System and method for receiving and transferring a telephone directory from one cellular telephone to the same or another
First Claim
1. A cellular telephone comprising:
- a memory storing a telephone directory;
a processor having access to the telephone directory stored in the memory; and
a set of instructions capable of being executed by the processor for performing the steps of;
establishing a communication link with a remote central station; and
transferring at least a portion of the telephone directory via the communication link to the remote central station.
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Abstract
A cellular telephone, system and method are provided which are capable of transferring a portion of or an entire telephone directory consisting of a plurality of telephone numbers to another cellular telephone via a remote central station. The remote central station receives the telephone directory and stores the same in memory for either temporary or permanent storage. The telephone directory can then be transferred from the remote central station to the same or another cellular telephone for storing the telephone directory within a memory of the cellular telephone. An individual, a company, or other entity, utilizing the remote central station, in order to store and transfer a telephone directory from a cellular telephone to the same cellular telephone or to at least another cellular telephone, pays a fee to at least one operator of the remote central station for providing and/or performing the receiving, storing and transferring services.
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30 Claims
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1. A cellular telephone comprising:
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a memory storing a telephone directory;
a processor having access to the telephone directory stored in the memory; and
a set of instructions capable of being executed by the processor for performing the steps of;
establishing a communication link with a remote central station; and
transferring at least a portion of the telephone directory via the communication link to the remote central station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A cellular telephone comprising:
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a memory storing a telephone directory;
a processor having access to the telephone directory stored in the memory; and
a set of instructions capable of being executed by the processor for performing the steps of;
parsing Caller ID information, said Caller ID information including at least a telephone number and an entity assigned the telephone number; and
storing the parsed Caller ID information as a telephone directory listing within the telephone directory. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A telephone directory management system comprising:
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a remote central station having a memory for storing a plurality of telephone directories each assigned an individual identification code and at least one processor having access to the plurality of telephone directories stored in the memory;
a plurality of cellular telephones each storing a telephone directory and having a processor for executing a set of instructions for performing the steps of;
establishing a communication link with the remote central station; and
transferring the respective telephone directories to the remote central station; and
a set of instructions capable of being executed by the at least one processor for performing the steps of;
identifying at least a portion of the telephone directory corresponding to at least one of the plurality of cellular telephones and transferring the same to the at least one of the plurality of cellular telephones. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for managing telephone directories corresponding to a plurality of cellular telephones, said method comprising the steps of:
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storing a plurality of telephone directories each corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of cellular telephones within a remote central station;
processing instructions received by the remote central station for identifying at least one telephone directory stored within the remote central station; and
transferring the at least one identified telephone directory to at least one of the plurality of cellular telephones, wherein the plurality of cellular telephones have the capability of transferring a respective telephone directory to the remote central station for storage therein. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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