Method and apparatus of triggering a transfer of data stored in a database
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1. A method of sending data stored in a database by a sender to a recipient, which are mobile phone users, in relationship with a manager defining a managing software application, the database and the manager being in connection with a website, the method comprising:
- entering into a connection between the sender and the manager, wherein the sender enters into the connection with the manager and provides sender identification to the manager;
transferring an identifier to the manager, wherein the sender transfers the identifier comprising at least a recipient'"'"'s mobile phone number;
associating an e-mail address or a URL address with the identifier by the manager, wherein the associating comprises selectively accessing the database according to at least whether the sender is a subscriber to the sending data service; and
sending the data stored in the database to the recipient'"'"'s e-mail address or URL address, wherein the manager associates the URL with the recipient if the recipient is not a subscriber to the sending data service and sends the stored data to the URL.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for sending or retrieving data by mobile phone users. The data is stored in a database. The sender or recipient enters into the connection with a manager and provides identification to the manager. Further, the method involves associating an e-mail address or a URL address with the recipient based in part on the identification provided to the manager.
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1. A method of sending data stored in a database by a sender to a recipient, which are mobile phone users, in relationship with a manager defining a managing software application, the database and the manager being in connection with a website, the method comprising:
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entering into a connection between the sender and the manager, wherein the sender enters into the connection with the manager and provides sender identification to the manager; transferring an identifier to the manager, wherein the sender transfers the identifier comprising at least a recipient'"'"'s mobile phone number; associating an e-mail address or a URL address with the identifier by the manager, wherein the associating comprises selectively accessing the database according to at least whether the sender is a subscriber to the sending data service; and sending the data stored in the database to the recipient'"'"'s e-mail address or URL address, wherein the manager associates the URL with the recipient if the recipient is not a subscriber to the sending data service and sends the stored data to the URL. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of retrieving information, being stored in a database, by a recipient who is a mobile device user, in relationship with a database manager, the database and the database manager being in connection with a web site, towards a recipient, the method comprising:
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from a mobile device, sending a request for information to a database manager; from the database manager, sending a message with a summary of the information to the mobile device; determining whether the user of the mobile device subscribes to an information retrieval service; identifying an electronic address different from the mobile device, wherein identifying the electronic address for the user comprises, for non-subscribers, generating a URL based, at least in part, on a phone number of the mobile device; retrieving the requested information from the database; and sending a copy of the retrieved information to the identified electronic address. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operating a manager, the manager defining a managing software application, to perform a data transfer service, the data transfer service comprising transferring data stored in a database from a sender to a recipient, the sender and recipient being mobile phone users, the database and the manager being in connection with a website, the method comprising:
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receiving a communication from the sender, the communication comprising an identifier for the sender and an identifier for the recipient, the identifier for the recipient comprising a mobile phone number of the recipient; determining whether the recipient is a subscriber of the data transfer service using at least the identifier for the recipient; associating an e-mail address or URL with the recipient responsive to at least whether the recipient is a subscriber; and sending the stored data to the e-mail address or URL associated with the recipient, wherein the manager associates the URL with the recipient if the recipient is not a subscriber to the data transfer service and sends the stored data to the URL. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of operating a database manager to send information, stored in a database, from a sender to a recipient who are mobile device users, the database and the database manager being in connection with a web site, the method comprising:
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receiving a send request from a mobile device of the sender, the send request including a mobile phone number for the recipient; sending a message with a summary of the information to a mobile device associated with the mobile phone number of the recipient; determining whether the recipient subscribes to an information retrieval service; identifying an electronic address of the recipient different from the mobile phone number of the recipient, wherein identifying the electronic address of the recipient comprises, for non-subscribers, generating a URL based, at least in part, on a phone number of the mobile device; retrieving the requested information from the database; and sending an electronic copy of the retrieved information to the identified electronic address. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A method of operating a manager, the manager defining a managing software application, to perform a data retrieval service, the data retrieval service comprising transferring data stored in a database to a recipient, the recipient being a mobile phone user, the database and the manager being in connection with a website, the method comprising:
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receiving a communication from the recipient, wherein the communication comprises an identifier indicative of the recipient; determining whether the recipient is a subscriber of the data retrieval service using at least the identifier; associating an e-mail address or URL with the recipient responsive to at least whether the recipient is a subscriber; and sending the stored data to the e-mail address or URL associated with the recipient wherein the manager associates the URL with the recipient if the recipient is not a subscriber to the data retrieval service and sends the stored data to the URL. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer instructions which, when executed, cause a server to:
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receive a request for information from a recipient via a mobile device; send a message with a summary of the information to the mobile device; determine whether the recipient subscribes to an information retrieval service; identify an electronic address of the recipient different from an electronic address of the mobile device, wherein identifying the electronic address of the recipient comprises, for non-subscribers, generating a URL based, at least in part, on a phone number of the mobile device; retrieve the requested information from a database; and send a copy of the retrieved information to the identified electronic address.
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40. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer instructions which, when executed, cause a server to:
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receive a communication from a sender comprising an identifier for the sender and an identifier for a recipient, the identifier for the recipient comprising a mobile phone number of the recipient; determine whether an e-mail address for the recipient is stored in a database using at least the identifier for the recipient; associate the e-mail address or a URL with the recipient responsive to at least whether the e-mail address is stored in the database; and send a stored data item to the e-mail address or URL associated with the recipient, wherein the URL is associated with the recipient if the recipient is not a subscriber to the data retrieval service and the stored data is sent to the URL.
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41. A server configured to perform an information retrieval service, server comprising:
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means for receiving a request for information from a mobile device; means for sending a message with a summary of the information to the mobile device; means for determining whether the user of the mobile device subscribes to an information retrieval service; means for identifying an electronic address of a recipient different from an electronic address of the mobile device, wherein the means for identifying the electronic address of the recipient comprises, for non-subscribers, means for generating a URL based, at least in part, on a phone number of the mobile device; means for retrieving the requested information from a database; and means for sending a copy of the retrieved information to the identified electronic address.
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42. A server configured to perform an information transfer service, the server comprising:
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means for receiving a send request from a mobile device of a sender, the send request including a mobile phone number for a recipient; means for sending a message with a summary of a data item to be transferred to a mobile device associated with the mobile phone number of the recipient; means for determining whether the recipient subscribes to an information retrieval service; means for identifying an electronic address of the recipient different from the mobile phone number of the recipient, wherein the means for identifying the electronic address of the recipient comprises, for non-subscribers, means for generating a URL based, at least in part, on a phone number of the mobile device; means for retrieving the data item to be transferred from a database; and means for sending an electronic copy of the data item to be transferred to the identified electronic address.
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