Patent ID: 7043205

Claim:
A method for opening a communications port for communication over a wireless communication network, said method comprising the steps of: configuring a VCOM port with a first functional profile from a plurality of functional profiles that are supported by said protocol stack, said first application and said remote electronic device supporting said first functional profile, said functional profile comprising: a dial-up networking (DUN) profile; a facsimile profile; a generic client serial port profile; a generic host serial port profile; and a local area network (LAN) access profile; a) receiving a call from a first application at a driver of said virtual communication (VCOM) port to open said VCOM port, said VCOM port located on a first electronic device; b) notifying a protocol stack of said call, by said driver, said protocol stack associated with said wireless communication network; c) establishing a communication path between said VCOM port and a remote electronic device, by said protocol stack; d) notifying said driver that said communication path has been established, by said protocol stack; e) opening said VCOM port, by said driver; and f) sending a message to said first application, by said driver, indicating said VCOM port is open allowing for data transfer between said first application and said remote electronic device over said wireless communication network.