System and method for dynamic phone book and network content links in a mobile device

• US 20070293207A1
• Filed: 12/12/2006
• Published: 12/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Guedalia, Jacob, Guedalia, Isaac
• Granted Patent: US 9,479,604 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/415
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/62 Establishing a time schedule for servicing the requests
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42093 Notifying the calling party of information on the called or connected party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42365 Presence services providing information on the willingness to communicate or the ability to communicate in terms of media capability or network connectivity

Abstract

Systems and methods are presented for enabling improved communication between one or more communication devices such as mobile wireless devices. The present disclosure provides updatable dynamic, or active, phone book capabilities that provide a user with both contact information as well as dynamic network (web) content that can be updated by communication between a mobile device and a server. The disclosure further provides methods and systems for presence-based message delivery based on a criteria such as presence or identity of a caller or caller'"'"'s device.

Claims

1. A communication system providing communication between a client and a server, the system comprising:

a client mobile device having hardware and software to exchange information with other devices over a network;

the client mobile communication device including a storage medium that stores data and program instructions and further stores a representation of dynamic phone book data including contact information and network content information;

the client mobile communication device further comprising a processor that executes the stored program instructions with said stored data;

the client mobile communication device further comprising an interface that simultaneously displays a representation of said dynamic phone book data including said contact information and said network content information in a same application window;

wherein said application window is responsive to an application that maintains said dynamic phone book data substantially updated with a corresponding state of said dynamic phone book data obtained by the client mobile communication device from said other devices over said network.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a server coupled to said client, said server including a processor that executes program instructions to communicate with said client and cause selected information corresponding to said dynamic phone book data to be delivered from the server to the client.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a user interface for selectively determining at said client which of a plurality of other devices are blocked from activating an alert signal on said client.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein said alert signal includes any of:

an audible alert signal, a vibrating alert signal, and a visual alert signal.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising database data stored on said storage medium, wherein said dynamic phone book data include both updatable contact data and updatable network content data.

6. The system of claim 1, where said network content data comprise updateable network content link information representing a state of information corresponding to a link to said information.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein said program instructions comprise instructions for setting a user-selectable response message delivered to a caller on the basis of the caller'"'"'s identity.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein said program instructions comprise instructions for setting a user-selectable response message delivered to a caller on the basis of whether said caller was associated with an entry in the user'"'"'s stored contacts information.

9. A method for communicating with a mobile communication device over a network, comprising:

storing dynamic phone book data on the mobile communication device, said dynamic phone book containing information including contact information and network content information, both of said contact information and said network content information including active content that can change from time to time;

receiving an incoming communication request from a caller using another communication device over the network;

comparing an identity of either said caller or said other communication device to an entry in said dynamic phone book; and

causing a response message to be sent to said caller using said other communication device to be sent to said other communication device, said response message being specifically adapted for said caller prior to receiving said incoming communication request.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising filtering said incoming communication request on the basis of its origin so that it can alternately cause an alert signal on said mobile communication device or be forwarded to a messaging mailbox and not cause an alert signal on said mobile communication device.

11. A method for maintaining a dynamic phone book database, containing both dynamic contact information and dynamic network content information, comprising:

determining a periodicity for checking for updated data corresponding to entries in said dynamic phone book database;

at intervals substantially determined by said periodicity, sending a signal from said mobile communication device to a source of updated information indicative of a request to receive updated phone book information from said source of updated information;

receiving updated dynamic phone book data comprising dynamic contact information and dynamic network content information from said source of said updated information;

storing said updated dynamic phone book data in a database on said mobile communication device; and

presenting a representation of said updated dynamic phone book data on a display on said mobile communication device such that a user of said mobile communication device can choose to select an entry from said dynamic phone book for the purpose of delivering a communication to a contact from said dynamic phone book or activate a link to said dynamic network content.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein determining said periodicity comprises using a predetermined subscription status of a user to determine said periodicity.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein determining said periodicity comprises using a user-selectable power saving setting to determine said periodicity.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising selecting one of said dynamic contacts information or dynamic network content information to establish a connection to a destination corresponding to said dynamic contacts information or dynamic network content information.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising setting an outgoing message to be sent by said mobile communication device to a caller specifically in response to an identity of said caller or said caller'"'"'s communication device.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising setting a user-specific response message to be sent to a subset of persons associated with said dynamic contacts information upon arrival of an incoming communication from said subset of persons or their communication devices.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein determining said periodicity is made by said mobile communication device responsive to a user input to said mobile communication device.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein determining said periodicity is made by a server that overrides a request for checking for updated data by said mobile communication device.

19. The method of claim 11, further comprising said mobile communication device initiating a request for updated data from a server.

20. The method of claim 11, further comprising a server initiating delivery of updated data to said mobile communication device