METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY EDITING APPLICATIONS OF MULTIPLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES
FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to a telecommunication network. More particularly, the present invention relates to remotely editing applications of multiple electronic devices.
BACKGROUND
[0002] As is well-known, usage of mobile phones has remarkably hit the globe. Currently, mobile phone users own more than a single mobile phone for various purposes, for example a user may own one mobile phone for his official purpose and another mobile phone for his personal requirements. At present, the user needs to manually edit one or more applications of the other mobile phone, if the user edits the one or more applications stored in one mobile phone. In addition, the situation worsens if the user desires to edit the one or more applications stored in his buddy's mobile phone or multiple mobile phones. Hence, the process of manually editing one or more applications of muhiple mobile phones is time consuming and tedious.
[0003] In light of the foregoing discussion, there is a need for a method and system to solve the above mentioned problems,
SUMMARY
[0004] Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and system for remotely editing applications of multiple electronic devices.
[0005] In one embodiment, a method for editing one or more applications of a plurality of mobile devices by one or more mobile devices includes pre-authorizing the one or more mobile devices by the plurality of mobile devices for editing the one or more applications of the plurality of mobile devices by the one or more mobile devices. The method also includes automatically editing the one or more applications of the plurality

of the mobile devices while editing the one or more applications on the one or more mobile devices based on the pre-authorization.
[0006J In one embodiment, an electronic device includes a storage unit for storing one or more information and instructions. The electronic device also includes a processor responsive to the instructions for pre-authorizing the electronic device by a plurahty of electronic devices for editing one or more applications of the plurality of electronic devices by the electronic device. The processor is also responsive to the instructions for automatically editing the one or more applications of the plurality of electronic devices while editing the one or more applications on the electronic device based on the pre-authorization.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0007] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic device, in accordance with one embodiment;
[0008) FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for automatically editing one or more applications, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment;
[0009] FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for automatically editing one or more applications, in accordance with another exemplary embodiment; and
[0010] FIG. 4A, FIG. 4B, FIG. 4<:, and FIG. 4D show exemplary screen shots of automatically editing one or more applications, in accordance with one embodiment.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0011] Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide method and system for remotely editing applications of multiple electronic devices.
[0012] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic device, in accordance with one embodiment. Examples of the electronic device include, but are not limited to, a mobile

phone 105A, a smart phone, a pager and a Personal Digital Assistance (PDA). The mobile phone 105A includes a storage unit 110 for storing information and instructions. An example of the storage unit 110 includes, but is not limited to, a Random Access Memory (RAM). The mobile phone 105A also includes a processor 115.
[0013] The processor 115 is responsive to the instructions for pre-authorizing the mobile phone 105A by a plurality of electronic devices for editing one or more applications of the plurality of electronic devices by the mobile phone 105A. Examples of the plurality of electronic devices include, but are not limited to, a mobile phone 105B, and a mobile phone 105C. The processor 115 is responsive to the instructions for automatically editing the one or more applications of the plurality of electronic devices while editing the one or more applications on the mobile phone 105A based on the pre-authorization. Examples of the one or more applications include, but are not limited to one or more multimedia files or a phone book entry.
[00141 In some embodiments, the functions performed by the processor 115 may also be performed by one or more units coupled to the processor 115. The one or more units may be internally or externally coupled to the processor 115.
[0015] The mobile device 105A includes an input device 120. The input device 120 includes various keys, for communicating information to the processor 115. The information communicated to the processor 115 can be the information required for establishing a communication between the mobile phone 105A, the mobile phone 105B, and the mobile phone 105C. The information can be communicated to the processor 115 from a machine-readable medium. The term machine-readable medium can be defined as a medium providing data to a machine to enable the machine to perform a specific function. The machine-readable medium can be a storage media. The storage media can be the storage unit 110. All such media must be tangible to enable the instructions carried by the media to be detected by a physical mechanism that reads the instructions into the machine.

|0016] The machine readable medium can also include online links, download links, and installation links providing the information to the processor 115.
|0017] The mobile device 105A also includes a display unit 125. An example of the display unit 125 includes, but is not limited to a liquid crystal display (LCD).
|0018] In one exemplary embodiment, accessing a peer-to-peer editing application
of each of mobile phones, for example of the mobile phone 105A, the mobile phone 105B and the mobile phone 105C, is controlled by processors of each of the mobile phones. For example, the processor 115 controls accessing the peer-to-peer editing application of the mobile phone 105A. The peer-to-peer editing application renders automatically editing the one or more applications of the plurality of electronic devices, for example the mobile phone 105B and the mobile phone 105C, while editing the one or more applications on the mobile phone 105A based on the pre-authorization. Considering the phone book entry as at least one application of the one or more applications, the peer-to-peer editing application renders automatically editing contact information in a phone book of the mobile phone 105B, and a phone book of the mobile phone 105C, when the contact information in a phone book of the mobile phone 105A, is edited. The contact information may be a personal phoni; number, electronic mailing address, an image, address, and/or office phone number oi'a person common to the mobile phone 105B, and the mobile phone 105C.
[0019] The phone book of the mobile phone 105A may be the storage unit 110. The
mobile phone 105A is pre-authorized before automatically editing the contact information in the phonebook of the mobile phone 105B and the phonebook of the mobile phone 105C. The mobile phone 105A is pre-authorized by the mobile phone 105B and the mobile phone 105C. The process of pre-authorization is performed by the processor 115 through a network 130 by sending a request to the mobile phone 105B and the mobile phone 105C. The request pertains to the pre-authorization. The processor 115 further adds contact information of the mobile phone 105B and the mobile phone 105C in a peer-user-list associated with the peer-to-peer editing application of the mobile phone

105A. The processor 115 adds the contact information of the mobile phone 105B and the mobile phone 105C if the request is accepted by the mobile phone 105B and the mobile phone 105C. The peer-user-list is a directory of one or more contact information of users to whom a user of the mobile phone 105A desires to send the request. The contact information of the mobile phone 1051$ and the mobile phone 105C may be stored in the storage unit 110. After accepting the request sent by the mobile phone 105A peer-user-lists of the mobile phone 105B and the mobile phone 105C are also added with the contact information of the mobile phone 105A.
[0020] For example, a user by name Tom of the mobile phone 105A sends the request to add his buddy Henry of the mobile phone 105B and his buddy Jack of the mobile phone 105C in his peer-user-list. Henry and Jack may accept the request and also may add Tom in their peer-user-lists.
[0021] The protocols used by the processor 115 to connect to the network 130 include, but are not limited to, a Wireless Application Protocol, Internet Protocol, and Short Message Service (SMS), Instant messaging Service (IMS), and/or Global System for Mobile communications.
[0022] If one or more applications of the mobile phone 105A are edited then the storage unit 110 stores the edited applications. The storage unit 110 also sends a signal to the processor 115 for generating an alert. The alert may be sent through the SMS to the mobile phone 105B and the mobile phone 105C through the network 130. The SMS symbolizes updating the mobile phone; 105B and the mobile phone 105C about the one or more applications being edited in the; mobile phone 105A. The alert may be generated based on setting reminders in the mobile phone 105A.
[0023] In some embodiments, the mobile phone 105A may send another request to the mobile phone 105B and the mobile phone 105C to obtain an approval for automatically editing the one or more applications of the mobile phone 105B and the mobile phone 105C. If another request is approved by the users of the mobile phone 105B and the mobile phone 105C then the one or more applications of the mobile phone 105B and the mobile phone 105C are automatically edited.

[0024] For example, if Tom stores a new music file in the mobile phone 105A then
the mobile phone 105A sends another request to Henry and Jack to know if they desire to automatically edit their mobile phones with the new music file. If Henry is interested to store the new music file in his mobile phone, for example the mobile phone 105B then he may accept another request. Then the mobile phone 105B is automatically edited with the new music file. In prior to sending another request Tom may also send the alert to Henry and Jack. The alert is to update Henrj' and Jack that the mobile phone 105A is edited with the new music file. Tom may also send the alert and another request to Jack for editing his mobile phone with the new music file after one year, based on setting a reminder to send the alert to Jack after one year in the mobile phone 105A. Jack may then accept another request after receiving the alert and edit the mobile phone 105C with the new music file.
[0025] FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for automatically editing one or more applications, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.
[0026] The method starts at step 205.
[0027] At step 210, one or more mobile devices are pre-authorized by the plurality
of mobile devices. For example, the mobile phone 105A is pre-authorized by the mobile phone 105B and the mobile phone 105C for editing the one or more applications of the mobile phone 105B and the mobile plione 105C by the mobile device 105A.
[0028] At step 215, the one or more applications of the plurality of the mobile devices are automatically edited while editing the one or more applications on the one or more mobile devices based on the pre-authorization.
[0029] The method stops at step 220.
[0030] The method for automatically editing the one or more applications is well
explained in conjunction with FIG. 3.
[0031] FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for automatically editing one or
more applications, in accordance witti another exemplary embodiment.

10032] The method starts at step 305.
[0033] At step 310, a request is sent by the one or more mobile devices to each of
the plurality of mobile devices for pre- authorizing the one or more mobile devices by the plurality of mobile devices. For example, the mobile device 105A sends the request to the mobile phone 105B and the mobile phone 105C.
[0034] In one embodiments, the pire-authorizing is performed by a plurality of users
of the plurality of the mobile devices based on interest of the plurality of users of the plurality of the mobile devices.
[0035] In some embodiments, the request may be sent using at least one of: the
SMS, a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) ser/ice, a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technology, a Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WIMAX) technology and/or a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS).
[0036] At step 315, a check is performed to determine if the request is accepted by
the plurality of mobile devices for pre-authorizing the one or more mobile devices. If the request is accepted by the plurality of mobile devices then step 320 is performed else step 340 is performed.
[0037] In some embodiments, on accepting the request, the users of the plurality of
mobile devices send an acknowledgement message in response to the request sent by the users of the one or more mobile devices. The acknowledgement message indicates an approval message in return to the requeist.
[0038] At step 320, one or more mobile devices are pre-authorized by a plurality of mobile devices. For example, the mobile phone 105A is pre-authorized by the mobile phone 105B and the mobile phone 105C for editing one or more applications of the mobile phone 105B and the mobile phone 105C by the mobile device 105A.
[0039] At step 325, contact information of the plurality of mobile devices is added in peer-user-lists associated with the one or more mobile devices. The contact information may be a personal phone number, electronic mailing address, an image, and/or address of

the plurality of mobile devices. For example, the contact information of the mobile phone 105B may be phone number. The phone number of the mobile phone 105B is added in the peer-user-list.
[0040] In some embodiments, the contact information of the mobile phone 105B is
added in the peer-user-list of the mobile phone 105A in response to the acknowledgment message sent by the mobile phone 105B to the mobile phone 105A.
[0041] In another embodiment, the one or more contact information present in the
peer-user-list of the mobile phone 105A may is sub-categorized into one or more groups of interest of the user of the mobile phone 105A. For example, the user of the mobile phone 105A may desire to sub-categorize the phone number of the mobile phone 105B in the peer-user-list into a group named "Family" and the phone number of the mobile phone 105C into a group named "Friends". Similarly, the one or more contact information listed in the peer-user-list can be sub-categorized under multiple groups, for example, a group named "Office", and a group named "Club Friends".
[0042] At step 330, the plurality of mobiles devices is alerted by the one or more
mobile devices. For example, the one or more multimedia files are edited by the user of the mobile phone 105A. The mobile phone 105B and the mobile phone 105C receive an alert from the user of the mobile phone 105A representing editing of the one or more multimedia files in the mobile phone 105A. The alert may be sent through one or more alert messages, notifying electronic mails, and reminder alert messages to the mobile phone 105B and the mobile phone 105C.
[0043] At step 335, the one or more applications of the plurality of the mobile devices are automatically edited.
[0044] In one aspect, the one or more multimedia files of the mobile phone 105B are automatically edited.
[0045] In one embodiment, once the one or more multimedia files of the user of the
mobile phone 105B are automatically edited an acknowledgement message may be sent to the user of the mobile phone 105A. The acknowledgement message is sent by

generating the SMS, an Instant Messaging Service, an Internet Protocol, or a Wireless Application Protocol.
[0046] The method stops at step 340.
[0047] Practical implementation of the description in FIG.3 is well explained as
follows:
10048) FIG. 4A, FIG. 4B, FIG. 4C, and FIG. 4D show exemplary screen shots of automatically editing one or more applications, in accordance with one embodiment.
[0049] The method of editing one or more applications of the plurality of mobile
devices by the one or more mobile devices can be well explained by considering two stages as follows:
[0050] In the first stage, in FIG. 4A a user, for example Alice, sends two requests
from her mobile phone 105A to her Personal Digital Assistance (PDA), for example the mobile phone 105B (hereinafter the PDA 105B) and her husband's phone, for example a mobile phone 105C. A request 405 is displayed in the PDA 105B and the mobile phone 105C. Considering that the user of the PDA 105B accepts the request 405 by clicking on a accept tab 410 and a user of the mobile phone 105C also accepts the request 405 by clicking on a accept tab 415. A peer-user-list 420 of the mobile phone 105A automatically displays the contact information of the PDA 105B and the mobile phone 105C. For example, the peer-user-list 420 displays My PDA 425 and husband number 430. Alice can click on a add tab 435 and save the My PDA 425 and the husband number 430 by clicking on a save tab 440.
[0051] Similarly, in FIG. 4B a peer-user list 445 and a peer-user-list 450 of the PDA
105B and the mobile phone 105C displays contact information of Alice, for example Alice 455.
[0052] In the second stage, referring to FIG. 4C and FIG. 4D if Alice receives a message 460 to edit her phonebook 465 with a new contact number then Alice can store the new contact number as Bob 470 by clicking on a tab 475. Further, the PDA 105B and

the mobile phone 105C receive an alert message 480 and an alert message 485 notifying thai Alice lias edited her phonebook Vk'ith a new contact number. The alert messages also requests the PDA 105B and the mobile phone 105C if they wish to edit their phonebooks by bob 470. If users of the PDA lOSB^ and the mobile phone 105C click on a tab 490 and a tab 495 then phonebooks of th(; PDA 105B and the mobile phone 105C are automatically edited by Bob 500 and Bob 505.
[0053] Various embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system
for remotely editing applications in multiple electronic devices. The present invention automatically edits the one or more applications of at least one electronic device when the one or more applications of another electronic device are edited. Thus, the present invention provides automatically editing the one or more applications of multiple electronic devices when a source electronic device is edited. Hence, the invention bypasses manual intervention for editing the one or more applications of multiple electronic devices and thus saves time. Further, the present invention also bypasses the usage of expensive communication links or protocols to perform the tasks of automatically editing and thus making the present invention cost effective.
[0054] In the preceding specification, the present invention and its advantages have
been described with reference to specific embodiments. However, it will be apparent to a person of ordinary skill in the art that various modifications and changes can be made, without departing from the scope oi' the present invention, as set forth in the claims below. Accordingly, the specification and figures are to be regarded as illustrative examples of the present invention, rather than in restrictive sense. All such possible modifications are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

CLAIMS
We claim:
1. A method for editing one or more applications of a plurality of mobile devices by one
or more mobile devices, the method comprising:
pre-authorizing the one or more mobile devices by the plurality of mobile devices
for editing the one or more applications of the plurality of mobile devices by the
one or more mobile devices; and
automatically editing the one or more applications of the plurality of the mobile
devices while editing the one or more applications on the one or more mobile
devices based on the pre-authorization.
2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of pre-authorizing comprises:
sending a request to each of the plurality of mobile devices by the one or more mobile devices; and
adding contact information of the plurality of mobile devices in peer-user-lists associated with the one or more mobile devices, if the request is accepted by each of the plurality of mobile devices.
3. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the step of pre-authorizing is performed
by a plurality of users of the plurality of the mobile devices based on interest of the plurality of users of the plurality of the mobile devices.
4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more applications comprises at
least one of:
a plurality of multimedia files; and
phone book entry.
5. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

alerting the plurality of mobiles devices by the one or more mobile devices before aulomatically editing the one or more applications.
6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of alerting comprises sending one
or more of alert messages, notifying electronic mails, and reminder alert messages.
7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pre-authorizing requests are sent using
at least one of:
an Short Message Service (SMS);
a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) service;
a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technology;
a Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WIMAX) technology; and
a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS).
8. An electronic device comprising:
a storage unit for storing one or more information and instructions; and a processor responsive to the instructions for:
pre-authorizing the electronic device by a plurality of electronic devices for editing one or more applications of the plurality of electronic devices by the electronic device; and
automatically editing the one or more applications of the plurality of electronic devices while editing the one or more applications on the electronic device based on the pre-authorization.
9. A method for editing applications of multiple electronic devices by an electronic
device, the electronic device as described herein and in accompanying figures.
10. The electronic device for performing a method, the method as described herein and in
accompanying figures.

alerting the plurality of mobiles devices by the one or more mobile devices befar e automatically editing the one or more applications.
6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of alerting comprises sending one
or more of alert messages, notifying electronic mails, and reminder alert messages.
7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pre-authorizing requests are sent usin g
at least one of:
an Short Message Service (SMS);
a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) Service;
a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technology;
a Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WIMAX) technology; and
a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS).
8. An electronic device comprising:
a storage unit for storing one or more information and instructions; and a processor responsive to the instructions for:
pre-authorizmg the electronic device by a plurality of electronic devices for editing one or more applications of the plurality of electronic devices by th i electronic device; and
automatically editing the one or more applications of the plurality cf electronic devices while editing the one or more applications on the electron!; device based on the pre-authori2ation.
9. A method for editing applications of multiple electronic devices by an electront;
device, the electronic device as described herein and in accompanying figures,
10. The electronic device for performing a method, the method as described herein and in
accompanying figures.