Systems and methods for downloading information to a mobile device
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Abstract
Devices, systems and processes for accessing and management of voice and other messages. Such devices, systems and processes employ an interface which allows the user to access and manage messages on his or her user device and, furthermore, automatically to access and manage messages on remote devices via radio frequency link. These interfaces may present users with intuitive and direct options for accessing and managing voice mail, such as, for instance, to push a designated forward button when the user desires to forward a voice mail. Such common interfaces promote more efficient and effective use and management of messaging resources because they among other things eliminate the requirement to be conversant in different interfaces, rules and protocols for the different platforms on which messages may be accessed and managed.
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27 Claims
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23. In a device including a memory for storing information, a transceiver for communicating with a remote system, and an interface that allows a user of the device to select information and a function to be performed on the selected information, a method comprising the steps of:
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receiving from the user an input specifying a function to be performed on said selected information;
reading from the memory information pertaining to the information selected by the user;
determining whether said function can be performed without communicating with the remote system; and
performing said function if it is determined that said function can be performed without communicating with the remote system, and, if it is determined that said function cannot be performed without communicating with the remote system, then performing the steps of;
automatically establishing a connection with the remote system if a connection is not currently established between the transceiver and the remote system; and
transmitting a command message to the remote system so that the remote system can perform said function on said selected information. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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