Patent ID: 9609111
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04M,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for communicating between a communication unit of an apparatus and an external communication unit via a mobile telephone unit, the method comprising: setting up a serial connection between the communication unit of the apparatus and the mobile telephone unit, a protocol of the serial connection having a data field and a first header; setting up a connection between the mobile telephone unit and the external communication unit, wherein a second header for the connection between the mobile telephone unit and the external connection is generated based on the first header in the mobile telephone unit, wherein the data field is transmitted without change from the serial connection to the connection between the mobile telephone unit and the external communication unit; the communication unit sending a socket request to the mobile telephone unit via the serial connection; the mobile telephone unit transmitting a message for providing a socket to the external communication unit via the connection between the mobile telephone unit and the external communication unit; the external communication unit transmitting a message relating to the provided socket to the mobile telephone unit via the connection between the mobile telephone unit and the external communication unit; and the mobile telephone unit transmitting a message relating to the provided socket to the communication unit via the serial connection.