Automatic storage of contact information on a cellular phone
First Claim
1. A method for automatic storage of contact information received from a directory assistance service into a memory of a cellular phone, said method comprising:
- receiving, on the cellular phone, the contact information from the directory assistance service; and
automatically storing the contact information into the memory of the cellular phone.
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Abstract
Client-side and server-side methods and systems for the automatic storage of contact information on a cellular phone are disclosed. Contact information is received from a directory assistance service, and stored in the memory of a cellular phone. The contact information may be placed in memory associated with a contact list (phonebook), memory associated with recently dialed calls, or both. A redial function may also leverage the contact information. When new information is received relating to an existing contact, the existing contact information may be replaced by, or updated with, the new contact information. Alternatively, an additional entry can be added for the contact information, and the existing contact retained.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for automatic storage of contact information received from a directory assistance service into a memory of a cellular phone, said method comprising:
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receiving, on the cellular phone, the contact information from the directory assistance service; and
automatically storing the contact information into the memory of the cellular phone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for transmission of requested contact information to a cellular phone for automatic storage in a memory of the cellular phone, said method comprising:
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receiving a request for contact information;
retrieving the requested contact information; and
transmitting the requested contact information to a cellular phone for automatic storage in the memory of the cellular phone. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for automatic storage of contact information received from a directory assistance service into a cellular phone memory, said system comprising:
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an I/O module for receiving input from a user, and displaying information to a user;
a receiver/transmitter module for transmitting requests for contact information to a directory assistance service, and receiving contact information from a directory assistance service;
a download module for managing downloads of contact information received through the receiver/transmitter module;
a phonebook module for storing and retrieving contact information downloaded by the download module, and contact information entered by a cellular phone user;
a dialing module for dialing a phone number; and
a memory for storage of contact information associated with the phonebook module.
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