Method and apparatus for improved personal communication devices and systems
First Claim
1. A method of communicating information to a wireless communication device on a wireless communications system, comprising the method steps of:
- (a) initiating communication between a message sender and a message recipient utilizing a communication network;
(b) passing both a picture and CALLER ID data from the communications network to the wireless communication system without requiring entry of the CALLER ID by the message sender;
(c) transmitting the picture and the CALLER ID data to the wireless communication device;
(d) receiving the CALLER ID data at the wireless communication device;
(e) comparing the CALLER ID data received with data contained in a contact database recorded in a memory of the wireless communication device; and
(f) displaying the picture and the CALLER ID data resulting from the comparing step.
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Abstract
A wireless information communication system, such as a paging network, that provides caller identification information transmitted from the public switched telephone network to a pager, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or personal communication device carried by a page-receiving communicant. The system may include a textual or synthesized voice query to verify the telephone number and/or name information that was derived from caller identification information received, and may also prompt a caller to enter other optional data such as alternative caller-identifying information, call-back information or message information. The wireless communication system then transmits at least one of the caller identification information and the optional data to a page-receiving communicant. A cellular communication system may also transmit a paging message containing caller identification information or optional data to a cellular radiotelephone device. The transmitted paging message may include digital data representative of the caller identification information that is encrypted or encoded, and can be used to output a dialing signal or used for other purposes from within the cellular radiotelephone device.
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36 Claims
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1. A method of communicating information to a wireless communication device on a wireless communications system, comprising the method steps of:
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(a) initiating communication between a message sender and a message recipient utilizing a communication network; (b) passing both a picture and CALLER ID data from the communications network to the wireless communication system without requiring entry of the CALLER ID by the message sender; (c) transmitting the picture and the CALLER ID data to the wireless communication device; (d) receiving the CALLER ID data at the wireless communication device; (e) comparing the CALLER ID data received with data contained in a contact database recorded in a memory of the wireless communication device; and (f) displaying the picture and the CALLER ID data resulting from the comparing step. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 35)
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8. A method of communicating information to a wireless communication device on a wireless system, comprising the method steps of:
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(a) initiating communication between a message sender and a message recipient utilizing a communications network; (b) passing CALLER ID data from the communications network to the wireless communication system without requiring entry of the CALLER ID by the message sender; (c) annunciating the CALLER ID to the message sender; (d) allowing input of optional data message sender, including at least a picture; (e) transmitting at least the CALLER ID data and the optional data to the wireless communication device; (f) receiving the CALLER ID data and the optional data at the wireless communication device; (g) comparing the CALLER ID data received with the data contained in a contact database recorded in a memory of the wireless communication device; and (h) displaying information including the picture and the CALLER ID in a display resulting from the comparing step. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of communicating information to a wireless communication device on a wireless communications system, comprising the method steps of:
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(a) initiating communication between a message sender and a message recipient; (b) passing CALLER ID data to the wireless-communication system without requiring entry of the CALLER ID by the message sender; (c) annunciating the CALLER ID to the message sender; (d) inputting optional data including a picture by the message sender; (e) transmitting the CALLER ID data and the optional data to the wireless communication device; (f) receiving the CALLER ID data and the optional data at the wireless communication device; and (g) displaying the CALLER ID data and the optional data received in a display of the wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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36. A method of communicating information from a message originator to a message recipient having a wireless portable communication device, comprising the steps of:
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initiating a message from a message originator to a message recipient over a wireless communications network; receiving at a message center both information provided automatically by the wireless communications network identifying the telephone number of the message originator, and a picture obtained from the message originator; and
,causing the wireless communications network to transmit the telephone number information and the picture from the message center to the wireless portable communication device.
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