Patent ID: 6240426
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
A synchronization device for synchronizing data between a mobile computing device and a data collection device through a telephone switching network, of the type that includes a plurality of digital phones and a private branch exchange (PBX), the synchronization device comprising:a serial computing port connectable to the mobile computing device through which the mobile computing device and the synchronization device communicate;a telephone data port connectable to a digital phone through which the synchronization device and the digital phone communicate;an I/O controller for handling data between the serial computing port and the telephone data port;a buffer for storing the data received at the serial computing port and the telephone data port;a processor that is programmed to:access a data collection identifier for addressing the data collection device upon the detection of data at the serial computing port;store the data in the buffer as buffered data; andtransmit the data collection identifier followed by the buffered data through the telephone data port so that the telephone switching network may, upon receipt of the data collection identifier, locate the desired data collection device and establish a communication path between the mobile computing device and the data collection device.