Mobile device and server for voice and/or data exchange

• US 10,277,738 B2
• Filed: 03/28/2014
• Issued: 04/30/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vipconn B.V.
• Original Assignee: Vipconn B.V.
• Inventors: Ter Schure, Petrus Siebrandus
• Primary Examiner(s): Brandt, Christopher M
• Application Number:
  US15/129,678
• Publication Number:
  US 20170134576A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,859 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/271 controlled by voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6083 by interfacing with the vehicle audio system
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/553 Data upload
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/554 Data synchronization
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/655 Combination of telephone service and social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4933 with operator assistance
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4935 Connection initiated by DAS system

Abstract

A mobile device (101) includes:

• • a memory for storing contact information of the mobile device,
  • a transceiver for exchanging voice and/or data signals within a telecommunications network,
• wherein the mobile device is configured to:
  • provide (501, 513) the contact information to a server in the network,
• initiate (202), in response to a first user input, a first voice connection to the server; and
  • at least one of
    • receive (2051), from the server, command data for initiating (2052) a second voice connection to a called party identified in the contact information; and
    • send (2054) authorization to the server to access user credentials included in the contact information.

Claims

1. A mobile device comprising:

a memory for storing contact information of the mobile device,

a transceiver for exchanging voice and/or data signals within a telecommunications network,

wherein the mobile device is configured to;

provide the contact information to a first server in the network,

initiate, in response to a first user input, a first voice connection to a second server, wherein the first server and the second server are two different entities; and

receive, from the first server, command data for performing, by the mobile device, a second voice connection to a called party identified in the contact information.

2. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the first and second servers form a group of connected server devices.

3. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is further configured to, when the mobile device is in a standby state, receive the first user input as a single button push action or a single screen tap action.

4. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is configured to periodically perform the providing of the contact information to the first server in the network.

5. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the provision of contact information to the first server is done whenever the mobile device has access to the Internet.

6. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is configured to perform the providing of the contact information to the first server in the network when the request of the user is received.

7. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the contact information includes one or more of contact details including names and telephone numbers, address book information, e-mail messages, instant messaging information, and social networking information.

8. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is further configured to stop providing the first server with contact information when the first voice connection is completed.

9. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is further configured to terminate the connection with the first and second servers at any time upon a third user input.

10. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the first voice connection with the second server is a voice connection with a human operator connected to the server.

11. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the provided contact information comprises encrypted information, and upon setup of the connection with the first server, the mobile device sends a key for decrypting the encrypted information.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer program product comprising computer instructions which, when executed on a processor of a mobile device, cause said mobile device to function according to claim 1.

13. A car system to which a mobile device according to claim 1 can be connected, the car system comprising:

a user interface element,

wherein the user interface element is configured to provide the user input for setting up a first voice connection to the server when the mobile device is connected to the car system.

14. The mobile device of claim 1, further configured to send authorization to the first server to access user credentials included in the contact information.

15. A server, the server comprising:

a transceiver for exchanging data signals within a telecommunications network,

a memory for storing contact information;

the server configured to;

receive contact information from a mobile device in the network, and

perform a service, said service including

sending command data from the server to the mobile device for performing, by the mobile device, a second voice connection to a called party identified in the contact information.

16. The server of claim 15, wherein the server forms part a group of connected server devices and is further configured to receive a first voice connection from the mobile device, and to terminate the first voice connection when the service is completed.

17. The server of claim 15, wherein if contact information is not accessible from the mobile device, the server is further configured to provide the mobile device with the lastly received contact information.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer program product comprising computer instructions which, when executed on a processor of a server, cause said server to function according to claim 15.

19. The server of claim 15, wherein the service to be performed further includes receiving from the mobile device authorization to access user credentials based on the contact information and accessing an internet-based server using the user credentials.