System and method for conveying personal information through cellular text messaging services
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1. An apparatus for retrieving a database record from a database, comprising:
- a mobile interface for receiving a database search request from a cellular telephone of a requestor via a first cellular text message;
a server for searching and retrieving at least one database record in response to the database search request; and
the mobile interface further for transmitting an identification of the at least one database record to the cellular telephone of the requester via a second cellular text message.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method for sending a cellular text message to a system server through a data network, including an identification of a requested database record and a forward address. The system server then performs a database lookup or related search and sends an enhanced message or a file to the forward address, which could be a cellular phone, e-mail address, server, computer, mobile device, or any hardware or device associated with the intended recipient that is communicatively coupled to the system server.
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1. An apparatus for retrieving a database record from a database, comprising:
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a mobile interface for receiving a database search request from a cellular telephone of a requestor via a first cellular text message; a server for searching and retrieving at least one database record in response to the database search request; and the mobile interface further for transmitting an identification of the at least one database record to the cellular telephone of the requester via a second cellular text message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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