Personal information manager for updating a telecommunication subscriber profile

• US 5,903,845 A
• Filed: 06/04/1996
• Issued: 05/11/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Wireless Services Incorporated (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Buhrmann, Michael, Montemayor, Jane Elizabeth
• Primary Examiner(s): Loomis, Paul
• Assistant Examiner(s): TIEU, BINH KIEN
• Application Number:
  US08/657,497
• Time in Patent Office: 1,071 Days
• Field of Search: 379/93.01, 379/93.03, 379/93.05, 379/93.21, 379/111, 379/112, 379/113, 379/121, 379/128, 379/130, 379/131, 379/202, 379/204, 379/210, 379/211, 455/450, 455/417, 455/445, 455/461, 455/412, 455/414, 455/435
• US Class Current: 455/461
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/663 Preventing unauthorised calls to a telephone set
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2072 Schedules, e.g. personal calendars
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42161 via computer interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42229 Personal communication services, i.e. services related to one subscriber independent of his terminal and/or location diverting calls from one subscriber to another subscriber, i.e. two different subscriptions H04M3/54; selecting arrangements in intelligent networks H04Q3/005
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4228 in networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/432 Arrangements for calling a subscriber at a specific time, e.g. morning call service
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/436 Arrangements for screening incoming calls , i.e. evaluating the characteristics of a call before deciding whether to answer it based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; diversion H04M3/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/54 Arrangements for diverting calls for one subscriber to another predetermined subscriber based on the calling party profile H04M3/42059; based on location H04M3/42348; based on presence H04M3/42365; to voice mail H04M3/53308
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/00 Arrangements for interconnection between switching centres
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13513 UPT - personal as opposed to terminal mobility, inc. number portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13532 mobile networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13547 subscriber, e.g. profile, database, database access
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/005 Personal communication services, e.g. provisions for portability of subscriber numbers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

A subscriber enters personal information data into a personal information manager (PIM). The PIM, either automatically, or based on additional profile requests entered by the subscriber, generates profile update data associated with the personal information data. The PIM transmits the profile update data to a database in a telecommunication system which stores subscriber profile data. The transmission is via a wired communication link, a wireless communication link, or a combination of wired and wireless communication link. Upon receipt of the profile update data by the database, the subscriber profile data stored therein is updated in accordance with the subscriber profile update data. Thereafter, telecommunication services, including call completion services and message reminder services, are provided to the subscriber based on the updated subscriber profile data.

Claims

1. A personal information manager device comprising:

a memory storing subscriber schedule data representing timed events;

a user interface for receiving a call completion request associated with at least one of said timed events; and

a modem for transmitting call completion update data based on said call completion request to a telecommunications network node at which subscriber call completion data is stored wherein said subscriber call completion data is updated based on said call completion update data.

2. The personal information manager device of claim 1 wherein said modem transmits said call completion update data via a wired communication link.

3. The personal information manager device of claim 1 wherein said modem is a wireless modem for transmitting said call completion update data via a wireless communication link.

4. The personal information manager device of claim 3 wherein said wireless modem is configured to transmit said call completion update data as packet data via said wireless communication link.

5. A personal information manager device comprising:

a memory storing subscriber schedule data representing timed events;

means for automatically generating call completion update data based on said subscriber schedule data; and

a modem for transmitting said call completion update data to a telecommunications network node at which subscriber call completion data is stored, wherein said subscriber call completion data is updated based on said call completion update data.

6. The personal information manager device of claim 5 wherein said modem transmits said call completion update data via a wired communication link.

7. The personal information manager device of claim 5 wherein said modem is a wireless modem for transmitting said call completion update data via a wireless communication link.

8. The personal information manager device of claim 7 wherein said wireless modem is configured to transmit said call completion update data as packet data via said wireless communication link.

9. A personal information manager device comprising:

a memory storing schedule data representing timed events;

a user interface for receiving an alert request associated with one of said timed events, wherein said alert request specifies a predetermined time for transmitting an alert message to a subscriber communication device; and

a modem for transmitting alert data based on said alert request to a telecommunications network node at which subscriber alert data is stored, wherein said subscriber alert data is updated based on said alert update data.

10. The personal information manager device of claim 9 wherein said modem transmits said alert update data via a wired communication link.

11. The personal information manager device of claim 9 wherein said modem is a wireless modem for transmitting said alert update data via a wireless communication link.

12. The personal information manager device of claim 11 wherein said wireless modem is configured to transmit said alert update data as packet data via said wireless communication link.

13. A personal information manager device comprising:

a memory storing schedule data representing timed events;

means for automatically generating alert update data based on said timed events, wherein said alert update data specifies a predetermined time for transmitting an alert message to a subscriber communication device; and

a modem for transmitting said alert update data to a telecommunications network node at which subscriber alert data is stored, wherein said subscriber alert data is updated based on said alert update data.

14. The personal information manager device of claim 13 wherein said modem transmits said alert update data via a wired communication link.

15. The personal information manager device of claim 13 wherein said modem is a wireless modem for transmitting said alert update data via a wireless communication link.

16. The personal information manager device of claim 15 wherein said wireless modem is configured to transmit said alert update data as packet data via said wireless communication link.

17. A method for operation of a personal information manager device comprising a memory storing subscriber schedule data representing timed events, said method comprising the steps of:

receiving a call completion request associated with at least one of said timed events via a user interface of said personal information manager device; and

transmitting call completion update data based on said call completion request to a telecommunications network node at which subscriber call completion data is stored, wherein said subscriber call completion data is updated based on said call completion update data.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein said step of transmitting further comprises the step of transmitting said call completion update data to said telecommunications network node via a wired communication link.

19. The method of claim 17 wherein said step of transmitting further comprises the step of transmitting said call completion update data to said telecommunications network node via a wireless communication link.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein said step of transmitting said call completion update data to said telecommunications network node via a wireless communication link further comprises the step of transmitting said call completion update data as packet data via said wireless communication link.

21. A method for operation of a personal information manager device comprising a memory storing subscriber schedule data representing timed events, said method comprising the steps of:

automatically generating call completion update data based on said subscriber schedule data stored in said memory of said personal information manager device;

transmitting said call completion update data to a telecommunications network node at which subscriber call completion data is stored, wherein said subscriber call completion data is updated based on said call completion update data.

22. The method of claim 21 wherein said step of transmitting further comprises the step of transmitting said call completion update data to said telecommunications network node via a wired communication link.

23. The method of claim 21 wherein said step of transmitting further comprises the step of transmitting said call completion update data to said telecommunications network node via a wireless communication link.

24. The method of claim 23 wherein said step of transmitting said call completion update data to said telecommunications network node via a wireless communication link further comprises the step of transmitting said call completion update data as packet data via said wireless communication link.

25. A method for operation of a personal information manager device comprising a memory storing schedule data representing timed events, said method comprising the steps of:

receiving an alert request associated with one of said timed events via a user interface of said personal information manager device, wherein said alert request specifies a predetermined time for transmitting an alert message to a subscriber communication device; and

transmitting alert update data based on said alert request to a telecommunications network node at which subscriber alert data is stored, wherein said subscriber alert data is updated based on said alert update data.

26. The method of claim 25 wherein said step of transmitting further comprises the step of transmitting said alert update data to said telecommunications network node via a wired communication link.

27. The method of claim 25 wherein said step of transmitting further comprises the step of transmitting said alert update data to said telecommunications network node via a wireless communication link.

28. The method of claim 27 wherein said step of transmitting said alert update data to said telecommunications network node via a wireless communication link further comprises the step of transmitting said alert update data as packet data via said wireless communication link.

29. A method for operation of personal information manager device comprising a memory storing schedule data representing timed events, said method comprising the steps of:

automatically generating alert update data in said personal information manager device based on said timed events, wherein said alert update data specifies a predetermined time for transmitting an alert message to a subscriber communication device; and

transmitting said alert update data to a telecommunications network node at which subscriber alert data is stored, wherein said subscriber alert data is updated based on said alert update data.

30. The method of claim 29 wherein said step of transmitting further comprises the step of transmitting said alert update data to said telecommunications network node via a wired communication link.

31. The method of claim 29 wherein said step of transmitting further comprises the step of transmitting said alert update data to said telecommunications network node via a wireless communication link.

32. The method of claim 31 wherein said step of transmitting said alert update data to said telecommunications network node via a wireless communication link further comprises the step of transmitting said alert update data as packet data via said wireless communication link.