Method of enabling the display of a picture file on a cellular telephone

• US 20030078078A1
• Filed: 11/29/2002
• Published: 04/24/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Resource Consortium Limited, LLC
• Original Assignee: LavaFlow LLP
• Inventors: King, Christina J., King, John J.
• Granted Patent: US 7,072,683 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions

Abstract

A method of enabling the display of a picture file on a cellular telephone is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of enabling access to the picture file displayed on a cellular telephone from a location remote from the cellular telephone; entering information related to the picture file from the remote location; and providing the information to the cellular telephone.

Claims

1. A method of enabling the display of a picture file on a cellular telephone, said method comprising the steps of:

enabling access to said picture file displayed on a cellular telephone from a location remote from said cellular telephone;

entering information related to said picture file from said remote location; and

providing said information to said cellular telephone.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising a step of providing said picture file to said cellular telephone a way of a wireless link of a telecommunications network.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of enabling access to said picture file displayed on said cellular telephone from a remote location comprises enabling access to said picture file from a web site associated with a wireless service provider of said cellular telephone.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising a step of enabling access to said picture file from a website comprises enabling access to personal web page associated with said website of a wireless service provider.

5. A method of enabling the display of a picture file on a cellular telephone, said method comprising the steps of:

receiving said picture file from said cellular telephone at a wireless service provider for said cellular telephone;

enabling a user to access said picture file stored at said wireless service provider from a location remote from said cellular telephone;

enabling a user to edit information related to said picture file at said location remote from said cellular telephone; and

providing said edited information to said cellular telephone.

6. The method of claim 6 further comprising a step of storing said plurality of picture files on a server associated with said wireless service provider.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising a step of displaying said picture file on a display remote from said cellular telephone.

8. The method of claim 8 wherein said step of displaying said picture file on a display remote from said cellular telephone comprises enabling access to said picture file on a website associated with said wireless service provider.

9. A method of enabling the display of a picture file on a cellular telephone, said method comprising the steps of:

receiving said picture file from said cellular telephone at a wireless service provider for said cellular telephone;

storing said picture file at said wireless service provider;

enabling a user to access said picture file stored on a website of said wireless service provider for said cellular telephone;

enabling the user to edit information related to said picture file on said website of said wireless service provider; and

providing said edited information to said cellular telephone.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein said step of enabling access to said picture file from a website of said wireless service provider comprises enabling access to said picture file on a personal webpage accessible by said user on said website of said wireless service provider.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising a step of providing a plurality of selection options, each selection option being associated with a picture file of said plurality of picture files.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising a step of enabling a user to designate a selection option of said plurality of selection options on said personal webpage.

15. The method of claim 11 further comprising a step of enabling a user to select a picture file on said personal webpage.

13. A method of enabling the display of a picture file on a cellular telephone, said method comprising the steps of:

receiving said picture file stored on said cellular telephone at a wireless service provider for said cellular telephone;

storing said picture file on a server associated with said wireless service provider;

enabling a user to access said picture file on a personal webpage associated with a website of said wireless service provider; and

enabling a user to designate a selection option associated with said picture file at said personal webpage.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein said step of enabling a user to designate a selection option comprises enabling a user to select a function for presenting said picture file.

16. A method of enabling the display of a picture file on a cellular telephone, said method comprising the steps of:

receiving a plurality of picture files from said cellular telephone at a wireless service provider for said cellular telephone;

enabling a user to access said plurality of picture files on a website of said wireless service provider;

enabling a user to edit information related to said plurality of picture files; and

providing said edited information to said cellular telephone.

17. The method of claim 16 further comprising a step of providing a plurality of selection options with said plurality of picture files.

18. The method of claim 16 further comprising a step of enabling the selection of said plurality of selection options from said website.

19. The method of claim 18 further comprising a step of enabling a user to select a picture file on said website.

20. The method of claim 16 further comprising a step of enabling a user to enter a keyword related to a picture file.