Method and carrier information system for transferring information to a target device

• US 20070145110A1
• Filed: 12/28/2005
• Published: 06/28/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Schultz, Charles, Kelley, Lisa
• Application Number:
  US11/320,400
• Publication Number:
  US 20070145110A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/375
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/145 Payments according to the detected use or quantity

Abstract

A method and carrier information system (500) for transferring information to at least one target device is provided. The method can include receiving (105) a request for contact information from a requesting device. The method can further include transferring (110) at least a portion of the contact information to a contact information database of the target device in response to receiving the request. The contact information can include a phone number, a facsimile number, a physical address, an email address, a universal resource locator (URL), directions to a location or an image.

Claims

1. A method for transferring information to at least one target device, the method comprising:

receiving a request for contact information from a requesting device;

transferring at least a portion of the contact information to a contact information database of the target device in response to receiving the request.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the target device comprises the requesting device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the target device comprises at least one selective dynamic group call (SDGC)-device, an SDGC-device belonging to an SDGC group of the requesting device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the target device comprises at least one related device, wherein a reference corresponding to the related device is stored in a profile of the target device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the target device is a wireless device, wherein the wireless device is a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a digital camera, a media player or a gaming unit.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the contact information comprises a phone number, a facsimile number, a physical address, an email address, a universal resource locator (URL), directions to a location or an image.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the transferring step comprises:

assigning an available speed dial to the contact information in the target device.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing related information to the target device.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the related information comprises directions to a physical address corresponding to the contact information, global positioning system (GPS) co-ordinates of the physical address, an audio file corresponding to the contact information, a phonebook icon corresponding to the contact information or a signature ring tone corresponding to the contact information.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein providing directions to the physical address to a target device comprises:

obtaining the location of the target device;

retrieving the directions based on the location of the target device; and

sending the directions to the target device.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

requesting permission from a user of the target device; and

transferring at least a portion of the contact information to the target device if the user of the target device provides the requested permission.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising charging a fee for the request of contact information.

13. A method of loading contact information in a contact information database of a target device, comprising:

requesting the contact information from a carrier information system;

receiving the contact information at the target device; and

automatically loading the contact information into the contact information database of the target device.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the contact information comprises a phone number, a facsimile number, a physical address, an email address, a universal resource locator (URL), directions to a location or an image.

15. A carrier information system for transferring information to at least one target device, the carrier information system comprises:

a database that contains contact information; and

a processor coupled to the database, wherein the processor is programmed to;

receive a request for contact information from a requesting device;

in response to the request, access the contact information from the database; and

cause the contact information to be transferred to a contact information database of the target device.

16. The carrier information system of claim 15, wherein the contact information comprises a phone number, a facsimile number, a physical address, an email address, a universal resource locator (URL), directions to a location or an image.

17. The carrier information system of claim 15, wherein the processor is further programmed to:

provide related information to the at least one target device.

18. The carrier information system of claim 17, wherein the related information comprises directions to a physical address corresponding to the contact information, global positioning system (GPS) co-ordinates of the physical address, an audio file corresponding to the contact information, a phonebook icon corresponding to the contact information or a signature ring tone corresponding to the contact information.

19. The carrier information system of claim 18, wherein to provide directions to a physical address corresponding to the contact information to a target device, the processor is further programmed to:

obtain the location of the target device;

retrieve from the database the directions based on the location of the target device; and

send the directions to the target device.

20. The carrier information system of claim 15, wherein the target device is a wireless device, wherein the wireless device is a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a digital camera, a media player or a gaming unit.