Method of sending and receiving personal information by using mobile terminal

• US 7,925,779 B2
• Filed: 05/24/2006
• Issued: 04/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Jin, Chae Hee
• Primary Examiner(s): Shingles; Kristie D
• Application Number:
  US11/439,169
• Publication Number:
  US 20060212600A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,784 Days
• Field of Search: 709/231, 709/238, 709/245, 455/458, 455/466, 455/3.01
• US Class Current: 709/238
• 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: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]

Abstract

A system for sending and receiving personal information using a mobile terminal is disclosed. In the present invention, a personal information is sent using a short message service with an attached identification information. Accordingly, when the short message is received by a receiving mobile terminal, the attached identification information allows the receiving mobile terminal to distinguish and process the short message for personal information differently from other general short messages.

Claims

1. A method of sending information using a mobile device, comprising:

setting, in a first mobile terminal, a mode for transmitting contact information to a second mobile terminal;

receiving a selection of a first menu option displayed on the first mobile terminal, the first menu option for inputting a first set of contact information;

searching for contact information stored in the first mobile terminal in relation to a phone number list according to selection of the first menu option;

displaying a first screen for inputting the first set of contact information from the searched contact information in the first screen;

selecting a first item of contact information from the contact information that was searched, and receiving the selected first item of contact information as the first set of contact information;

receiving a selection of a second menu option for transmitting contact information;

searching for different contact information stored in the first mobile terminal in relation to the phone number list according to selection of the second menu option;

displaying a second screen for inputting a second set of contact information from the different contact information that was searched in the second screen;

selecting a second item of contact information from the different contact information that was searched, and receiving the selected second item of contact information as the second set of contact information, the second set of contact information corresponding to the second mobile terminal;

generating a message, the message including the first set of contact information as content of the message and the second set of contact information as a receiver information of the message; and

transmitting the generated message to the second mobile terminal based on the second set of contact information, wherein the first and second menu options are selected from a menu associated with the phone number list of the first mobile terminal.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second set of contact information is at least one of a contact entry stored in the first mobile terminal, or a phone number, facsimile number, or email address input at the first mobile terminal.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second set of contact information corresponding to the second mobile terminal is provided by accessing a phone number using the phone number list stored in the first mobile terminal.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first set of contact information is at least one of a name, a phone number, an address, a business name, and email address, or a facsimile number.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving the message including first set of contact information at the second mobile terminal.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

displaying the first set of contact information on a screen of the second mobile terminal; and

storing the first set of contact information in a contact list of the second mobile terminal.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the generated message to the second mobile terminal comprises:

receiving a command to transmit the generated message including the first set of contact information as content through an input portion of the first mobile terminal;

formatting the contact information based on information included in the command to transmit the generated message; and

transmitting the generated message including the first set of contact information as content to the second mobile terminal in accordance with the command.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

inserting information into a user data field of the message distinguishing the contact information from other types of messages.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving the message at the second mobile terminal;

determining at the second mobile terminal if the received message contains contact information based on the information inserted into the user data field of the message; and

storing the first set of contact information as a contact entry in a contact entry list of the second mobile terminal if it is determined that the received message contains contact information.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the message is transmitted with an identifier that differentiates the message from other messages which do not contain contact information.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the identifier is stored in a predetermined field of the message.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the predetermined field is a user data field of the message.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving the message at the second mobile terminal;

confirming that the message includes the identifier;

displaying the first set of contact information included in the received message on a screen of the second mobile terminal; and

saving the first set of contact information in response to save signal, the first set of contact information automatically stored in an area that corresponds to a pre-stored function of the second mobile terminal.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the first set of contact information is automatically displayed on the screen of the second mobile terminal when the pre-stored function is activated and a search is performed for the first set of contact information.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the phone number list corresponds to a contact list of telephone numbers unrelated to the first and second menu options and wherein the first set of contact information is related to one or more of the first or second menu options.

16. A mobile terminal comprising:

a screen;

a memory; and

a controller to set a mode for transmitting contact information, to select a first menu option displayed on the screen for inputting a first set of contact information, to select a second menu option displayed on the screen for inputting a second set of contact information after selection of the first menu option, and to generate a message including the first set of contact information as content and a second set of contact information as receiver information, wherein the message is transmitted to another mobile terminal,

wherein the first and second menu options are selected from a menu associated with a phone number list of the mobile terminal,and

wherein the controller searches for contact information stored in the memory in relation to the phone number list according to selection of the first or second menu option, and wherein the first or second set of contact information is selected from the searched contact information.

17. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the message is transmitted with an identifier that differentiates the message from other messages which do not contain contact information.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 17, wherein the identifier is stored in a predetermined field of the message related to a user data field.

19. The mobile terminal of claim 16, wherein the phone number list corresponds to a contact list of telephone numbers unrelated to the first and second menu options and wherein the contact information is related to one or more of the first or second menu options.

20. A method of sending information using a mobile device, comprising:

setting, in a first mobile terminal, a mode for transmitting contact information to a second mobile terminal;

receiving a selection of a first menu option displayed on the first mobile terminal, the first menu option for inputting a first set of contact information;

displaying a first screen for inputting the first set of contact information, and receiving the first set of contact information;

receiving a selection of a second menu option for transmitting contact information;

displaying a second screen for inputting a second set of contact information, and receiving the second set of contact information, the second set of contact information corresponding to the second mobile terminal;

generating an message, the message including the first set of contact information as content of the message and the second set of contact information as a receiver information of the message; and

transmitting the generated message to the second mobile terminal based on the second set of contact information,

wherein the first and second menu options are selected from a menu associated with a phone number list of the first mobile terminal, and

wherein the first set of contact information comprises at least one item of contact information corresponding to each of a plurality of contact parties or a plurality of items of contact information corresponding to one contact party.

21. A method of sending information using a mobile device, comprising:

setting, in a terminal having a first mobile number, a mode for transmitting contact information to a terminal having a second mobile number;

receiving a selection of a first menu option displayed on the terminal having the first mobile number, the first menu option for inputting a first set of contact information;

displaying a first screen for inputting the first set of contact information, and receiving the first set of contact information;

receiving a selection of a second menu option displayed on the terminal having the first mobile number, the second menu option for transmitting contact information;

displaying a second screen for inputting a second set of contact information, and receiving the second set of contact information, the second set of contact information corresponding to the terminal having the second mobile number;

generating an message, the message including the first set of contact information as content of the message and the second set of contact information as a receiver information of the message; and

transmitting the generated message to the terminal having the second mobile number based on the second set of contact information;

receiving the message including the first set of contact information as the content of the message at the terminal having the second mobile number;

displaying the first set of contact information on a screen of the terminal having the second mobile number; and

storing the first set of contact information in a contact list of the terminal having the second mobile number, wherein the first and second menu options are selected from a menu associated with a phone number list of the terminal having the first mobile number.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

transmitting a call signal to a terminal corresponding to the first set of contact information using the first set of contact information stored in the contact list of the terminal having the second mobile number.