Patent ID: 8359069

Claim:
A mobile communication device comprising: a processor; a memory in communication with the processor; a phone communication module in communication with the processor, the phone communication module for: receiving a dialing signal from a remote control device having a user interface, the dialing signal including a telephone number associated with a network-based communication service and a program call to activate the phone communication module, the telephone number being stored in a memory of the remote control device based on input from a provider of the network-based communication service, and receiving audio input to a microphone at the remote control device; a wireless transceiver in communication with the phone communication module, the wireless transceiver for: accessing the network-based communication service in response to the dialing signal, and forwarding the audio input to the microphone at the remote control device to the network-based communication service; and a software program stored on the memory, the software program causing the processor to perform an update check of the telephone number associated with the network-based communication service, in response to the program call, by causing the wireless transceiver to: access the network-based communication service, and pull an updated telephone number retrieved from the update check to access the network-based communication service, wherein the pull operation uses pre-existing security features of the mobile communication device.