System and method for dynamic local phone directory
First Claim
1. A method of providing dynamic telephone directories to a mobile telephone, said method comprising:
- identifying when the mobile telephone enters a mobile telephone area;
receiving one or more local telephone numbers corresponding to the mobile telephone area; and
storing the local telephone numbers in the mobile telephone.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing a local telephone directory based on a mobile telephone location is provided. When the mobile telephone moves from one mobile telephone area, such as a cell, to another area, new local telephone information is received from the mobile telephone company. The mobile telephone receives the local telephone information and stores the information in a dynamic directory storage area. The user can enter preferences such as a preferred language, that is used to identify local numbers. Dynamic speed dial keys may also be assigned so that, for example, the local police station is always assigned to the same speed dial key even though the local police station phone number changes as the mobile phone moves from one area to another. The filtering of data can be performed at either the mobile telephone company or on the mobile telephone after receiving the local directory information.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of providing dynamic telephone directories to a mobile telephone, said method comprising:
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identifying when the mobile telephone enters a mobile telephone area;
receiving one or more local telephone numbers corresponding to the mobile telephone area; and
storing the local telephone numbers in the mobile telephone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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12. A mobile telephone comprising:
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one or more processors;
a memory accessible by the processors;
a wireless interface for communicating with a mobile telephone network;
a nonvolatile storage device accessible by the processors; and
a dynamic directory tool, the dynamic directory tool including;
means for identifying when the mobile telephone enters a mobile telephone area;
means for receiving one or more local telephone numbers corresponding to the mobile telephone area; and
means for storing the local telephone numbers in the mobile telephone.
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22. A computer program product of providing dynamic telephone directories to a mobile telephone, said computer program product comprising:
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means for identifying when the mobile telephone enters a mobile telephone area;
means for receiving one or more local telephone numbers corresponding to the mobile telephone area; and
means for storing the local telephone numbers in the mobile telephone. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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