Method and apparatus for enhancing discoverability and usability of data network capability of a mobile device
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a server system coupled to serve a plurality of mobile devices operating on a wireless network, a signal representing initiation of a voice call from a mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices, the voice call being directed to a destination having a destination telephone number;
determining, in the server system, that content is associated with the destination telephone number; and
in response to determining that content is associated with the destination telephone number, sending a signal to cause the mobile device to alert a user of the mobile device about the content.
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Abstract
In a technique for enhancing discoverability and increasing usage of a web browser in a mobile device on a wireless network, a server system coupled to the wireless network receives a signal representing initiation of a voice call from the mobile device. In response, the server system performs a lookup to determine whether a website is associated with the telephone number being called. If a website is associated with the telephone number being called and the mobile device has the capability to access and display the website, the server system sends an Alert to the mobile device, causing the mobile device to notify its user about the website. The user may then input a selection to either access the website instead of completing the call or to proceed with the voice call.
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44 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a server system coupled to serve a plurality of mobile devices operating on a wireless network, a signal representing initiation of a voice call from a mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices, the voice call being directed to a destination having a destination telephone number;
determining, in the server system, that content is associated with the destination telephone number; and
in response to determining that content is associated with the destination telephone number, sending a signal to cause the mobile device to alert a user of the mobile device about the content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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receiving a signal representing initiation of a voice call from a mobile device operating on a wireless network to a destination at a predetermined telephone number, the mobile device having a telephone number;
determining whether the mobile device has a particular messaging capability; and
if the mobile device is determined to have the particular messaging capability, causing a user of the mobile device to be alerted about content associated with the destination, the content accessible to the mobile device by use of the particular messaging capability. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method comprising:
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operating a server system coupled to a wireless network on which a plurality of mobile devices operate;
receiving, at the server system, a signal representing initiation of a voice call from a mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices to a destination at a predetermined telephone number, the mobile device having a telephone number;
determining whether hyperlinked content is associated with the predetermined telephone number;
using the telephone number of the mobile device to perform a lookup in the processing system, before the voice call is connected to the destination, to determine whether the mobile device has a particular messaging capability;
in response to determining that hyperlinked content is associated with the predetermined telephone number and that the mobile device has the particular messaging capability, then sending an alert to the mobile device to cause the mobile device to alert a user of the mobile device about hyperlinked content associated with the destination, and in response to a user input applied in response to the mobile device alerting the user, delivering the hyperlinked content to the mobile device using the particular messaging capability of the mobile device, wherein the voice call is not thereafter connected to the destination without a subsequent user input confirming that the voice call should be connected to the destination; and
in response to determining that hyperlinked content is not associated with the predetermined telephone number or that the mobile device does not have the particular messaging capability, then allowing the voice call to be connected to the destination without further input from the user of the mobile device.
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32. A method comprising:
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receiving input including a set of numeric digits including at least one digit, the mobile device operable on a wireless network as both a telephone end user device and a web access device;
determining whether the input includes a predetermined control indication associated with the set of numeric digits; and
if the input includes a predetermined control indication associated with the set of numeric digits, then initiating access to content associated with the set of numeric digits, the content to be provided to the mobile device via the wireless network and output to the user by the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method comprising:
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in a mobile device operable on a wireless network as both a telephone end user device and a web access device, receiving user input specifying a plurality of characters, the plurality of characters including a sequence of characters in telephone number format;
determining in the mobile device whether the user input includes a predetermined control indication; and
if the user input includes the predetermined control indication, then identifying in the mobile device a network locator of hyperlinked content associated with the sequence of characters, and sending a request for the hyperlinked content from the mobile device over the wireless network, using the network locator. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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41. A method comprising:
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in response to a signal being received from a mobile device operating on a wireless network, determining whether the signal includes a predetermined control indication, the signal including a sequence of characters in telephone number format; and
if the signal includes the predetermined control indication, then identifying a network locator for hyperlinked content associated with the sequence of characters in telephone number format, using the network locator to access the hyperlinked content, and providing the hyperlinked content to the mobile device over the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44)
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