memory space requirements increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The browser application is extracted from the mobile phone and relocated to the remote gateway server. The mobile phone only needs to display the browser interface and transmit user inputs, while the actual browsing functionality runs remotely, significantly reducing local processing requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
A remote gateway server acts as an intermediary between the mobile phone and the Internet. The gateway executes the browser application and handles all processing-intensive tasks, while the mobile phone serves as a thin client that only displays content and sends user commands.
2Power
If thin client technology is used to execute browsing on a remote gateway, then processing power requirements on the mobile phone are reduced, but the mobile phone functions (calling, SMS) become unavailable within the browser
Solution Approach 1:
The remote gateway is enhanced to provide multiple functions: it acts as both a browser execution environment and a phone function controller. The gateway can detect when a website requires phone functions and automatically trigger the mobile phone's capabilities, combining browsing and telephony functions in a single system.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a feedback mechanism where the remote gateway monitors website content for phone function requirements, detects when such functions are needed, and automatically triggers the mobile phone to execute the required actions, creating a closed-loop system that integrates remote browsing with local phone capabilities.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a Method for managing functions of a mobile phone (2) during a browsing session. The method is characterized in that the browsing session is executed at a browser unit of a remote gateway (3) but controlled by the mobile phone (2) and in that the remote gateway (3) identifies information related to phone functions within the content of a website when loading the website. Furthermore a remote gateway (3) and a remote phone management unit (5) for this method are described.