Cellular telephone with the ability to display and store picture and video messages and caller ID received from a message originator

• US 8,160,221 B2
• Filed: 02/26/2009
• Issued: 04/17/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Daniel A. Henderson
• Original Assignee: Daniel A. Henderson
• Inventors: Henderson, Daniel A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Anwah, Olisa
• Application Number:
  US12/380,320
• Publication Number:
  US 20090163191A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,146 Days
• Field of Search: 455/466, 455/415, 379/67.1, 379/68, 379/88.11, 379/88.13, 379/88.12, 379/88.19, 379/142.04, 379/142.05, 379/142.06
• US Class Current: 379/142.04
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/576 associated with a pictorial or graphical representation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/578 associated with a synthesized vocal announcement
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42068 where the identifier is used to access a profile

Abstract

A cellular telephone receives a wireless signal containing Caller ID and a picture or video message. The picture or video message may be encrypted, compressed or encoded. The received Caller ID may be used to establish the identity of the originator of the picture or video message.

Claims

1. A wireless portable communication device, comprising:

a receiver cellular telephone adapted to receive a picture message from a message center over a wireless connection, the message including a non-facsimile picture supplied by the message originator and a caller ID automatically provided by a communications network that identifies the telephone number of the message originator, said cellular phone having a display and a controller that enables the display of the picture and caller ID on the display.

2. The wireless portable communication device of claim 1, wherein the wireless portable communication device includes a memory to store the received picture.

3. The wireless portable communication device of claim 2, wherein the received picture and the associated caller ID is stored in the memory.

4. The wireless portable communication device of claim 3, wherein the caller ID is displayed on the display to assist a user of the wireless portable communication device in identifying a source of the received message.

5. The wireless portable communication device of claim 4, further including an input adapted to enable a user of the wireless portable communication device to select the caller ID associated with the received message in order to display the picture associated with the message.

6. The wireless portable communication device of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the received message is compressed, and wherein the compressed portion of the message is decompressed.

7. The wireless portable communication device of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the received message is encrypted, and wherein the encrypted portion of the message is decrypted.

8. The wireless portable communication device of claim 1, wherein the receiver comprises at least one of a cellular telephone receiver and a radio frequency receiver.

9. The wireless portable communication device of claim 5, wherein the received picture and associated caller ID is stored in a contiguous area of memory.

10. The wireless portable communication device of claim 5, wherein the received picture and associated caller ID is stored in non-contiguous areas of memory.

11. The wireless portable communication device of claim 5, wherein a plurality of messages are stored in the memory along with associated indications of the time the messages are received, and wherein the controller is coupled to display the messages to a user of the wireless communication device based on the time the messages were received.

12. A wireless portable communication device, comprising:

a cellular telephone having a CPU and adapted to receive a message from a message center over a wireless connection, the message including a non-facsimile picture supplied by a message originator and a Caller ID automatically provided by a communications network that identifies the telephone number of the message originator, the receiver coupled to the CPU;

a memory that stores (1) Caller ID data received and (2) data associated with actual or potential communicants in a database, wherein the data represents at least one of;

a) telephone number;

b) name;

c) address; and

, d) picture information;

a display coupled to and operable by the CPU that allows viewing data stored in memory that is associated with actual or potential communicants or received Caller ID data;

a connector; and

;

a detachable input interface that is releasably connected to the connector that is utilized to add or modify the stored data associated with actual or potential communicants.

13. The wireless portable communication device of claim 12, wherein the display displays a cursor therewithin at a cursor location and further including a plurality of data fields maintained within the database that allows for entry or modification of data in the data fields at a cursor location that is presented within the display.

14. The wireless portable communication device of claim 12, wherein the display includes a touch display.

15. The wireless portable communication device of claim 14, wherein the touch display includes a graphical user interface.

16. The wireless portable communication device of claim 12, wherein the display includes a graphical user interface.

17. The wireless, portable communications device of claim 12, wherein the communications network includes a cellular system.

18. The wireless portable communication device of claim 12, wherein the portable communication device displays at least some of the stored data associated with an actual or potential communicant and Caller ID data at the same time.

19. The wireless portable communication device of claim 18, wherein the portable communication device displays at least some of the stored data associated with an actual or potential communicant and Caller ID data at the same time and in response to receiving the Caller ID data from the wireless communication system.

20. The wireless portable communication device of claim 12, wherein the connector is one of:

a) a serial interface connector;

b) a parallel interface connector; and

c) an infrared interface connector.

21. The wireless portable communication device of claim 12, wherein at least one of (a) the stored data associated with an actual or potential communicant or (b) Caller ID data received is used to generate a signal for the called party to return a call to an actual communicant.

22. The wireless portable communication device of claim 12, wherein for the cellular telephone at least one of (a) the stored data associated with an actual or potential communicant or (b) Caller ID data received is used to generate a signal for the called party to return a call to an actual communicant.

23. The wireless portable communication device of claim 12, wherein the stored data associated with a potential communicant is used to generate a signal to place a call.

24. The wireless portable communication device of claim 12, wherein for the cellular telephone device the stored data associated with a potential communicant is used to generate a signal to place a call.

25. The wireless portable communication device of claim 12, wherein for the wireless portable communication device the detachable input interface is at least one of (a) a detachable keyboard and (b) a connection to a personal computer.

26. The wireless portable communication device of claim 12, wherein for the cellular telephone the detachable input interface is at least one of (a) a detachable keyboard and (b) a connection to a personal computer.

27. The wireless portable communication device of claim 12, wherein the cellular telephone receives a wireless signal containing data associated with actual or potential communicants, and wherein the data represents at least one of:

a) telephone number;

b) name;

c) address;

d) e-mail address; and

, e) image.

28. The wireless portable communication device of claim 12, wherein for the cellular telephone the cellular telephone receives a wireless signal containing data associated with actual or potential communicants, and wherein the data represents at least one of:

a) telephone number;

b) name;

c) address;

d) e-mail address; and

, e) image.

29. The wireless portable communication device of claim 12, wherein the memory includes a portable data card.

30. The wireless portable communication device of claim 12, wherein the memory includes a portable data card.

31. The wireless portable communication device of claim 12, wherein data associated with an actual or potential communicant is entered or updated in response to a prompt that a person is not listed in the database stored in the personal communication device.

32. The wireless portable communication device of claim 12, wherein data associated with an actual or potential communicant is entered or updated in response to a prompt that a person is not listed in the database stored in the personal communication device.

33. A wireless portable communication device, comprising:

a receiver adapted to receive a video message including video from a message center over a wireless connection, the message including video supplied by the message originator and a caller ID automatically provided by a communications network that identifies the telephone number of the message originator;

a display; and

,

a controller that enables the display of the video and caller ID on the display.

34. The wireless portable communication device of claim 33, wherein the wireless portable communication device includes a memory to store the received video.

35. The wireless portable communication device of claim 33, wherein the received video and the Caller ID are stored in the memory.

36. The wireless portable communication device of claim 34, wherein the Caller ID is displayed on the display to assist a user of the wireless portable communication device in identifying a source of the received message.

37. The wireless portable communication device of claim 33, and further including an input that enables a user of the wireless portable communication device to select the Caller ID associated with the received video message in order to display the video associated with the message.

38. The wireless portable communication device of claim 33, wherein at least a portion of the video message is compressed, and wherein the compressed portion of the video message is decompressed.

39. The wireless portable communication device of claim 33, wherein at least a portion of the video message is encrypted, and wherein the encrypted portion of the video message is decrypted.