Patent ID: 7555313

Claim:
A method for providing connections on a portable device for different connection types, the portable device comprising communication modules for transferring data between the portable device and another device, wherein for each connection type a connection type specific media module is provided in the portable device, wherein communication between the media module and an application being executed in the portable device communicating with said another device is performed in a connection independent manner, and messages of the application are converted to connection type specific messages in the media module of the connection type, and connection type specific messages of the other device are converted to application messages in the media module of the connection type wherein a connection independent application programming interface for applications is provided in the portable device, wherein medium specific tasks are handled by the connection independent application programming interface on behalf of the applications, wherein the connection independent interface opens and closes a medium for communication between the portable device and the other device, and reserves and releases resources of the portable device for the communication connection.