Network based archiving of user-specific information in a communication system
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1. A communication system for providing communication services to mobile users, comprising:
- a network billing manager to maintain call information associated with a first mobile user at a first network storage location for use in billing the first mobile user; and
a call log manager to maintain call log information for the first mobile user at a second network storage location, said call log manager to transfer said call log information to a user device associated with the first mobile user in response to an appropriate command.
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Abstract
User-specific information (e.g., call log information, contact information, etc.) normally stored within a mobile user device associated with a user is also maintained at one or more network storage locations within a communication system. The information may thereafter be easily transferred from the network storage location(s) to a new user device associated with the user.
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1. A communication system for providing communication services to mobile users, comprising:
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a network billing manager to maintain call information associated with a first mobile user at a first network storage location for use in billing the first mobile user; and
a call log manager to maintain call log information for the first mobile user at a second network storage location, said call log manager to transfer said call log information to a user device associated with the first mobile user in response to an appropriate command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile telephone for use in a communication system, comprising:
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a data storage medium to store contact information for a user associated with the mobile telephone; and
an information transfer module to automatically transfer contact information from said data storage medium to a network storage location in the communication system at one or more predetermined times. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for providing a service in a cellular communication system, comprising:
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maintaining user-specific information at a network storage location in the cellular communication system for a user; and
transferring said user-specific information from the network storage location to a user device associated with the user when an appropriate request is received. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for providing a service in a cellular communication system, comprising:
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providing storage of contact information for a user at a network storage location in the cellular communication system; and
transferring contact information from the network storage location to a user device associated with the user when an appropriate request is received. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A method for providing a service in a cellular communication system, comprising:
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maintaining a call log for a user at a network storage location in the cellular communication system; and
transferring call log information from the network storage location to a user device associated with the user when an appropriate request is received. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A method for supporting a call log service within a communication system supporting mobile users, comprising:
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sensing a call in the communication system;
determining whether the call is valid; and
when the call is determined to be valid;
adding call information to a billing database for a mobile user associated with the call; and
when the mobile user associated with the call subscribes to a call log service, updating a call log associated with the mobile user that is stored at a network storage location. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for supporting an address book storage and retrieval service within a communication system that services mobile users, comprising:
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receiving a call from a user device requesting storage, at a network storage location, of user-specific contact information;
determining whether a user associated with the user device is a subscriber to an address book service; and
facilitating transfer of user-specific contact information from the user device to a network storage location when it is determined that the user is a subscriber to the address book service. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for configuring a cellular telephone for a user for use within a cellular communication system, comprising:
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assigning a telephone number to the cellular telephone;
associating the telephone number with an identification number of the cellular telephone; and
downloading user-specific information associated with the user from a remote network storage location in the cellular communication system and storing the user-specific information within the cellular telephone. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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