Method for operating a database

• US 7,925,257 B2
• Filed: 04/06/2006
• Issued: 04/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Deutsche Telekom AG
• Original Assignee: Deutsche Telekom AG
• Inventors: Trinkel, Marian, Mueller, Christel, Weinman, Carsten, Schoenebeck, Heiko Armin, Drees, Dietmar
• Primary Examiner(s): Ly; Nghi H
• Application Number:
  US11/399,168
• Publication Number:
  US 20070050324A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,832 Days
• Field of Search: 455/433, 455/424, 455/412.2, 455/466
• US Class Current: 455/433
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/48 Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases

Abstract

A method for operating a database containing personal information includes checking the content of a message sent via a telecommunication network for the presence of personal information. If personal information is found, then the personal information is extracted from the message, the extracted information is associated with at least one person, and the extracted information is stored in a database.

Claims

1. A method for operating a database containing personal information, the method comprising:

checking, for a presence of personal information, a content of a message sent, by a user via a telecommunication network; and

when the personal information is found in the checking;

extracting the personal information from the message;

associating the extracted personal information with at least one person; and

then storing the extracted personal information in a database,

wherein the associating is performed based at least in part on at least one of;

an identity of a telecommunication device that is sending or receiving the message; and

an identity of a person sending or receiving the message.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the storing is performed so as to generate the database.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the database includes at least one of an address database and an appointment database.

4. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the message includes at least one of a voice, a text message, an image message, a video message and a message in a website.

5. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising storing the message at least one of within the telecommunication network and in a receiving telecommunication terminal.

6. The method as recited in claim 5 wherein the storing the message is performed so as to store the message temporarily.

7. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the associating is performed at least in part based on at least one of:

an analysis of the content of the message;

key data;

database information from the database or from another database;

a link addresses; and

a communication address.

8. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the associating is performed based at least in part on the identity of the telecommunication device and the identity of the telecommunication device includes at least one of a CLI, an HLR, an IP address, an IMEI, and a SIM.

9. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the associating is performed based at least in part on the identity of the person sending or receiving the message and the identity of the person sending or receiving the message includes at least one of a password, a PIN, a PAN, a SIM, and biometric data.

10. The method as recited in claim 7 wherein the associating is performed based at least in part on the key data and the key data includes at least one of a keyword and a key image.

11. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising associating the database with at least one of a telecommunication participant and a telecommunication identity.

12. The method as recited in claim 11 wherein the associating the database is performed so as to associate the database with a memory unit operated by or under the telecommunication identity.

14. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the storing is performed in a centralized manner.

15. The method as recited in claim 14 wherein the database is a database within a telecommunication network.

16. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the storing is performed in a decentralized manner.

17. The method as recited in claim 16 wherein the storing is performed so as to store the extracted information in at least one of a telecommunication device and a server.

18. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising merging the database with another database.

19. The method as recited in claim 18 wherein the database includes a decentralized database.

20. The method as recited in claim 18 wherein the another database includes a centralized database.

21. The method as recited in claim 18 wherein the merging is performed upon request of a telecommunication participant.

22. The method as recited in claim 18 wherein the database is a database of a telecommunication network operator, and the another database is a database of another telecommunication network operator.

23. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising, when a telecommunication is established between a first and a second telecommunication participant, querying the database either automatically or else upon request so as to determine whether alternative or additional contact information of the personal information is available about the second selected telecommunication participant.

24. The method as recited in claim 23 wherein the querying is performed so as to automatically forward a selected telecommunication identity to a telecommunication identity stored in the database.

25. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising forwarding the stored personal information to registered users or user groups.

26. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the checking is performed during a telecommunication between two participants.

27. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the message includes a voice message and the personal information is extracted from the voice message by converting the voice message into text via speech recognition and extracting the personal information from the text.

28. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the message includes an image and the personal information is extracted from the image.

29. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the associating is performed based at least in part on the identity of the telecommunication device that is sending or receiving the message.

30. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the associating is performed based at least in part on the identity of the person sending or receiving the message.

13. The method as, recited in 12 wherein the memory unit includes a mailbox.

31. A method for operating a database containing personal information, the method comprising:

checking, for a presence of personal information, a content of a message sent by a user via a telecommunication network; and

when the personal information is found in the checking;

extracting the personal information from the message;

associating the extracted personal information with at least one person; and

then storing the extracted personal information in a first database,

wherein the associating is performed based at least in part on at least one of;

key data included in the message;

a link addresses included in the message; and

a communication address included in the message.

32. The method as recited in claim 31 wherein the associating is performed based at least in part on the key data included in the message.

33. The method as recited in claim 31 wherein the associating is performed based at least in part on the link addresses included in the message.

34. The method as recited in claim 31 wherein the associating is performed based at least in part on the communication address included in the message.

35. The method as recited in claim 31 wherein the associating is performed based at least in part on database information from a second database.