Method, system and medium for plug-and-play downloading of speed dial lists

• US 7,570,753 B2
• Filed: 09/20/2007
• Issued: 08/04/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Pickard, Michael Steven, Liebrecht, Donald Bernard, Pelletier, Karen Jeanne, Israelski, Edmond W.
• Primary Examiner(s): DEANE JR, WILLIAM J
• Application Number:
  US11/858,420
• Publication Number:
  US 20080008307A1
• Time in Patent Office: 684 Days
• Field of Search: 379/216.01, 379/218.01, 37935501-35507, 379/201.01, 379/201.05
• US Class Current: 379/216.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/053 remote terminal provisioning, e.g. of applets
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42178 by downloading data to substation equipment

Abstract

A speed dial list associated with a telephone line is received via at least one of a computer network and a telephone network. The speed dial list is stored in a database and associated with an identifier of the telephone line. An event of connecting a telephone set to the telephone line is detected. Based on the event, the telephone line to which the telephone set has been connected is identified. The speed dial list associated with the identified telephone line is retrieved. A machine-readable form of the speed dial list is communicated to the telephone set via the telephone network.

Claims

1. A method for downloading a speed dial list to a communication device, the method comprising:

detecting that the communication device has been connected to a communication network connection; and

in response to the detection;

identifying the communication network connection to which the communication device has been connected;

retrieving a speed dial list from a database based on the identifying, wherein the speed dial list is associated in the database with the communication network connection; and

communicating the speed dial list associated with the communication network connection to the communication device.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the detecting comprises receiving a telephone call automatically placed by the communication device via the communication network connection in response to the communication device being connected to the telephone line.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the communication network connection to which the communication device has been connected is identified based on at least one of a calling party number and an automatic number identification associated with the telephone call.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the communicating is performed within the telephone call.

5. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

providing, within the telephone call, an option to download the speed dial list; and

receiving, within the telephone call, a selection of the option.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

storing the speed dial list in the communication device.

7. A method for downloading a speed dial list to a communication device, the method comprising:

detecting that the communication device has begun communication with a communication network connection; and

in response to the detection;

identifying the communication network location at which the communication device has begun communicating;

retrieving a speed dial list from a database based on the identifying, wherein the speed dial list is associated in the database with the communication network connection; and

communicating the speed dial list associated with the communication network connection to the communication device.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the detecting comprises receiving a call automatically placed by the communication device via the communication network connection in response to the communication device beginning communication with the communication network location.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein communicating the speed dial list is performed within the call.

10. The method of claim 8 further comprising:

providing, within the call, an option to download the speed dial list to the communication device; and

receiving, within the telephone call, a selection of the option.

11. A method for downloading a speed dial list to a wireless communication device, the method comprising:

detecting that the wireless communication device has begun communication with a communication network connection; and

in response to the detection;

determining where the communication originated in a communication network based on originating information for the communication;

retrieving a speed dial list from a database based on the determining, wherein the speed dial list is associated in the database with where the communication originated; and

communicating the speed dial list to the wireless communication device.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the detecting comprises receiving a communication automatically initiated by the wireless communication device.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein where the communication originates is identified based on at least one of a calling party number and an automatic number identification associated with the call.