Method for synchronizing use information of mobile communication terminal and system implementing the same

• US 20060172751A1
• Filed: 09/23/2005
• Published: 08/03/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Son, Ho-Sung, Han, Ki-Cheon
• Application Number:
  US11/232,865
• Publication Number:
  US 20060172751A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/502
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface

Abstract

A method for synchronizing use Information of a mobile communication terminal and a system are provided. In system and method, for synchronizing use information between a first mobile communication terminal and a second mobile communication terminal including short-range wireless communication units includes requesting connection for use information synchronization to the second mobile communication terminal by the first mobile communication terminal, if a response signal to the connection request is received from the second mobile communication terminal, transmitting use information of the first mobile communication terminal to the second mobile communication terminal, and updating by the second mobile communication terminal use information of the second mobile communication terminal using the transmitted use information of the first mobile communication terminal.

Claims

1. A method for synchronizing use information between a first mobile communication terminal and a second mobile communication terminal comprising short-range wireless communication units, the method comprising the steps of:

requesting connection for use information synchronization to the second mobile communication terminal by the first mobile communication terminal;

if a response signal to the connection request is received from the second mobile communication terminal, transmitting first use information of the first mobile communication terminal to the second mobile communication terminal; and

updating at least one of second use information based on the first use information, and the first use information based on the second use information.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second use information comprises at least one of information regarding user memo records, a communication record list, a phone directory, and transmitted/received messages.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the step of requesting the connection comprises the step of, if a predetermined key for use information synchronization is pressed, performing the requesting of the connection to the second mobile communication terminal.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the step of requesting the connection comprises the step of performing the requesting of the connection to the second mobile communication terminal every determined time period.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the step of requesting the connection comprises the step of performing the requesting of the connection to the second mobile communication terminal whenever new use information is generated.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of the updating at least one of the first and the second use information comprises the steps of:

determining if the first use information is more up-to-date than the second use information ; and

if the first use information is more up-to-date than the second use information, performing the updating of the second use information.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein, the step of determining if the first use information is more up-to-date than the second use information comprises the step of comparing a final update time point of the first use information with a final update time point of the second use information.

8. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the step of updating the second use information further comprises the step of:

transmitting a signal for reporting update completion of the second use information.

9. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the step of updating the use information stored in the memory further comprises the step of:

if the first use information is not more up-to-date than the second use information, transmitting the second use information to the first mobile communication terminal.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, further comprising the step of:

performing the updating of the first use information.

11. A system comprising:

a first mobile communication terminal comprising a first memory for storing first use information; and

a second mobile communication terminal comprising a second memory for storing second use information;

wherein, when the connecting the first and second terminal at least one of;

the second use information is updated based on the first use information, if the first use information is more up-to-date than the second use information; and

the first use information is updated based on the second use information, if the second use information is more up-to-date than the first use information.