Wireless data exchange

• US 7,813,725 B2
• Filed: 02/13/2006
• Issued: 10/12/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• 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:
  US11/353,452
• Publication Number:
  US 20060212482A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,702 Days
• Field of Search: 707/8, 707/9, 707/10, 707/101, 707/102, 707/104.1, 455/415, 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 logging of telephone numbers H04M1/56, H04M1/57

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. A method for automatically sending and receiving contact information between a first user of a first wireless device and a second user of a second wireless device, the method comprising:

detecting, using an application executed by the first wireless device, a communication event occurring in the first wireless device, the communication event relating to a communication between the first user of the first wireless device and the second user of the second wireless device;

obtaining, using the application executed by the first wireless device, caller identification information related to the second wireless device in response to the detection of the communication event;

triggering, in response to the detection of the communication event, the application executed by the first wireless device to prompt the first user using the first communication device, the prompt requesting permission from the first user to send the contact information related to the first user that is stored in a memory of the first wireless device to the second wireless device, wherein the permission is requested after the occurrence of the communication event; and

retrieving, using the application executed by the first wireless device, the contact information related to the first user that is stored in the memory of the first wireless device; and

causing the sending of, using the application executed by the first wireless device, the first user contact information retrieved from the memory of the first wireless device to the second wireless device over a wireless network after permission is obtained from the first user, the causing the sending of the first user contact information includes the use of the obtained caller identification information related to the second wireless device.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising inserting the first user contact information into the second wireless device for storage in the second wireless device.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising prompting the second wireless device to accept the first user contact information for storage in the second wireless device.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising updating the first user contact information in the first wireless device, and sending the updated first user contact information to the second wireless device.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving second user contact information from the second wireless device at the first wireless device.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising prompting the first user of the first wireless device to accept the second user contact information for storage in the first wireless device.