Patent ID: 6788956
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A terminal for use in a communication network, said terminal comprising a plurality of terminal capability functions to realize a plurality of terminal capability features and coupled thereto a terminal application execution apparatus to interact with one or more of said plurality of terminal capability functions and to execute thereby a terminal application, characterized in that said terminal further comprises at least one terminal capability server coupled between said terminal application execution apparatus and to at least one of said plurality of terminal capability functions, said terminal capability server translating a first application signal received from said at least one of said plurality of terminal capability functions into a first predefined application open signal and providing said first predefined application open signal to said terminal application execution apparatus and also translating a second predefined application open signal received from said terminal application execution apparatus into a second application signal and providing said second application signal to said at least one of said plurality of terminal capability functions, said first predefined application open signal and said second predefined application open signal being independent of an underlying technology of said plurality of terminal capability function.