Remote subscriber identification (RSID) system and method

• US 7,929,946 B2
• Filed: 05/24/2005
• Issued: 04/19/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hydra Group Holdings LLC
• Original Assignee: Hanna Bondarik, Spencer A. Rathus
• Inventors: Rathus, Spencer A., Bondarik, Hanna
• Primary Examiner(s): PATEL, HEMANT SHANTILAL
• Application Number:
  US11/135,939
• Publication Number:
  US 20060285663A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,156 Days
• Field of Search: 340 58- 586, 370351-356, 379 8801- 8804, 379/88.13, 379/88.14, 379/88.17, 379/157, 379/167.02, 379/168, 379/189, 379194-195, 379/201.05, 379/201.12, 455/410, 455/411, 455/414.1, 455418-420, 455/461, 455/463, 455/556.2, 704/270, 709/203, 709/219, 709/229, 709/232
• US Class Current: 455/411
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/553 Data upload
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/554 Data synchronization
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/38 Graded-service arrangements, i.e. some subscribers prevented from establishing certain connections queuing arrangements H04Q3/64
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4931 Directory assistance systems

Abstract

The present invention discloses a Remote Subscriber Identification (RSID) system with a remote database capable of seamlessly storing, linking, and transferring mobile data to a user'"'"'s communication device. The user'"'"'s data can be used on any communication device that capable of recognizing personal identifying information, transmitting this information to the remote database, accessing the user'"'"'s subscriber specification information and any subscriber personalized information, and transmitting it to the user'"'"'s communication device, enabling the user to use this information with the communication device.

Claims

1. A system for accessing information stored remotely comprising:

a remote database for storing mobile information regarding a plurality of subscribers; and

a communication device for facilitating communication between at least one subscriber and a third party, wherein said communication device comprises at least one memory, a display screen, a transmitter and a receiver, wherein said communication device is associated with a first subscriber;

wherein said remote database receives authentication information from a second subscriber, wherein said authentication information is transmitted from said communication device,

wherein said communication device receives, via a receiver, first identification information for associating said communication device with said second subscriber, and receives a plurality of second identification information regarding each type of a first mobile information regarding said second subscriber upon a positive authentication of said second subscriber,

wherein said communication device prevents access to a second mobile information regarding said first subscriber that is stored in said at least one memory upon a positive authentication of said second subscriber,

wherein said communication device displays via said display screen said plurality of second identification information for viewing each type of said first mobile information, and

wherein said communication device selects at least one of said plurality of second identification information to create selected identification information,

wherein said communication device receives, via said receiver, a subset of a plurality of said first mobile information in response to transmitting, via a transmitter, said selected identification information to said remote database, and

wherein said communication device stores at least one item of said subset of a plurality of said first mobile information in said at least one memory for communication with a third-party associated with information contained in said at least one item,

and wherein said communication device automatically transmits to said remote database an update to said at least one item, and

wherein said communication device deletes said subset of a plurality of said first mobile information and deletes said first identification information from said at least one memory in response to terminating communication with each of said third-party and said remote database.

2. A system according to claim 1 wherein said communication device comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a hand-held device, a cellular telephone, a hybrid cellular telephone, a PDA, personal computer, laptop computer, pocket computer, and hybrid electronic device.

3. A system according to claim 1 wherein each said first and said second mobile information comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a subscriber specification information, a subscriber identity, a location data, a phone setting, a music content, a picture content, a video content, a message, a call record, and a game.

4. A system according to claim 1 wherein said communication device accesses said first mobile information over a link.

5. A system according to claim 1 wherein said communication device accesses said first mobile information across a network.

6. A system according to claim 5 wherein said network is selected from a group consisting of a wired network, a wireless network, a GSM network, a CDMA network, an ISDN network, an Ethernet network, a CATV network, a Wi-Fi network, a LAN, and a Bluetooth network.

7. A system according to claim 1 wherein said communication device is used to make changes to said first mobile information of said second subscriber onto said remote database.

8. A system according to claim 1 wherein said communication device is used to enter new data to said first mobile information onto said remote database.

9. A system according to claim 1 wherein said communication device clears its memory of unsaved said subset of a plurality of said first mobile information when the use of said communication device has ended.

10. A system according to claim 9 wherein methods of ending use of said communication device are selected from a group consisting of hanging up, pressing an END key, closing the top of a flip-top telephone, or issuing a voice command.

11. A system according to claim 1 wherein at least a portion of said first mobile information is stored on said at least one memory means associated with said communication device, and wherein changes made to said portion of said first mobile information are transmitted to said database.

12. A system according to claim 1 wherein said communication device comprises a display unit.

13. A system according to claim 12 wherein said plurality of said first and said second identification information stored on said remote database is displayed on said display screen.

14. A system according to claim 1 wherein a plurality of said first mobile information stored on said remote database is indexed such that said communication device is directed to a selected index of inquiry.

15. A system according to claim 1 wherein a portion of a plurality of said first mobile information is temporarily uploaded to said at least one memory and used by said communication device to engage in communication.

16. A system for accessing information by a communication device, the system comprising:

a database comprising a first mobile information associated with an identification parameter, wherein said first mobile information is associated with a first subscriber;

a communication device comprising at least one memory means, a display means, and a means for capturing at least one kind of identification parameter, wherein said communication device is associated with a second subscriber;

a transmitting means for transmitting said captured identification parameter to said database;

a means for matching said captured identification parameter with said identification parameter stored on said database;

a means for accessing said first mobile information associated with said matched identification parameter by said communication device, wherein said communication device receives via a receiver a plurality of identification information regarding identifying each type of said first mobile information, and displays via said display screen said plurality of identification information for viewing said each type of said first mobile information in said database, and selects at least one of said plurality of identification information to create selected identification information,

wherein said database receives information for authenticating said first subscriber, wherein said authenticating information being transmitted from said communication device,

wherein said communication device receives identification information for associating said communication device with said first subscriber, receives a subset of said first mobile information in response to authenticating said first subscriber and in response to said communication device communicating said selected identification information to said remote database with said transmitter,

wherein said communication device prevents access to second mobile information regarding said second subscriber that is stored in said at least one memory upon said positive authentication of said first subscriber, and

wherein said communication device retrieves at least one item of said first mobile information, and communicates with a third-party associated with information contained in said at least one item, and

wherein said communication device transmits to said database an update to said at least one item and deletes said subset of said first mobile information from said at least one memory in response to terminating communication with said third-party and said database.

17. A system according to claim 16 wherein said communication device comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a hand-held device, a cellular telephone, a hybrid cellular telephone, a PDA, personal computer, laptop computer, pocket computer, and hybrid electronic device.

18. A system according to claim 16 wherein said first mobile information comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a subscriber specification information, a subscriber identity, a location data, a phone setting, a music content, a picture content, a video content, a message, a call record, and a game.

19. A system according to claim 16 wherein said communication device accesses said first mobile information over a link.

20. A system according to claim 16 wherein said communication device accesses said first mobile information across a network.

21. A system according to claim 20 wherein said network is selected from a group consisting of a wired network, a wireless network, a GSM network, a CDMA network, an ISDN network, an Ethernet network, a CATV network, a Wi-Fi network, a LAN, and a Bluetooth network.

22. A system according to claim 16 wherein said communication device is used to make changes to said first mobile information onto said database.

23. A system according to claim 16 wherein said communication device is used to enter new information to said first mobile information onto said database.

24. A system according to claim 16 wherein said communication device clears its memory of unsaved said at least one item of said first mobile information when the use of said communication device has ended.

25. A system according to claim 24 wherein methods of ending use of said communication device are selected from a group consisting of hanging up, pressing an END key, closing the top of a flip-top telephone, or issuing a voice command.

26. A system according to claim 16 wherein said display means comprises a display unit.

27. A system according to claim 26 wherein said plurality of identification information stored on said database is displayed on said display unit.

28. A system according to claim 16 wherein said first mobile information stored on said database is indexed such that said communication device is directed to a selected index of inquiry.

29. A system according to claim 16 wherein at least a portion of said first mobile information is temporarily uploaded to said memory means and used by said communication device to engage in communication.

30. A system according to claim 29 wherein said at least a portion of said first mobile information comprises a subscriber specification information necessary for the communication device to arrange phone communication.

31. A system according to claim 16 wherein said capturing at least one kind of identification parameter comprises entering a user name and password.

32. A system according to claim 16 wherein said capturing at least one kind of identification parameter comprises a biometric capturing device selected from a group consisting of DNA pattern recognition, body geometry feature recognition, skin pattern recognition, facial recognition, optical recognition, voice recognition, signature recognition, keystroke recognition, vascular pattern recognition, infrared identification, and ultraviolet recognition.

33. A computer-implemented method for accessing at least one mobile information stored on a database by a communication device, the method comprising:

providing said at least one mobile information associated with an identification parameter stored on said database;

providing a communication device comprising at least one memory means and a means for receiving at least one kind of identification parameter, wherein said identification parameter includes information regarding identifying each type of mobile information, wherein said communication device is associated with a first subscriber;

receiving authentication information of a second subscriber, wherein said authentication information is transmitted from said communication device;

receiving an identification parameter for associating said communication device with said second subscriber in response to authentication of said second subscriber from said database;

preventing access by said communication device to second mobile information stored in said at least one memory means regarding said first subscriber;

displaying via a display screen said received identification parameter for identifying said each type of said mobile information associated with said second subscriber stored on said database;

selecting at least one of said identification parameter to create selected information;

transmitting said selected information to said database;

matching said selected information with said identification parameter stored on said database;

accessing said at least one mobile information associated with said matched identification parameter by said communication device;

storing at least one item of said at least one mobile information in said at least one memory means;

communicating via said communication device with a third-party associated with information contained in said at least one item;

transmitting automatically an update to said at least one item to said database; and

deleting said at least one item associated with said second subscriber from said at least one memory means, wherein said communication device deletes said at least one item in response to terminating communication with each of said third-party and said database.