Wireless data exchange

• US 7,769,366 B2
• Filed: 04/14/2009
• Issued: 08/03/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/1998
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xenogenic Development Limited Liability Company (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: OnePIN Incorporated
• Inventors: Celik, Feyzi
• Primary Examiner(s): MIZRAHI, DIANE D
• Application Number:
  US12/423,711
• Publication Number:
  US 20090227289A1
• Time in Patent Office: 476 Days
• Field of Search: 707/8, 707/9, 707/10, 707/101, 707/102, 707/104.1, 455/412, 455/416, 455/419, 455/422.1, 370/271, 380/33
• US Class Current: 455/415
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2745 using static electronic memories, e.g. chips
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/60 logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs

Abstract

A system of exchanging and managing information includes a mobile device configured to automatically insert, exchange and update a caller'"'"'s contact information into a user'"'"'s phonebook. The phonebook can reside on either the UICC card, SIM, USIM, Mega SIM, any other smart card or an integrated chip, on the mobile device or on a remote server. The automatic insert and/or automatic exchange mechanism is triggered when a call is made between two people on mobile phones or other devices.

Claims

1. An information management system for automatically sending and receiving contact information between a first user and a second user, the system comprising:

a first user device having a memory storing contact information related to the first user, the first user device being configured to be operated by the first user, the first user device being configured to wirelessly communicate with a second user device over a wireless network in order to enable a communication between the first and second users, the wireless device being further configured to execute an application that is configured to;

detect a communication event occurring in the first user device, the communication event relating to the communication between the first and second users;

obtain caller identification information related to the second user device in response to the detection of the communication event;

trigger, in response to the detection of the communication event, the first user device to prompt the first user, the prompt requesting permission from the first user to send the contact information stored in the first user device to the second user device, the permission being requested after the occurrence of the communication event;

retrieve the contact information related to the first user and stored in the memory of the first user device;

cause the sending of the retrieved contact information associated with the first user over the wireless network to the second user device after permission is obtained from the first user, the sending of the first user contact information includes the use of the obtained caller identification information related to the second user device.

2. The information management system of claim 1 further comprising the second user device, the second user device includes an application that is configured to cause the second user device to insert the information associated with the first user into a memory of the second user device.

3. The information management system of claim 2, the application in the second user device is further configured to insert updated contact information into the memory of the second user device.

4. The information management system of claim 2, the application in the second user device is further configured to prompt the second user to insert an updated information message into the memory of the second user device.

5. The information management system of claim 1 further comprising the second user device, the second user device includes an application that is configured to cause the second user device to prompt the second user to insert the information associated with the first user into a memory of the second user device.

6. The information management system of claim 1, the application is further configured to prompt the first user to update first user information in the first user device.

7. The information management system of claim 1, the application is further configured to cause the first user device to send updated contact information to the second user device to update the information associated with the first user in the second user device.

8. The information management system of claim 1, the first user device further includes a smart device comprising at least one of a Subscriber Identity Module, a UMTS Subscriber Identity Module, a smart card and an embedded chip, and wherein the smart device is configured to include the contact information related to the first user.

9. The information management system of claim 8 further comprising the second user device, the second user device includes a smart device comprising one of a Subscriber Identity Module, a UMTS Subscriber Identity Module, a smart card or an embedded chip, and the smart device is configured to include the second user address book.

10. The information management system of claim 9, the first user device is configured to send contact information related to the first user to the smart device of the second user device.

11. The information management system of claim 1, the application is further configured to determine whether the caller identification information relates to a mobile device call identifier.

12. The information management system of claim 1, the application is further configured to:

detect a format for a second user contact identifier stored in the first user device after the occurrence of the communication event; and

format the second user contact identifier when the second user contact identifier is not in a correct dialing format.

13. The information management system of claim 1, the application is further configured to determine a frequency related to the communication between the first user device and the second user device.

14. The information management system of claim 13, when the frequency exceeds a threshold, the application is further configured to prompt the first user to send an updated information message to the second user.

15. The information management system of claim 1, the application is further configured to determine whether a roaming restriction applies to the first user device before the first user device sends the first user contact information over the wireless network.

16. The information management system of claim 1, the application is further configured to allow entry of a permission level for the contact information stored in the first user device.

17. The information management system of claim 16, the application is further configured to cause the sending of contact information associated with the first user device that corresponds to the permission level to the second user device.

18. The information management system of claim 16, the application is further configured to store the permission level that corresponds to the second user device.

19. The information management system of claim 18, the application is further configured to store a sent record to indicate a time of sent data, a destination number and a permission level.