Method and apparatus for selective and automatic two-way beaming of related information to and from personal information management systems
First Claim
1. A method of communicating information comprising the steps of:
- a) communicating a first information from a first electronic device to a second electronic device using a wireless communication mechanism, said first information having an information category type;
b) said second electronic device receiving said first information;
c) in response to step b), said second electronic device automatically displaying a message indicating at least one user selection, said user selection selected from the group consisting of accept and automatic response, accept and no response, and reject; and
d) responsive to a particular user selection, said second electronic device automatically communicating second information to said first electronic device wherein said second information is of said information category type.
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Abstract
A method and system of automating two-way beaming of information from one handheld electronic device to another handheld electronic device. Specifically, the present invention discloses a method and system for selectively transmitting business cards, calendar appointments or executable programs from one device to a requesting device. The receiver makes the selection of a response. The receiver accepts the information, accepts and automatically transmits information of the same category, or rejects the information based on a user choice. If the user select the receive and transmit option, the device will automatically receives and file the information and sends information of the same category to the initiator of the transmission. The two-way transmission of information appears as one integral transmission between the users. In one embodiment, the data to be exchanged is business cards and the devices are handheld computer system.
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1. A method of communicating information comprising the steps of:
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a) communicating a first information from a first electronic device to a second electronic device using a wireless communication mechanism, said first information having an information category type; b) said second electronic device receiving said first information; c) in response to step b), said second electronic device automatically displaying a message indicating at least one user selection, said user selection selected from the group consisting of accept and automatic response, accept and no response, and reject; and d) responsive to a particular user selection, said second electronic device automatically communicating second information to said first electronic device wherein said second information is of said information category type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of communicating information comprising the steps of:
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a) communicating a first electronic business card from a first electronic device to a second electronic device using a wireless communication mechanism; b) said second electronic device receiving said first electronic business card; c) in response to step b), said second electronic device automatically displaying a message indicating at least one user selection, said user selection selected from the group consisting of accept and automatic response, accept and no response, and reject; and d) responsive to a particular user selection, said second electronic device storing said first electronic business card and automatically communicating a second electronic business card to said first electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A first portable electronic device comprising:
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a processor coupled to a bus; a wireless transceiver coupled to said bus; a display screen coupled to said bus; and a memory coupled to said bus and comprising instructions that implement a method of communicating information comprising the steps of; a) receiving a first electronic business card from a second portable electronic device, said first electronic business card transmitted using a wireless communication mechanism and received by said wireless transceiver; b) in response to step a), said first portable electronic device automatically displaying a message indicating at least one user selection, said user selection selected from the group consisting of accept and automatic response, accept and no response, and reject; and c) responsive to a particular user selection, said first portable electronic device storing said first electronic business card. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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