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METHOD FOR INPUTTING AND SEARCHING INFORMATION ABOUT AN OBJECT IN A REMOTE DATABASE

  • US 20090259640A1
  • Filed: 06/29/2009
  • Published: 10/15/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for inputting and searching information about an object in a remote database, comprising:

  • transmitting a first message containing an object ID from a mobile communication terminal via a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network through a mobile network operator equipment and further transmitting the first message over the Internet to a server, wherein at least one word characterizing a name of an individual or an organization is included in the object ID;

    receiving the first message at the server;

    searching for the object ID in a server database;

    at the server, comparing the at least one word with domain names stored in the database and, if domain names are found such that at least a part of the domain name matches the at least one word, transmitting to the mobile communication terminal a list of domain names;

    if the object ID is found, transmitting a second message regarding a location of the object ID to the mobile communication terminal;

    upon the user selecting a domain name from the list, transmitting a third message containing the selected domain name to the server;

    at the server, performing a second search for the selected domain name and the corresponding phone number of a subscriber;

    if the subscriber'"'"'s phone number is found, transmitting the subscriber'"'"'s phone number to the mobile communication terminal; and

    upon confirmation of selection of the domain name/subscriber'"'"'s phone number, initiating a voice call to the subscriber'"'"'s phone number via the GSM network.

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