System for storing and supplying wireless contacts information

• US 7,558,562 B2
• Filed: 12/06/2000
• Issued: 07/07/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mobile Search Security LLC
• Original Assignee: Mobile Search Security LLC
• Inventors: Butler, Tracy K., Strunk, Jeffrey L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bhattacharya; Sam
• Application Number:
  US09/731,110
• Publication Number:
  US 20020068551A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,135 Days
• Field of Search: 455/422.1, 455/414.1, 455/466, 455/550.1, 455/566, 455/575.1
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4931 Directory assistance systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4936 Speech interaction details speech recognition per se G10L15/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/20 Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/18 Service support devices; Network management devices

Abstract

A computer-based system for gathering, storing and transmitting contact information for wireless communication devices. The system includes a network station for compiling contact information received from wireless communication service providers. The compiled information is periodically updated and transmitted upon request. The system can be accessed by interface facilitators as well as by individuals interested in obtaining contact information, such as, for example, the calling number for a particular cellular phone.

Claims

1. A computer implemented system for providing a directory of contact information associated with one or more wireless communication devices comprising:

a network station adapted to carry out software-based instructions in the generation of a database system of the contact information for said one or more wireless communication devices;

a contact information gathering system adapted to implement a process to gather, from one or more wireless telecommunication service provider databases of subscriber information, the contact information for said one or more wireless communication devices, the contact information gathering system including wired means for the network station to interface with one or more wireless telecommunication service provider database stations to obtain contact information for the one or more wireless communication devices; and

an exchange system which receives from said contact information gathering system and transmits the contact information for one or more parties upon request.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the wired means for the network station to interface with the one or more wireless telecommunication service provider database stations includes a router switch station for coupling said network station to said wireless telecommunication service provider databases.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the wired means for the network station to interface with said one or more wireless telecommunication service provider database stations polls the service provider database stations one or more times per day at selectable frequencies to update contact information in the database system.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein said wireless communication devices are cellular phones.

5. The system of claim 1 further comprising means for enabling a device user to access the database to enter contact information and update said database system for access of particular individually created contact information.

10. The system of claim 1 wherein said network station is a routing, switching, data storage, and interface system that is coupled through one of digital, analog, T1, T3, CAT5, frame-based data transport protocols, and asynchronous mode transport protocols.

6. A method for providing a directory of contact information associated with wireless communication devices comprising the steps of:

gathering the contact information from one or more wireless telecommunication service provider databases of subscriber information through wired means;

generating a database system of the contact information; and

transmitting from said database system to one or more receivers upon request the contact information associated with said one or more wireless communication devices;

wherein the step of gathering the contact information includes the step of interfacing with one or more wireless telecommunication service provider database stations to obtain contact information.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the step of gathering the contact information includes the step of linking said database system through wired means to said one or more wireless telecommunication service provider database stations through a router switch station.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the step of gathering the contact information includes the step of polling said one or more wireless telecommunication service provider database stations one or more times per day at selectable frequencies for updates of the contact information.

9. The method of claim 6 wherein said wireless communication devices are cellular phones.

11. The method of claim 6 wherein generating the database system of the contact information includes routing, switching, data storage, and an interface system that is coupled through one of digital, analog, T1, T3, CAT5, frame-based data transport protocols, and asynchronous mode transport protocols.