Handset personalisation

• US 20020044149A1
• Filed: 08/31/2001
• Published: 04/18/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: McCarthy, Kevin, Nymark, Niels, Soerensen, Lone Tram, Montanaro, Mauro
• Granted Patent: US 7,979,061 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/581
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions

Abstract

A communication terminal has a number of user selectable profiles each including a group of user adjustable operating characteristics. These selectable profiles may be transferred from one communication terminal to another included in a message containing a group of user adjustable operating characteristics. When the communication terminal receives this message transmitted via a communication channel, it analyses the message and saves the group of user adjustable operating characteristics as a profile.

Claims

1. A method of handling operating characteristics of a profile in a communication terminal, said communication terminal has a number of user selectable profiles each including a group of user adjustable operating characteristics, comprising

reception of a message including a group of user adjustable operating characteristics from a remote terminal transmitted via a communication channel,

and saving said group of user adjustable operating characteristics as a profile in said communication terminal.

2. A method according to claim 1 wherein said message includes a ringing tone and at least one graphical picture for being stored in a profile selected by the user.

3. A method according to claim 2 wherein said at least one graphical picture is displayed in the display of said communication terminal in dependence of the operation thereof when the user has selected said profile for the communication terminal.

4. A method according to claim 2 wherein said message including a card, defining contact information, and/or a calendar note, defining a date of an event, for being stored in a profile selected by the user.

5. A method according to claim 2 wherein said message including bookmark information defining the location of a server document to be processed by the communication terminal, for being stored in a profile selected by the user.

6. A method according to claim 1 wherein said remote terminal is a server, providing promotional content.

7. A method according to claim 1 wherein said remote terminal is a server, providing event driven content.

8. A method according to claim 2 wherein the communication terminal allows the user to discard from a received profile message after inspection of items included in the profile message.

9. A method according to claim 2 wherein said at least one graphical picture includes a plurality of individual pictures, and said pictures are displayed successively in order to create an animation.

10. A method according to claim 9 wherein said animation is acting as a screen saver when the user has selected said profile for the communication terminal.

11. A method according to claim 1 wherein said message furthermore includes a name label for the profile.

13. A communication terminal according to claim 12 wherein said message includes a ringing tone and at least one graphical picture for being stored in a profile selected by the user.

14. A communication terminal according to claim 12 or 13 wherein said communication terminal has means for displaying said at least one graphical picture in the display of said in dependence of the terminal when the user has selected said profile for the communication terminal.

15. A communication terminal according to claim 13 wherein the communication terminal has means for allowing the user to discard from a received profile message after inspection of items included in the profile message.

16. A communication terminal according to claim 13 wherein said at least one graphical picture includes a plurality of individual pictures, and the terminal has means for displaying said pictures successively in order to create an animation.

17. A communication terminal according to claim 16 and having means for displaying said animation as a screen saver when the user has selected said profile for the communication terminal.

18. A communication terminal according to claim 12 wherein said message furthermore includes a name label for the profile.

20. A method according to claim 19 wherein said message includes a ringing tone and at least one graphical picture for being stored in a profile selected by the user.

21. A method according to claim 20 wherein said at least one graphical picture is displayed in the display of said communication terminal in dependence of the operation thereof when the user has selected said profile for the communication terminal.

22. A method according to claim 20 wherein the communication terminal allows the user to discard a received profile message after inspection of items included in the profile message.

23. A method according to claim 20 wherein said at least one graphical picture includes a plurality of individual pictures, and said pictures are displayed successively in order to create an animation.

24. A method according to claim 23 wherein said animation is acting as a screen saver when the user has selected said profile for the communication terminal.

25. A method according to claim 19 wherein said message furthermore includes a name label for the profile.

27. A communication terminal according to claim 26 wherein said message includes a ringing tone and at least one graphical picture for being stored in a profile selected by the user.

28. A method according to claim 27 wherein said at least one graphical picture is displayed in the display of said communication terminal in dependence of the operation thereof when the user has selected said profile for the communication terminal.

29. A communication terminal according to claim 27 wherein the communication terminal has means for allowing the user to discard a received profile message after inspection of items included in the profile message.

30. A communication terminal according to claim 27 wherein said at least one graphical picture includes a plurality of individual pictures, and the terminal has means for displaying said pictures successively in order to create an animation.

32. A communication terminal according to claim 26 wherein said message furthermore includes a name label for the profile.

12. A communication terminal having a number of user selectable profiles each including a group of user adjustable operating characteristics, and comprising means for receiving messages, means for analysing the message type and for detecting user adjustable operating characteristics when present in the message, and means for storing user adjustable operating characteristics as one of said number of user selectable profiles available in said communication terminal.

19. A method of providing operating characteristics for a profile for a communication terminal, said communication terminal has a number of user selectable profiles each including a group of user adjustable operating characteristics, comprising arranging a group of user adjustable operating characteristics in a message having a predetermined message format, and transmitting said message to said communication terminal via a communication channel.

26. A communication terminal having a number of user selectable profiles each including a group of user adjustable operating characteristics, and comprising means for arranging a group of user adjustable operating characteristics in a message having a predetermined message format, and means for transmitting said message to said communication terminal via a communication channel.

33. A method of handling operating characteristics of a communication terminal, said communication terminal has a number of user selectable groups of user adjustable operating characteristics, comprising

receiving a message including a group of user adjustable operating characteristics from a remote terminal transmitted via a communication channel, and

saving said group of user adjustable operating characteristics individually in each selectable group in said communication terminal.

31. A method according to claim 31 wherein said animation is acting as a screen saver when the user has selected said profile for the communication terminal.

34. A method according to claim 33 wherein said message includes a ringing tone and at least one graphical picture, for being stored in a corresponding user selectable group.

35. A method according to claim 33 wherein said at least one graphical picture is displayed in the display of said communication terminal in dependence of the operation thereof when the user has selected said profile for the communication terminal.

36. A method according to claim 34 wherein said message including a card, defining contact information, and/or a calendar note, defining a date of an event, for being stored in a corresponding user selectable group.

37. A method according to claim 34 wherein said message including bookmark information defining the location of a server document to be processed by the communication terminal, for being stored in a corresponding user selectable group.

38. A method according to claim 33 wherein said remote terminal is a server, providing promotional content.

39. A method according to claim 33 wherein said remote terminal is a server, providing event driven content.

40. A remote terminal comprising operating characteristics for a communication terminal, said communication terminal has a number of user selectable groups of user adjustable operating characteristics, said remote terminal comprising:

bundling means to generate a message including a group of user adjustable operating characteristics,

transmitting means to transfer said message to the communication terminal via a communication channel, where the communication terminal is able to save said group of user adjustable operating characteristics individually in each selectable group in said communication terminal.

41. A remote terminal according to claim 40 wherein said remote terminal is a server, providing promotional content.

42. A remote terminal according to claim 40 wherein said remote terminal is a server, providing event driven content.

43. A remote terminal according to claim 40 wherein said message includes a ringing tone and at least one graphical picture, to generated by said bundling means.

44. A remote terminal according to claim 43 wherein said message including a card, defining contact information, and/or a calendar note, defining a date of an event, to generated by said bundling means.

45. A remote terminal according to claim 44 wherein said message including bookmark information defining the location of a server document to be processed by the communication terminal, to generated by said bundling means.