Method and system for programming a cellular phone
CA 2204718 A1 · Owner: Piket, James Brian · Inventors: Piosenka, Gerald Vincent; Newman, Marc Alan; Piket, James Brian
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A method and apparatus simplifies and accomplishes the programming of a PED (12), such as a cellular telephone (22) via the use of a, personal computer (PC). The present invention includes software (52 54), within the PC (14) for providing a graphical user interface (GUI) to the user for ease and simplicity of selecting various programming features and settings associated with the cellular telephone to be programmed. The software further includes a translator (56) for translating these user selected features/settingsinto specific key depresses to be sent to the cellular telephone via software and, hardware interfaces (58,18 20), for accomplishing the programming of such features/settings. …
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- Filed May 7, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 7, 2017.
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