Systems and methods for providing data to mobile stations

• US 8,068,820 B1
• Filed: 02/02/2006
• Issued: 11/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nextel Communications (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Original Assignee: Nextel Communications (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Inventors: Bazarov, Nadia, Kinney, Abraham, Curtis, Nathan, Kim, Jeff
• Primary Examiner(s): Appiah; Charles
• Assistant Examiner(s): STEPHEN, EMEM O
• Application Number:
  US11/345,024
• Time in Patent Office: 2,126 Days
• Field of Search: 455/412.1, 455/412.2, 455/414.1, 455/414.2, 455/414.3, 455/415, 455/435.3
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/554 Data synchronization
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/64 file transfer between terminals download of applications H04M1/72406; transfer of messages, e.g. SMS, e-mail or MMS H04M1/7243

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing data to mobile stations are provided. An administrator can select one or more mobile stations and different types of data. The administrator can also set a priority level for the selected data. The selected data is then formed into a package of data, which is then provided to the selected mobile stations. The selected mobile stations can then store the data in memory along with any previously stored data, using the priority level of the selected data to determine whether to overwrite or discard particular data.

Claims

1. A method for providing data to mobile stations, the method comprising the acts of:

receiving an identification of at least two mobile stations;

receiving a selection of data of at least two different data types selected from the data types comprising contacts, events, tasks, or home page;

forming a package of the selected data, the package including selected contacts, events, tasks or home page;

forwarding the package to each of the at least two mobile stations,

receiving a priority level for the data; and

including the priority level in the package,

wherein when storing the data in a memory of one of the mobile stations would exceed a capacity of the memory, the priority level indicates that existing data in the at least two mobile stations is not overwritten by the data.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the contacts, events and tasks are multi-entry data and the home page is single entry data.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the act of forwarding the package comprises the acts of:

forwarding the package to a data repository; and

forwarding, by the data repository, the package to each of the at least two mobile stations.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the data repository forwards the package to another data repository, which forwards the package to a wireless network infrastructure, which provides the package to the at least two mobile stations.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the identification and selection are received by an internet portal.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the at least two mobile stations are associated with a same wireless network account.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the wireless network account is associated with a company.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the wireless network account is associated with a family.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the contacts, events and tasks are multi-entry data and the home page is single entry data.

9. A method for providing data to mobile stations, the method comprising the acts of:

providing, to an administrator of the mobile stations, access to a data entry form;

forming a package of data of at least two different data types based on information entered into the data entry form, wherein the data of the at least two different data types are selected from the data types comprising contacts, events, tasks, or home page, and wherein the package includes selected contacts, events, tasks or home page; and

forwarding the package to a data repository for delivery to the mobile stations, receiving a priority level for the data; and

wherein the package includes a priority for the data, and

wherein when storing the data in a memory of one of the mobile stations would exceed a capacity of the memory, the priority level indicates that the data overwrites existing data in the at least two mobile stations.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the data repository forwards the package to another data repository, which forwards the package to a wireless network infrastructure, which provides the package to the at least two mobile stations.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the data entry form is accessible via the internet.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least two mobile stations are associated with a same wireless network account.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the wireless network account is associated with a company.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the wireless network account is associated with a family.

10. A method for providing data to mobile stations, the method comprising the acts of:

providing, to an administrator of the mobile stations, access to a data entry form;

forming a package of data of at least two different data types based on information entered into the data entry form, wherein the data of the at least two different data types are selected from the data types comprising contacts, events, tasks, or home page, and wherein the package includes selected contacts, events, tasks or home page; and

forwarding the package to a data repository for delivery to the mobile stations, receiving a priority level for the data,

wherein the package includes a priority for the data, and

wherein when storing the data in a memory of one of the mobile stations would exceed a capacity of the memory, the priority level indicates that existing data in the at least two mobile stations is not overwritten by the data.

16. A method for providing data to mobile stations, the method comprising the acts of:

receiving an identification of at least two mobile stations;

receiving a selection of data of at least two different data types selected from the data types comprising contacts, events, tasks, or home page;

forming a package of the selected data, the package including selected contacts, events, tasks or home page;

forwarding the package to each of the at least two mobile stations receiving a priority level for the data; and

including the priority level in the package,

wherein when storing the data in a memory of one of the mobile stations would exceed a capacity of the memory, the priority level indicates that the data overwrites existing data in the at least two mobile stations.