Personal information management system
First Claim
1. A personal information management system for interacting with and controlling one or more external mobile devices, the system comprising:
- a central control module having a data storage area for storing an association between a first user and a first external mobile device set;
an input device for identifying the first user; and
a wireless link for communicating control and data signals between the central control module and external mobile devices;
the input device being adapted to communicate the identity of the first user to the control module so that when the input device verifies the presence of the first user, the control module seeks to communicate with one or more external mobile devices comprising the first external mobile devices set to the exclusion of other external mobile devices.
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Abstract
A personal information management system stores associations between a user and the user'"'"'s mobile hand held electronic and communication devices. The system receives input indicating the presence of the user and bonds with the mobile hand held devices associated with the identified user to the exclusion of other devices. Once the system has bonded to the user'"'"'s mobile hand held devices, the user may access data stored on and control functions of the various hand held devices through a single common interface, the system may be used to place and receive cellular telephone calls, send and receive text messages, and record and play back audio messages.
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21 Claims
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1. A personal information management system for interacting with and controlling one or more external mobile devices, the system comprising:
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a central control module having a data storage area for storing an association between a first user and a first external mobile device set;
an input device for identifying the first user; and
a wireless link for communicating control and data signals between the central control module and external mobile devices;
the input device being adapted to communicate the identity of the first user to the control module so that when the input device verifies the presence of the first user, the control module seeks to communicate with one or more external mobile devices comprising the first external mobile devices set to the exclusion of other external mobile devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A personal information management system for use in a vehicle, the personal information management system comprising:
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a user interface that includes a microphone, a speaker and a display;
a wireless communication link for communicating with external mobile devices; and
a control module including a data storage area, the control module being adapted to store audio data recorded by said microphone, and selectively replay said audio data over the speaker in response to input from a user. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A personal information management system comprising:
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a control module including a communication module for establishing a wireless communication link between the central control module and an external mobile communication device;
a data storage device for storing one or more pre-recorded text messages;
an interface for displaying said pre-recorded text messages and allowing a user to select a pre-recorded text message to be transmitted via the external mobile communication device;
whereby, when a user selects a pre-recorded text message to be sent, the control module causes the selected pre-recorded text message to be transmitted to the external mobile communication device over the wireless communication link with commands to the external mobile communication device for transmitting the pre-recorded text message. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A central control module for a personal information management system, the central control module comprising:
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a first interface for providing a data link to an external application, the external application including a user interface;
a second interface for communicating with a plurality of remote devices over a wireless link;
a synchronization protocol manager adapted to extract data from said remote devices; and
a database for storing data extracted from said remote devices. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method of synchronizing data between a first personal information storage device and a second personal information storage device, the method comprising:
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assembling a preferential list of synchronization protocols implemented on one of said first and second personal information storage devices;
determining, in order of preference, whether a synchronization protocol implemented on the one of said first and second personal information storage devices is implemented on the other of said first and second personal information storage devices; and
initiating a data synchronization function employing a synchronization protocol which is the most preferred synchronization protocol implemented on both the first and second personal information storage devices.
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Specification