Cellular telephone, and method and apparatus for backup of data of cellular telephone

• US 20020160760A1
• Filed: 11/29/2001
• Published: 10/31/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mind Fusion, LLC (Ascend Innovation Management, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Shinji Aoyama
• Inventors: Aoyama, Shinji
• Granted Patent: US 7,107,043 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1451 by selection of backup contents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1456 Hardware arrangements for backup
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones

Abstract

Upon establishing a wireless speech connection with a host station, a cellular telephone automatically sends data for backup that includes at least control information stored in the telephone. The data transmitted from the cellular telephone are saved in a data backup device of the host office.

Claims

1. A method of backing up data stored in a portable telephone (10) such as a cellular phone, a personal handy phone, a car telephone, a maritime mobile radiotelephone, a satellite cellular phone machine or the likes, said method comprising the steps of automatically transmitting data such as at least control information or setup function information required for operating said portable telephone, telephone call information of telephone numbers, arrival telephone numbers, dispatch telephone numbers, call time and so on set and stored in said portable telephone in association with a telephone call operation when a voice signal begins to be delivered and received for the telephone call between said portable telephone and a host office (12) via a radio signal and storing said data transmitted from said portable telephone in a data backup equipment (14) provided in or connected to said host office whereby said data stored in said portable telephone are backed up.

2. A data backup method for a portable telephone as set forth in claim 1 and characterized by automatically transmitting to said host office said data such as control information or setup function information required for operating said portable telephone, a telephone call information of telephone numbers, arrival telephone numbers, dispatch telephone numbers, call time and so on or other arbitrary data set and stored in said portable telephone at an arbitrary time set by a timer (26).

3. A data backup method for a portable telephone as set forth claim 1 or 2 and characterized by further comprising the step of feeding back to said portable telephone said data stored in said data backup equipment provided in or connected to said host office whereby said data is re-memorized in said portable telephone.

4. A data backup method for a portable telephone as set forth in either of claims 1 through 3 and characterized by further comprising the step of arbitrarily selecting and setting said data to be transmitted to said host office or said data to be fed back to said portable telephone from said data backup equipment provided in or connected to said host office.

5. A data backup method for a portable telephone as set forth in either of claims 1 through 4 and characterized by further comprising the step of automatically processing or converting into other information said data transmitted from said portable telephone to said data backup equipment provided in or connected to said host office in case that said data have such predetermined conditions as said data are required to be processed whereby said processed or converted data are fed back.

6. A portable telephone (10) such as a cellular phone, a personal handy phone, a car telephone, a maritime mobile radiotelephone, a satellite cellular phone machine or the likes equipped with a telephone call section which delivers and receives a voice signal through a radio signal between said portable telephone and a host office (12) so as to enable a telephone call with a called person, said portable telephone characterized by comprising a data transmitter section (16) to automatically transmit data such as control information or setup function information required for operating said portable telephone, a telephone call information of telephone numbers, arrival telephone numbers, dispatch telephone numbers, call time and so on set and stored in said portable telephone in association with a telephone call operation when a voice signal begins to be delivered and received for said telephone call between said portable telephone and said host office via said radio signal.

7. A portable telephone as set forth in claim 6, and wherein said data transmitter section characterized by automatically transmitting to said host office said data such as control information or setup function information required for operating said portable telephone, a telephone call information of telephone numbers, arrival telephone numbers, dispatch telephone numbers, call time and so on or other arbitrary data set and stored in said portable telephone at an arbitrary time set by a timer (26).

8. A portable telephone as set forth in claim 6 or 7, and characterized by further comprising a data feedback section (32) to feed back to said portable telephone said data stored in said data backup equipment provided in or connected to said host office whereby said data is re-memorized in said portable telephone.

9. A portable telephone as set forth in claim 6 or 7, and characterized by further comprising a telephone side data selection section (36) to arbitrarily select and set said data to be transmitted to said host office by said data transmitter section or said data to be fed back to said portable telephone from said host office by said data feedback section.

10. A data backup equipment (14) for backing up data stored in a portable telephone (10) such as a cellular phone, a personal handy phone, a car telephone, a maritime mobile radiotelephone, a satellite cellular phone machine or the likes, said data backup equipment characterized by comprising a notification section (30) to automatically notify said portable telephone at an arbitrary time set by a timer (28) that data such as control information or setup function information required for operating said portable telephone, a telephone call information of telephone numbers, arrival telephone numbers, dispatch telephone numbers, call time and so on set and stored in said portable telephone should be transmitted to a host office (12).

13. A data backup equipment for a portable telephone as set forth in either of claims 10 through 12, and characterized by further comprising a feedback data transmitter section (34) to feed back said stored data to said portable telephone whereby said data is re-memorized in said portable telephone.

14. A data backup equipment for a portable telephone as set forth in either of claims 10 through 13, and characterized by further comprising a host office side data selection section (38) to arbitrarily select and set said data to be read from said portable telephone by said data read section or said data to be fed back to said portable telephone by said feedback data transmitter section.

15. A data backup equipment for a portable telephone as set forth in either of claims 10 through 14, and characterized by further comprising a data process section (40) to automatically process or convert into other information said data received from said portable telephone in case that said data have such predetermined conditions as said data are required to be processed.

11. A data backup equipment (14) for backing up data stored in a portable telephone (10) such as a cellular phone, a personal handy phone, a car telephone, a maritime mobile radiotelephone, a satellite cellular phone machine or the likes, said data backup equipment characterized by comprising a data read section (42) provided in or connected to a host office (12) which delivers and receives a voice signal through a radio signal between said portable telephone and said host office so as to enable a telephone call with a called person to automatically read data such as control information or setup function information required for operating said portable telephone, a telephone call information of telephone numbers, arrival telephone numbers, dispatch telephone numbers, call time and so on set and stored in said portable telephone in association with a telephone call operation when said voice signal begins to be delivered and received for said telephone call between said portable telephone and said host office via said radio signal whereby said data read by said data read section are stored.

12. A data backup equipment for a portable telephone as set forth in claim 11, and wherein said data read section automatically reads said data such as control information or setup function information required for operating said portable telephone, a telephone call information of telephone numbers, arrival telephone numbers, dispatch telephone numbers, call time and so on or other arbitrary data set and stored in said portable telephone at an arbitrary time set by a timer (28).