Dynamic Secondary Phone Book
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1. A method comprising:
- using a mobile communication device establishing a communication link with a local communication network, said network having a directory of contact information pertaining to a particular locale;
authenticating the mobile communication device at the local communication network and setting access limits;
downloading local contact information into a dynamic local directory on the mobile communication device; and
removing the downloaded local contact information from the dynamic local directory, when the access limits are exceeded.
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Abstract
A mobile communication device is equipped with a dynamic local directory into which contact information from a local telephone directory may be downloaded on a temporary basis. The local telephone directory resides on a local communication network and may be accessed by the mobile communication device. The downloaded data is purged automatically after preset limits are reached. The dynamic local telephone directory on the mobile communication device is continuously changing depending on the location.
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1. A method comprising:
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using a mobile communication device establishing a communication link with a local communication network, said network having a directory of contact information pertaining to a particular locale; authenticating the mobile communication device at the local communication network and setting access limits; downloading local contact information into a dynamic local directory on the mobile communication device; and removing the downloaded local contact information from the dynamic local directory, when the access limits are exceeded. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11)
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- 8. The method of claim wherein the local communication network is associated with a business facility.
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12. A mobile communication device comprising:
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a processor for executing the functions of the communication device; a transceiver for establishing a communication link with a local communication network, said local communication network having a local directory of contact information; a memory for storing a dynamic local directory of contact information; and wherein the processor causes the transceiver to establish a communication link with the local communication network and transmits information to the local communications network for authenticating the mobile communication device; and
further wherein upon acceptance of the communication link, the local communication network provides access to the local directory and allows contact information to be downloaded to the dynamic local directory with access limits, said downloaded contact information being removed from the dynamic local directory when the access limits are exceeded. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for providing local contact information to a mobile communication device comprising:
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a local communication network having a local directory server operatively associated therewith; a communications interface operatively associated with the local communication network for enabling communication with the local directory server; a memory operatively associated with the local directory server and having a directory of the local contact information stored therein; a first dynamic local directory module comprising application software for execution by the local directory server; a transceiver operatively associated with the mobile communication device; a processor for controlling the functions of the mobile communication device; a memory operatively associated with the processor and having a dynamic directory for storing the local contact information; a second dynamic local directory module comprising application software for execution by the processor; and wherein the processor causes the transceiver to establish a communication link with the local communication network and transmits information to the local communications network for authenticating the mobile communication device; and
further wherein upon acceptance of the communication link, the local communication network provides access to the local directory and allows the local contact information to be downloaded to the dynamic local directory with access limits, said downloaded contact information being removed from the dynamic local directory when the access limits are exceeded.
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24. A computer program product comprising:
a computer useable medium having computer readable code means embodied therein for causing a computer to establish a communication connection with a local communication network via a mobile communication device, the computer readable code means in the computer program product comprising; computer readable program code means for causing the mobile communication device to establish a communication link with the local communication network, said network having a directory of contact information pertaining to a particular locale; computer readable program code means for causing the local communication network to authenticate the mobile communication device at the local communication network and set access limits; computer readable program code means for causing the mobile communication device to download local contact information into a dynamic local directory on the mobile communication device; and computer readable program code means for causing the downloaded local contact information to be removed from the dynamic local directory, when the access limits are exceeded.
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