Providing real time call log data to a remote call log for calls to and from a mobile communications apparatus

• US 20060199567A1
• Filed: 03/01/2005
• Published: 09/07/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Alston, Douglas Banes
• Granted Patent: US 7,139,553 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/412.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/551 Call history recording a computer conference H04L12/1831
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/553 Data upload
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/60 logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs logging of telephone numbers H04M1/56, H04M1/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/48 Arrangements for recalling a calling subscriber when the wanted subscriber ceases to be busy
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0036 where the data service is an information service

Abstract

Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products provide call data associated with calls to and from a mobile communications apparatus. The call data supports a web-accessible call log feature that presents a summary of calling activity to a subscriber of communication services. The method involves completing a call to or from the mobile communications apparatus, storing call data associated with the completed call in a memory of the mobile communications apparatus, and substantially in real time, sending the call data to a management server associated with the web-accessible call log feature.

Claims

1. A method for providing call data associated with calls to and from a mobile communications apparatus, the method comprising:

completing a call one of to and from the mobile communications apparatus;

storing call data associated with the completed call in a memory of the mobile communications apparatus;

substantially in real time sending the call data to a management server associated with a web-accessible call log feature;

detecting whether the mobile communications apparatus has been inactive for a specified duration of time;

in response to detecting that the mobile communications apparatus has not been inactive for the specified duration of time, detecting whether another call one of to and from the mobile communications apparatus has been completed; and

in response to detecting another call has been completed, storing call data associated with the another call in the memory;

wherein the call data supports the web-accessible call log feature that presents a summary of calling activity to a subscriber of communication services; and

wherein sending the call comprises sending to the management server call data stored in the memory that is associated with completed calls at least one of to or from the mobile communications apparatus in response to detecting that the mobile communications apparatus has been inactive for the specified duration of time.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the call data comprises storing the call data temporarily in the memory of the mobile communications apparatus.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein sending, the call data comprises sending a call record of the completed call to the management server.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein sending the call data to the management server comprises:

creating an SMS message that contains the call data and is addressed to a destination address;

routing the SMS message containing the call data to an SMS interworking function module wherein the SMS interworking function module is operative to;

receive the SMS message;

translate the destination address to an IP address of the management server;

reformat the call data; and

send the reformatted call data to the management server wherein the management server is operative to;

receive the reformatted call data;

consolidate the reformatted call data with call logs associated with the subscriber; and

present the consolidated call logs via a web-accessible interface.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein creating the SMS message that contains the call data and is addressed to the destination address comprises creating an SMS message that is addressed to a telephone number dedicated to supporting the web-accessible call log feature.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the call data associated with the completed call comprises storing at least one of the following:

a date of the call;

a time of the call;

a calling number from which the call was originated;

a called number;

a disposition of the call wherein the disposition comprises one of an answer, no answer, a failure, and busy;

a duration of the call;

a calling party name; and

a called party name.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein sending the call data to the management server substantially in real time comprises:

initiating a wireless packet data session;

establishing communication with the management server; and

sending the call data to the management server.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein sending the call data substantially in real time comprises sending the call data to the management server wherein the management server is operative to consolidate the call data with call logs associated with the subscriber and present the consolidated call logs via a web-accessible interface.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying an icon via an interface of the mobile communications apparatus while sending the call data thereby indicating that the mobile communications apparatus is in use.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein completing the call from the mobile communications apparatus comprises completing a call from a dual mode handset operating in cellular mode and wherein the communication services include an integrated wireline and wireless communications service.

2. (canceled)

12. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium having control logic stored therein for causing a computer to provide call log data for a remote call log associated with calls at least one of to and from a communications apparatus operating in cellular mode, the control logic comprising computer-readable program code for causing the computer to:

complete a call one of to and from the communication apparatus operating in cellular mode;

store call log data associated with the completed call in a memory of the communication apparatus;

send the call log data substantially in real time to a server associated with the remote call log

detect whether the communication apparatus has been inactive for a specified duration of time;

in response to detecting that the communication apparatus has not been inactive for the specified duration of time detect whether another call from the communication apparatus has been completed; and

in response to detecting another call has been completed, store call log data associated with the another call in the memory

wherein the computer-readable program code for causing the computer to send the call log data to the server is operative to send to the server call log data stored in the memory that is associated with completed calls at least one of to or from the communication apparatus in response to detecting that the communication apparatus has been active for the specified duration of time.

14. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the computer-readable program code for causing the computer to store the call data is operative to cause the computer to store the call data temporarily in the memory of the communication apparatus.

15. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the computer-readable program code for causing the computer to send the call log data is operative to send a call record of the completed call to the server.

16. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the computer-readable program code for causing the computer to send the call log data to the server is operative to cause the computer to:

create an SMS message that contains the call log data and is addressed to a destination address;

route the SMS message containing the call log data to an SMS interworking function module wherein the SMS interworking function module is operative to;

receive the SMS message;

translate the destination address to an IP address of the server,

reformat the call log data; and

send the reformatted call log data to the server wherein the server is operative to;

receive the reformatted call log data;

consolidate the reformatted call log data with other call logs associated with a subscriber, and

present the call logs consolidated via a web-accessible interface.

17. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the computer-readable program code for causing the computer to send the call log data to the server substantially in real time us operative to cause the computer to;

initiate a wireless packet data session;

establish communication with the server; and

send the call log data to the server.

18. The computer program product of claim 12, further comprising computer-readable program code for causing the computer to display an icon via an interface of the communication apparatus while sending the call log data thereby indicating that the communication apparatus is in use.

13. (canceled)

19. A cellular communication apparatus for providing call records to a remote server supporting a web-accessible call log feature, the cellular communication apparatus comprising:

a memory; and

a processor operative to;

complete a call from the cellular communication apparatus;

store a call record associated with the completed call in the memory of the cellular communication apparatus; and

send substantially in real time the call record to the server supporting the web-accessible call log feature;

wherein the call log feature presents a summary of calls at least one of to and from the cellular communication apparatus to a subscriber of communication services.

20. The cellular communication apparatus of claim 19, wherein the processor operative to send the call record to the server is operative to:

create an SMS message that contains the call record and that is addressed to a destination address;

route the SMS message containing the call record to an SMS interworking function module wherein the SMS interworking function module is operative to;

receive the SMS message;

translate the destination address to an IP address;

of the server;

reformat the call record; and

send the reformatted call record to the server wherein the server is operative to;

receive the reformatted call record;

consolidate the reformatted call record with call logs associated with the subscriber; and

present the call logs consolidated via a web-accessible interface.

21. The cellular communication apparatus of claim 19, wherein the processor operative to send the call record substantially in real time to the server is operative to:

initiate a wireless packet data session;

establish communication with the server, and

send the call record to the server.