METHOD FOR ACQUIRING INFORMATION, AND HAND-HELD MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD
First Claim
1. A method for acquiring information adapted to be implemented in a hand-held mobile communications device so as to access information in a remote information server through the Internet, said method comprising:
- (A) acquiring partial content of information from the information server at predetermined times;
(B) filtering the acquired partial content according to a filtering rule; and
(C) according to the filtering result, downloading information that complies with the filtering rule, and according to a user setting, displaying one of the information that complies with the filtering rule and a notification message relating to the information that complies with the filtering rule.
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Abstract
A method for acquiring information is implemented in a hand-held mobile communications device to access information in a remote information server through the Internet. The method includes enabling the communications device to acquire partial content of information from the information server at predetermined times, to filter the acquired partial content according to a filtering rule, download information that complies with the filtering rule according to the filtering result, and to display the information complying with the filtering rule or a notification message relating to the information complying with the filtering rule according to a user setting. The method and device permit user convenience and ensure information confidentiality, without incurring extra fees.
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1. A method for acquiring information adapted to be implemented in a hand-held mobile communications device so as to access information in a remote information server through the Internet, said method comprising:
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(A) acquiring partial content of information from the information server at predetermined times;
(B) filtering the acquired partial content according to a filtering rule; and
(C) according to the filtering result, downloading information that complies with the filtering rule, and according to a user setting, displaying one of the information that complies with the filtering rule and a notification message relating to the information that complies with the filtering rule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A hand-held mobile communications device adapted to access information in a remote information server through the Internet, said hand-held mobile communications device comprising:
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a communications unit for communicating with the information server; and
a processing unit for acquiring partial content of information from the information server at predetermined times through said communications unit, for filtering the acquired partial content according to a filtering rule, for downloading information that complies with the filtering rule according to the filtering result, and for selectively displaying one of the information that complies with the filtering rule and a notification message relating to the information that complies with the filtering rule according to a user setting. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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