System and method for delivering information to a transmitting and receiving device
First Claim
1. A method that manipulates data stored on a cell phone, wherein the cell phone has a user interface and the data is downloaded from a remote system over a cellular network in response to the cell phone receiving an associated notification of the data, comprising:
- (a) receiving input from the user interface instructing the cell phone to disable its transmitter;
(b) the cell phone disabling its transmitter;
(c) while the transmitter is disabled, the user interface accepting a command instructing an operation to be performed on the data downloaded from the remote system; and
(d) while the transmitter is disabled, the cell phone performing the operation on the data downloaded from the remote system.
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Abstract
The present invention provides systems and method for delivering information to a transmitting and receiving device. The device receives a notification alerting a user of the device that information is available to be obtained and, in some embodiments, providing a short description of the information. After receiving the notification at the device, the user can then use the device to obtain or otherwise act on the information at a time and at a place convenient to the user.
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1. A method that manipulates data stored on a cell phone, wherein the cell phone has a user interface and the data is downloaded from a remote system over a cellular network in response to the cell phone receiving an associated notification of the data, comprising:
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(a) receiving input from the user interface instructing the cell phone to disable its transmitter; (b) the cell phone disabling its transmitter; (c) while the transmitter is disabled, the user interface accepting a command instructing an operation to be performed on the data downloaded from the remote system; and (d) while the transmitter is disabled, the cell phone performing the operation on the data downloaded from the remote system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A cell phone usable to manipulate data stored on the cell phone, the data downloaded from a remote system over a cellular network in response to the cell phone receiving an associated notification of the data, comprising:
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(a) a transmitter or transceiver; (b) a user interface including a display, the user interface configured to receive input instructing the cell phone to disable its transmitter; (c) a processor configured to accept a command, while the transmitter is disabled, from the user interface instructing an operation to be performed on the data downloaded from the remote system; and (d) the processor, while the transmitter is disabled, configured to perform the operation on the data downloaded from the remote system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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