System and method for providing access to forms for displaying information on a wireless access device

• US 7,616,971 B2
• Filed: 06/20/2001
• Issued: 11/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Daedalus Blue LLC
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Herot, Christopher, Lawson, Timothy, Rouse, Andrew, Zondervan, Quinton, Bentley, Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): Elahee; Md S
• Application Number:
  US09/885,151
• Publication Number:
  US 20020086661A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,065 Days
• Field of Search: 455/412.1, 455/414.1, 455/9, 455/418, 455/466, 455/566, 455/557, 455/461, 455/550.1, 455/158.4, 455/158.5, 709/206, 709/207, 709/217, 709/200, 709/246, 707/10, 707/7, 707/100, 370/310, 370/316, 345/1.1, 345/173, 715/784, 715/786, 715/542, 715/505, 715/854, 715/866, 726/6
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/38 Displays
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/105 Financial transactions and auctions, e.g. bidding
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2072 Schedules, e.g. personal calendars
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/6009 Personal information, e.g. profiles or personal directories being only provided to authorised persons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/493 Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries ; Arrangements therefor, e.g. interactive voice response [IVR] systems or voice portals
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4938 comprising a voice browser which renders and interprets, e.g. VoiceXML
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5322 for recording text messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/533 Voice mail systems

Abstract

A system and method for enabling users to send and receive messages and other information from mobile devices and enabling users to access server-based information using mobile devices over wireless data networks are disclosed. The present invention provides a system and method for enabling users to access forms for displaying information on a wireless device, such as a mobile phone, interactive pager, PDA or other wireless device, via a wireless service provider. The forms of the present invention may facilitate a user'"'"'s ability to retrieve, view and send various types of information from a wireless client device. Different types of forms may include facsimile, memorandum, invitation, user profile and other applications. Forms for each application may include predetermined form fields that are specific to each application. Forms may be created, modified and forwarded (or sent) to one or more selected recipients. Other operations may also be performed.

Claims

1. A method of formatting a plurality of documents, wherein at least one document in the plurality of documents includes transmissible media content for display on the at least one screen of a mobile wireless client device based on user input generated at the mobile wireless client device, the document formatted for display to include one or more fields corresponding to portions of the transmissible media content, the method comprising:

enabling a user to select for display the one or more fields corresponding to the portions of transmissible media content;

presenting a plurality of different forms comprising;

a full form used to format the display of the transmissible media content according to all of the fields available for displaying the transmissible media content, and

a brief form, wherein the brief form includes less than all of the fields available for display, and is used to format the display of the transmissible media content according to the user selected one or more fields corresponding to the portions of the transmissible media content, wherein the user selected fields are less than all the available fields;

enabling user selection, on the mobile wireless client device, of at least one form from the plurality of different forms for displaying the transmissible media content;

providing a form application associated with the selected form to format the display of the transmissible media content from a server to a mobile device on the screen of the mobile wireless device according to the selected form; and

transmitting the formatted transmissible media content from a server to the mobile wireless client device via a wireless medium.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein enabling selection of at least one form further comprises:

enabling selection of at least one of the brief form, the full form, a create form, a modify form, a delete form, a forward form, a fax form, and a send form.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

communicating via at least one of a Bluetooth protocol, a Wireless Application protocol, a Global System Mobile protocol, and a Wireless Markup Language protocol.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

presenting the transmissible media content to a user according to at least one presentation options.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the at least one presentation option comprises at least one of a facsimile form, a memorandum form, an invitation form, and a user profile form.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmissible media content comprises at least one of user data, address data, memo data, and search data.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

communicating the transmissible media content from a data source remote from the wireless client device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the form application comprises at least one form and at least one related subform.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected at least one form comprises at least two predetermined fields.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein one or more of the at least two predetermined fields is automatically pre-filled.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of different forms is associated with at least one communication type.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of enabling selection of at least one form, on the wireless client device, comprises enabling selection of a communication type from a plurality of different communication types.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein enabling selection of at least one form, on the wireless client device, comprises enabling selection of a type of receiving terminal from a plurality of different types of receiving terminals.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the plurality of different types of receiving terminals comprise at least one of a facsimile, a computer terminal, and a wireless device terminal.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected at least one form is a custom made form.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of formatting further comprises:

creating a custom action associated with the selected at least one form option.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of enabling selection of at least one form further comprises:

enabling selection, for view by a user, of one of an entire form and a brief option, wherein the brief option only presents a portion of the selected at least one form.

18. A system for formatting a plurality of documents, wherein at least one document in the plurality of documents includes transmissible media content for display on the at least one screen of a mobile wireless client device based on user input generated at the mobile wireless client device, the document formatted for display to include one or more fields corresponding to portions of the transmissible media content, the system comprising:

a forms module enabling a user to select for display the one or more fields corresponding to the portions of transmissible media content; and

a display that displays a plurality of forms comprising;

a full form used to format the display of the transmissible media content according to all of the fields available for displaying the transmissible media content, and

a brief form, wherein the brief form includes less than all of the fields available for display, and is used to format the display of the transmissible media content according to the user selected one or more fields corresponding to the portions of the transmissible media content, wherein the user selected fields are less than all the available fields;

an input interface on the mobile wireless client device that enables user selection of at least one form from the plurality of forms for displaying the transmissible media content on the wireless client device; and

a processor unit that provides a form application associated with the selected form to format the display of the transmissible media content from a server to a mobile device on the screen of the mobile wireless device according to the selected form and transmits the formatted transmissible media content from a server to the mobile wireless client device via a wireless medium.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the processor unit is configured to select at least one of the brief form, the full form, a create form, a modify form, a delete form, a forward form, a fax form and a send form.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the processor unit is configured to transmit the formatted transmissible media content via at least one of a Bluetooth protocol, a Wireless Application protocol, a Global System Mobile protocol, and a Wireless Markup Language protocol.

21. The system of claim 18, wherein the processor unit is configured to present the transmissible media content via the display of the wireless client device to a user according to at least one presentation option.

22. The system of claim 21 wherein the presentation option comprises at least one of facsimile form, memorandum form, invitation form, and user profile form.

23. The system of claim 18, wherein the transmissible media content comprises at least one of user data, address data, memo data, and search data.

24. The system of claim 18, wherein the transmissible media content is transmitted from a data source remote from the wireless client device.

25. The system of claim 18, wherein the form application comprises at least one form and at least one related subform.

26. The system of claim 18, wherein the at least one form comprises at least two predetermined fields.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein one or more of the at least two predetermined fields is pre-filled.

28. The system of claim 18, wherein the at least one form is selected by a user.

29. The system of claim 18, wherein the at least one form is selected by selecting a communication type from a plurality of different communication types.

30. The system of claim 18, wherein the at least one form is selected by selecting a type of receiving terminal from a plurality of different types of receiving terminals.

31. The system of claim 30, wherein the type of receiving terminal is one of a facsimile, a computer terminal, and a wireless device terminal.

32. The system of claim 18, wherein the at least one form comprises a custom made form.

33. The system of claim 18, wherein the input interface enables a user to create a custom action associated with the at least one form.

34. The system of claim 18, wherein the input interface enables a user to select one of an entire form and a brief form, wherein the brief form presents a portion of the at least one form.

35. A system for formatting a plurality of documents, wherein at least one document in the plurality of documents includes transmissible media content for display on the at least one screen of a mobile wireless client device based on user input generated at the mobile wireless client device, the document formatted for display to include one or more fields corresponding to portions of the transmissible media content, the system comprising:

selection means enabling a user to select for display the one or more fields corresponding to the portions of transmissible media content;

display means for displaying a plurality of forms comprising;

a full form used to format the display of the transmissible media content according to all of the fields available for displaying the transmissible media content, and

a brief form, wherein the brief form includes less than all of the fields available for display, and is used to format the display of the transmissible media content according to the user selected one or more fields corresponding to the portions of the transmissible media content, wherein the user selected fields are less than all the available fields;

input interface means for enabling user selection of at least one form from the plurality of forms for displaying the transmissible media content on the mobile wireless client device; and

processor means for providing a form application associated with the selected form for formatting display of the transmissible media content from a server to a mobile device on the screen of the mobile wireless device according to the selected form; and

transmitting the formatted transmissible media content from a server to the mobile wireless client device via a wireless medium.

36. The system of claim 35, wherein the processor means enables selection of at least one of the brief form, the full form, a create form, a modify form, a delete form, a forward form, a fax form and a send form.

37. The system of claim 35, wherein the processor means transmits the formatted transmissible media content via at least one of a Bluetooth protocol, a Wireless Application protocol, a Global System Mobile protocol, and a Wireless Markup Language protocol.

38. The system of claim 35, wherein the processor means is configured to present the transmissible media content via the display means to the user according to at least one presentation option.

39. The system of claim 38 wherein the at least one presentation option comprises at least one of a facsimile form, a memorandum form, an invitation form, and a user profile form.

40. The system of claim 35, wherein the transmissible media content comprises at least one of user data, address data, memo data, and search data.

41. The system of claim 35, wherein the transmissible media content is transmitted from a data source remote from the wireless client device.

42. The system of claim 35, wherein the form application comprises at least one form and at least one related subform.

43. A system for formatting a plurality of documents, wherein at least one document in the plurality of documents includes transmissible media content for display on the at least one screen of a mobile wireless client device based on user input generated at the wireless client device, the document formatted for display to include one or more fields corresponding to portions of the transmissible media content, the system comprising:

a module that enables a user to select for display the one or more fields corresponding to the portions of transmissible media content;

a display module that displays a plurality of forms comprising;

a full form used to format the display of the transmissible media content according to all of the fields available for displaying the transmissible media content, and

a brief form, wherein the brief form includes less than all of the fields available for display, and is used to format the display of the transmissible media content according to the user selected one or more fields corresponding to the portions of the transmissible media content, wherein the user selected fields are less than all the available fields;

at least one forms module that enables user selection, on the mobile wireless client device, of a form from the plurality of forms for displaying transmissible media content, and provides a form application associated with the selected form that formats display of the transmissible media content on the screen of the mobile wireless device according to the selected form, such that the user is enabled to edit the document; and

at least one communication module that communicates the document from a server to a mobile device to one or more receiving terminals via a wireless device.

44. The system of claim 43, wherein the one or more receiving terminals includes at least one of a facsimile, a computer terminal, and a wireless device terminal.

45. The system of claim 43, wherein the one or more receiving terminals are other than wireless device terminals.

46. The system of claim 43, wherein the at least one forms module includes pre-stored forms.

47. The system of claim 43, wherein the at least one forms module includes pre-stored forms and enables creation of custom forms.

48. The system of claim 43, wherein the at least one forms module enables creation of custom forms.

49. The system of claim 43, wherein the at least one forms module enables the user to specify a form type and a plurality of form properties of a custom form.

50. The system of claim 43, wherein the form selected by the user includes at least two predetermined fields, wherein a first predetermined field includes content and a second predetermined field includes an action property, and wherein the action property facilitates communication of the content of the first predetermined field to the one or more receiving terminals.

51. The system of claim 50, wherein the action property includes one of a Mail To property and a Dial Phone property.

52. The system of claim 50, wherein the action property is pre-stored in the second predetermined field.