Patent ID: 8271033
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for synchronizing an accessory device and a handheld device, the method comprising: forming a communication link between the handheld device and the accessory device, the handheld device comprising a plurality of functions and the accessory device being configured to operate a subset of the plurality of functions, wherein each of the plurality of functions of the handheld device includes executable program code, content data files and functional setting information that corresponds to the executable program code; transferring the executable program code, content data files and functional setting information for at least one of the plurality of functions of the handheld device to the accessory device; disconnecting the communication link between the handheld device and the accessory device; and operating the subset of the plurality of functions on the accessory device using the transferred executable program code, content data files and functional setting information that corresponds to the executable program code from the handheld device after disconnecting the communication link between the handheld device and the accessory device.