DYNAMIC USER-TO-USER ADDRESS BOOK SHARING IN A MOBILE STATION

• US 20090311997A1
• Filed: 06/11/2008
• Published: 12/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Mishra, Rajeev, Mekala, Vijayasekhar, Fried, Eric P., Sabarathinam, Suresh
• Granted Patent: US 8,260,289 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.300
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/554 Data synchronization
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/6009 Personal information, e.g. profiles or personal directories being only provided to authorised persons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42382 Text-based messaging services in telephone networks such as PSTN/ISDN, e.g. User-to-User Signalling or Short Message Service for fixed networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/493 Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries ; Arrangements therefor, e.g. interactive voice response [IVR] systems or voice portals

Abstract

The present invention provides a mobile station implemented method for managing a requested name and phone record. The method comprises steps of the requester associated device receiving a user'"'"'s identification from a mobile station phonebook owner and a search term. The requester associated device transmits the user identification of the mobile station phonebook owner and the search term. Receiving at least one matching name and phone record, the requester associated device presents the at least one matching name and phone record to a user. The requester associated device receives a user management command to perform an action on the name and phone record. The method may complete when the requester associated device performs the action on the name and phone record.

Claims

1. A mobile station implemented method for managing a requested name and phone record, the method comprising:

receiving a user identification of a mobile station phonebook owner and a search term;

transmitting the user identification of the mobile station phonebook owner and the search term;

receiving at least one matching name and phone record;

presenting the at least one matching name and phone record to a user;

receiving a user management command to perform an action on the name and phone record; and

performing the action on the name and phone record.

2. The mobile station implemented method of claim 1, wherein the search term is a term related to a person.

3. The mobile station implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

adding the matching name and phone record to the a user mobile station phonebook stored within a user mobile station, wherein the action is to add a match and receiving comprises receiving the user identification at the user mobile station.

4. The mobile station implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting a call attempt to a cellular infrastructure using a telephone number of the name and phone record; and

responsive to transmitting the call attempt, discarding the matching name and phone record, wherein the action is to dial the telephone number.

5. The mobile station implemented method of claim 1, wherein the search term is not a telephone number.

6. The mobile station implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second matching name and phone record;

presenting the second matching name and phone record to the user;

receiving a second user management command; and

performing the second action on the second name and phone record, wherein the search term is an all indication.

7. The mobile station implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

merging at least one telephone number from the at least one name and phone record to an entry of the user'"'"'s mobile station phonebook, wherein the action is to merge the at least one telephone number.

8. A mobile station implemented method to transmit a name and phone record of an owner'"'"'s mobile station phonebook, the method comprising:

receiving from a requester associated device a request message having a name and phone record request indicator and a requester number;

receiving a search term associated with the request message;

determining that the requester number is in a name and phone record of the owner marked as trusted;

responsive to a determination that the requester number is in the name and phone record of the owner marked as trusted, searching for at least one name and phone record in the owner'"'"'s mobile station phonebook based on the search term;

determining that at least one name and phone record matches the search term;

determining that the at least one name and phone record is not marked private; and

responsive to a determination that the at least one name and phone record is not marked private, transmitting the at least one name and phone record to the requester associated device.

9. The mobile station implemented method of claim 8, further comprising:

presenting the requester name to the owner; and

receiving an indication from the owner that a requester associated with the requester name is a trusted person.

10. The mobile station implemented method of claim 8, further comprising:

adding the at least one name and phone record to the owner'"'"'s mobile station phonebook as a name and phone record that is not marked private.

11. The mobile station implemented method of claim 8, wherein transmitting the at least one name and phone record comprises transmitting at least one text message having a name and a telephone number to the requester associated device.

12. The mobile station implemented method of claim 8, wherein the requester associated device is a mobile station.

13. The mobile station implemented method of claim 8, further comprising:

determining that at least one second name and phone record is marked private; and

responsive to the determining that at least one second name and phone record is marked private, skipping transmitting the second name and phone record.

14. A computer program product for managing a requested name and phone record, the computer program product comprising:

a computer usable medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer program product comprising;

computer usable program code for receiving a user identification of a mobile station phonebook owner and a search term;

computer usable program code for transmitting the user identification of the mobile station phonebook owner and the search term;

computer usable program code for receiving at least one matching name and phone record;

computer usable program code for presenting the at least one matching name and phone record to a user;

computer usable program code for receiving a user management command to perform an action on the name and phone record; and

computer usable program code for performing the action on the name and phone record.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the search term is a term related to a person.

16. The computer program product of claim 14, further comprising:

computer usable program code for adding the matching name and phone record to the a user mobile station phonebook stored within a user mobile station, wherein the action is to add a match and receiving comprises receiving the user identification at the user mobile station.

17. The computer program product of claim 14, further comprising:

computer usable program code for transmitting a call attempt to a cellular infrastructure using a telephone number of the name and phone record; and

computer usable program code for responsive to transmitting the call attempt, discarding the matching name and phone record, wherein the action is to dial the telephone number.

18. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the search term is not a telephone number.

19. The computer program product of claim 14, further comprising:

computer usable program code for receiving a second matching name and phone record;

computer usable program code for presenting the second matching name and phone record to the user;

computer usable program code for receiving a second user management command; and

computer usable program code for performing the second action on the second name and phone record, wherein the search term is an all indication.

20. The computer program product of claim 14, further comprising:

computer usable program code for merging at least one telephone number from the at least one name and phone record to an entry of the user'"'"'s mobile station phonebook, wherein the action is to merge the at least one telephone number.