Devices and systems for automatic information exchange between communication terminals and electronic databases

• US 20060128363A1
• Filed: 12/14/2004
• Published: 06/15/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SBC Knowledge Ventures LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: SBC Knowledge Ventures LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Cooling, Jill F., Keckley, David Michael
• Application Number:
  US11/011,763
• Publication Number:
  US 20060128363A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/412.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1464 for networked environments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes

Abstract

Devices and methods to automatically exchange information over the internet between a communication terminal and an online database to provide information backup for the communication terminal, to provide information updates to the database, or to copy information in the database to the communication terminal, by automatically exchanging information between an online database and a communication terminal.

Claims

1. An online electronic database comprising:

a URL by which to access the database from a communication terminal;

computer-readable software that enables the database to upload data from the communication terminal automatically, and to automatically autopopulate the database with the data; and

computer-readable software that enables the database to download data to the communication terminal,

whereby information is automatically exchanged between the communication terminal and the online database using Internet Protocol to provide information backup for the communication terminal, to provide information updates to the database, or to copy information in the database to the communication terminal.

2. The database of claim 1, wherein the communication terminal transmits the input data by text message.

3. The database of claim 1, further comprising a security key protocol to access the database and wherein a phone number is the primary security key.

4. The database of claim 1, further comprising a security key protocol to access the database, wherein the security key comprises a password.

5. The database of claim 1, further comprising an Internet address to locate the database online.

6. The database of claim 1, further comprising a web browser to display the database.

7. The database of claim 1, wherein the database is accessible across diverse computer platforms, operating systems and web browsers.

8. A communication terminal comprising:

an electronic memory to store contact information;

computer-readable software that enables the terminal to automatically upload data from an online database, and to automatically download data to, and autopopulate, the database with the data; and

computer-readable software that enables the terminal to upload data from the database, whereby information is automatically exchanged over the internet between the communication terminal and the online database to provide information backup for the communication terminal, to provide information updates to the database, or to copy information in the database to the communication terminal.

9. The communication terminal of claim 8, wherein the terminal comprises a cell phone.

10. The communication terminal of claim 8, wherein the terminal comprises a wireline phone.

11. The terminal of claim 8, wherein the data upload from the database to the terminal is automatic.

12. The terminal of claim 8, wherein the automatic data download to the database comprises a text message.

13. The terminal of claim 8, further comprising a microprocessor to run the software.

14. An information management system comprising:

An online electronic database further comprising;

A URL by which to access the database from a communication terminal;

computer-readable software that enables the database to upload data from the communication terminal automatically, and to automatically autopopulate the database with the data; and

computer-readable software that enables the database to download data to the communication terminal; and

a communication terminal further comprising;

an electronic memory to store contact information;

computer-readable software that enables the terminal to automatically upload data from an online database, and to automatically download input data to, and autopopulate, the database with the data; and

computer-readable software that enables the terminal to download data from the database,

whereby information is automatically exchanged over the internet between the communication terminal and the online database to provide information backup for the communication terminal, to provide information updates to the database, or to copy information in the database to the communication terminal.

15. The system of claim 14, further comprising a network that still further comprises the Internet.

16. The system of claim 14, further comprising a web browser to display the data.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein the system is at least partially wireless.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein the information exchange comprises a text message.

19. The system of claim 14, further comprising an Internet address to locate the database online.

20. A method for automatic information exchange over the internet between a communication terminal and an online database to provide information backup for the communication terminal, to provide information updates to the database, or to copy information in the database to the communication terminal, the method comprising:

automatically exchanging information between an online database and a communication terminal.