INFORMATION SERVICE PHONEBOOK UPDATE

• US 20050233730A1
• Filed: 04/20/2004
• Published: 10/20/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Snyder, Thomas David
• Granted Patent: US 8,233,884 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/412.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/40 using speech recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4931 Directory assistance systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4935 Connection initiated by DAS system

Abstract

A method of storing a phone number within a mobile phone that was received from an information service. The user places a call to an information service to obtain a requested phone number. The requested phone number returned from the information service is detected by the mobile phone and can be stored within the mobile phone. In one embodiment, the requested phone number is returned audibly from the information service to the mobile phone and is detected using voice recognition algorithms to parse the audible response returned from the information service into a series of numbers that make up the requested phone number. The mobile can then prompt the user whether to store the returned phone number permanently and where it should be stored. Another feature prompts the user if he would like the mobile phone to automatically dial the phone number just obtained from the information service. In addition, flags can be set to automatically store and dial the requested phone number without having to prompt the user.

Claims

1. A method of storing a phone number within a mobile phone, said phone number received from an information service, the method comprising:

placing a call to an information service to obtain a requested phone number;

detecting the requested phone number returned from the information service; and

storing the requested phone number returned from the information service within the mobile phone.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the requested phone number is returned audibly from the information service to the mobile phone.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein detecting the requested number returned from the information service comprises using voice recognition algorithms to parse the audible response returned from the information service into a series of numbers that comprise the requested phone number.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein storing the requested phone number returned from the information service within the mobile phone comprises having the mobile phone prompt the user whether to store the returned phone number.

5. The method of claim 3 wherein storing the requested phone number returned from the information service within the mobile phone further comprises having the mobile phone prompt the user where to store the returned phone number.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the returned phone number is stored within the mobile phone'"'"'s phonebook directory.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the returned phone number is stored on a SIM card attachable to the mobile phone.

8. The method of claim 3 further comprising prompting the user whether to automatically dial the returned phone number.

9. The method of claim 3 wherein storing the requested phone number returned from the information service within the mobile phone comprises having the mobile phone automatically store the returned phone number within the mobile phone'"'"'s phonebook directory.

10. The method of claim 3 wherein storing the requested phone number returned from the information service within the mobile phone comprises having the mobile phone automatically store the returned phone number on a SIM card attachable to the mobile phone.

11. A method of storing a phone number within a mobile phone, said phone number received from an information service, the method comprising:

placing a call to an information service to obtain a requested phone number;

requesting that the requested phone number be sent in an SMS text message to the mobile phone; and

receiving an SMS text message containing the requested phone.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

opening the SMS text message; and

having the mobile phone prompt the mobile phone user whether to automatically dial the phone number contained in the SMS text message.

13. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

opening the SMS text message; and

having the mobile phone prompt the mobile phone user whether to store the phone number contained in the SMS text message.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising having the mobile phone prompt the user where to store the phone number contained in the SMS text message.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the phone number contained in the SMS text message can be stored within the mobile phone'"'"'s phonebook directory.

16. A computer program product for storing a phone number within a mobile phone, said phone number received from an information service, the computer program product comprising:

computer program code for placing a call to an information service to obtain a requested phone number;

computer program code for detecting the requested phone number returned from the information service; and

computer program code for storing the requested phone number returned from the information service within the mobile phone.

17. The computer program product of claim 16 wherein the requested phone number is returned audibly from the information service to the mobile phone.

18. The computer program product of claim 17 wherein the computer program code for detecting the requested number returned from the information service comprises computer program code using voice recognition algorithms to parse the audible response returned from the information service into a series of numbers that comprise the requested phone number.

19. The computer program product of claim 18 wherein the computer program code for storing the requested phone number returned from the information service within the mobile phone comprises computer program code for having the mobile phone prompt the user whether to store the returned phone number.

20. The computer program product of claim 18 wherein the computer program code for storing the requested phone number returned from the information service within the mobile phone further comprises computer program code for having the mobile phone prompt the user where to store the returned phone number.

21. The computer program product of claim 20 wherein the returned phone number is stored within the mobile phone'"'"'s phonebook directory.

22. The computer program product of claim 20 wherein the returned phone number is stored on a SIM card attachable to the mobile phone.

23. The computer program product of claim 18 further comprising computer program code for prompting the user whether to automatically dial the returned phone number.

24. The computer program product of claim 18 wherein the computer program code for storing the requested phone number returned from the information service within the mobile phone comprises computer program code for having the mobile phone automatically store the returned phone number within the mobile phone'"'"'s phonebook directory.

25. The computer program product of claim 18 wherein the computer program code for storing the requested phone number returned from the information service within the mobile phone comprises computer program code for having the mobile phone automatically store the returned phone number on a SIM card attachable to the mobile phone.

26. A computer program product for storing a phone number within a mobile phone, said phone number received from an information service, the computer program product comprising:

computer program code for placing a call to an information service to obtain a requested phone number;

computer program code for requesting that the requested phone number be sent in an SMS text message to the mobile phone; and

computer program code for receiving an SMS text message containing the requested phone.

27. The computer program product of claim 26 further comprising:

computer program code for opening the SMS text message; and

computer program code for having the mobile phone prompt the mobile phone user whether to automatically dial the phone number contained in the SMS text message.

28. The computer program product of claim 26 further comprising:

computer program code for opening the SMS text message; and

computer program code for having the mobile phone prompt the mobile phone user whether to store the phone number contained in the SMS text message.

29. The computer program product of claim 28 further comprising computer program code for having the mobile phone prompt the user where to store the phone number contained in the SMS text message.

30. The computer program product of claim 29 wherein the phone number contained in the SMS text message is stored within the mobile phone'"'"'s phonebook directory.

31. The computer program product of claim 29 wherein the returned phone number contained in the SMS text message is stored on a SIM card attachable to the mobile phone.

32. A method of storing a phone number within a mobile phone, said phone number received from an information service, the method comprising:

placing a call to an information service to obtain a requested phone number;

having the information service automatically connect the mobile phone to the requested phone number;

detecting the requested phone number that the information service connected the mobile phone to; and

storing the detected requested phone number that the information service connected the mobile phone to.

33. The method of claim 32 wherein detecting the requested phone number that the information service connected the mobile phone to comprises obtaining the information via a network query and response.

34. The method of claim 33 wherein storing the requested phone number returned from the information service within the mobile phone comprises having the mobile phone prompt the user whether to store the returned phone number.

35. The method of claim 34 wherein storing the requested phone number returned from the information service within the mobile phone further comprises having the mobile phone prompt the user where to store the returned phone number.

36. The method of claim 35 wherein the returned phone number is stored within the mobile phone'"'"'s phonebook directory.

37. The method of claim 35 wherein the returned phone number is stored on a SIM card attachable to the mobile phone.