Methods and apparatus for automatically grouping user-specific information in a mobile station
First Claim
1. In a mobile station, a method of grouping user-specific information items comprising the acts of:
- in response to a trigger signal, automatically grouping user-specific information items by a processor of the mobile station by;
reading a first user-specific information item associated with a first file or application of the mobile station;
storing the first user-specific information item in a user information file or message of the mobile station; and
repeating the acts of reading and storing for at least a second user-specific information item associated with a second file or application of the mobile station, so that the first and the second user-specific information items are grouped together as user information in the user information file or message of the mobile station.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for automatically grouping user-specific information items (400) in a mobile station (102) are disclosed. In one illustrative example, a method includes the steps of reading a first user-specific information item (404, 406, 408, or 410) associated with a first file or application of the mobile station (102); storing the first user-specific information item (404, 406, 408, or 410) in a user information file or message (402) of the mobile station (102); and repeating the acts of reading and storing for at least a second user-specific information item (404, 406, 408, or 410) associated with a second file or application of the mobile station (102), so that the first and the second user-specific information items are grouped together as user information in the user information file or message (402). Examples of user-specific information items (400) include a user name (404) associated with an end user of the mobile station (102), a telephone number (406) (e.g. an IMSI) of the mobile station (102), an e-mail address (408) associated with an e-mail communication application of the mobile station (102), and a Personal Identification Number (PIN) (410) of the mobile station (102). The user information file or message (402) containing the user-specific information items (400) may easily be transmitted from the mobile station (102) to one or more recipients through a wireless communication network (104) in a message such as an e-mail or PIN message.
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28 Claims
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1. In a mobile station, a method of grouping user-specific information items comprising the acts of:
in response to a trigger signal, automatically grouping user-specific information items by a processor of the mobile station by;
reading a first user-specific information item associated with a first file or application of the mobile station;
storing the first user-specific information item in a user information file or message of the mobile station; and
repeating the acts of reading and storing for at least a second user-specific information item associated with a second file or application of the mobile station, so that the first and the second user-specific information items are grouped together as user information in the user information file or message of the mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 18)
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12. A mobile station, comprising:
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a wireless transceiver;
an antenna coupled to the wireless transceiver;
a processor coupled to the wireless transceiver;
memory;
the processor being operative to automatically group user-specific information items in response to a trigger signal by;
read a first user-specific information item associated with a first file or application stored in the memory;
store the first user-specific information item in a user information file or usage; and
repeat the reading and storing for at least a second user-specific information item associated with a second file or application stored in the memory, so that the first and the second user-specific information items are grouped together as user information in the user information file or message. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. In a mobile station, a method for facilitating the grouping of user-specific information items comprising:
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in response to an update to a user-specific information item associated with a file or application of the mobile station;
reading the user-specific information item associated with the file or application of the mobile station; and
storing the user-specific information item in a user information file of the mobile station which has a plurality of stored user-specific information items. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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24. The method of 23, wherein the user-specific information item comprises a first user-specific information item associated with a first file or application of the mobile station, the method further comprising the act of:
repeating the acts of reading and storing for an update to at least a second user-specific information item associated with a second file or application of the mobile station.
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