METHOD OF TRANSFERRING DATA TO A HANDHELD PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20080043660A1
• Filed: 03/27/2007
• Published: 02/21/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mark White
• Original Assignee: Mark White
• Inventors: WHITE, MARK
• Application Number:
  US11/692,022
• Publication Number:
  US 20080043660A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/313
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]

Abstract

A method for transferring data to a handheld personal electronic device is disclosed. Information is collected from a user of the handheld personal electronic device, and select information from among the collected information is identified as data to be transferred to the handheld personal electronic device. The data is then embedded into a file containing executable code which is adapted to display the data in a predetermined format on the handheld personal electronic device. A message which includes an address to the file stored on a server is sent to the handheld personal electronic device. When the handheld personal electronic device queries the address, the file is transferred from the server to the handheld personal electronic device.

Claims

1. A method for transferring data to a handheld personal electronic device, the method comprising:

collecting information from a user of the handheld personal electronic device;

identifying select information from among the collected information as data to be transferred to the handheld personal electronic device;

embedding the data in a file containing executable code, wherein the executable code is adapted to display the data in a predetermined format on the handheld personal electronic device;

sending a message to the handheld personal electronic device, the message including an address to the file stored on a server; and

transferring the file from the server to the handheld personal electronic device when the handheld personal electronic device queries the address.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

allowing the user to mark parts of the collected information as private; and

identifying the select information from among portions of the collected information which are not marked private.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein collecting the information includes collecting the information using an electronic interface.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the data comprises a phone number for the handheld personal electronic device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the data comprises a graphic.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the file comprises an executable program.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein embedding the data in a file comprises converting the data according to predetermined format specifications.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein sending the message comprises sending the message as an Short Message Service (SMS) text message.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein sending the message comprises sending the message as an email.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the address is in the form of an Internet protocol link.

11. A method for transferring data to a handheld personal electronic device, the method comprising:

collecting information from a user of the handheld personal electronic device, the information including a phone number for the handheld personal electronic device;

identifying select information from among the collected information as data to be transferred to the handheld personal electronic device;

embedding the data in a file containing executable code to create an executable program, wherein the executable code is adapted to display the data in a predetermined format on the handheld personal electronic device;

sending a message to the handheld personal electronic device, the message including an Internet protocol link to the file stored on a server; and

transferring the file from the server to the handheld personal electronic device when the handheld personal electronic device queries the address.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

allowing the user to mark parts of the collected information as private; and

identifying the select information from among portions of the collected information which are not marked private.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein collecting the information includes collecting the information using an electronic interface.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the data comprises medical information about the user.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the data comprises a photo of the user.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein embedding the data in a file comprises converting the data according to predetermined format specifications.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein sending the message comprises sending the message as an Short Message Service (SMS) text message.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein sending the message comprises sending the message as an email.

19. A method for transferring data to a handheld personal electronic device, the method comprising:

collecting information from a user of the handheld personal electronic device using an electronic interface, the information including a phone number for the handheld personal electronic device and medical information about the user;

allowing the user to mark parts of the collected information as private;

identifying select information from among portions of the collected information which are not marked private as data to be transferred to the handheld personal electronic device;

converting the data according to predetermined format specifications;

embedding the converted data in a file containing executable code to create an executable program, wherein the executable code is adapted to display the data in a predetermined format on the handheld personal electronic device;

sending a message to the handheld personal electronic device, the message including an Internet protocol link to the file stored on a server; and

transferring the file from the server to the handheld personal electronic device when the handheld personal electronic device queries the address.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the data comprises a photo of the user.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein sending the message comprises sending the message as an Short Message Service (SMS) text message.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein sending the message comprises sending the message as an email.