Systems and methods of transferring user information to different devices

• US 9,210,261 B2
• Filed: 03/13/2014
• Issued: 12/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/15/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: David J. Goren
• Original Assignee: David J. Goren
• Inventors: Goren, David
• Primary Examiner(s): Gelin, Jean
• Application Number:
  US14/209,944
• Publication Number:
  US 20140342774A1
• Time in Patent Office: 635 Days
• Field of Search: 455/557, 455/556.1, 455/558, 455/426.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42263 where the same subscriber uses different terminals, i.e. nomadism
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/18 between terminal devices

Abstract

A communications system according to certain embodiments includes a mobile device and a second type of communications system, such as a landline telephone system, that share usage information. The shared information can include call logs of in-coming and out-going calls, missed calls, text messages, address book information, GPS data, internet browsing data, and the like.

Claims

1. A method of synchronizing data in different devices comprising:

connecting a dongle to a landline telephone, the dongle stores first call usage information associated with the landline telephone, the first call usage information comprising at least identification information for outgoing calls placed on the landline telephone;

connecting the dongle to a cellular phone and storing in the dongle, second call usage information associated with the cellular phone, the second call usage information comprising at least identification information for outgoing calls placed on the cellular phone;

displaying on the cellular phone the first and second call usage information stored on the dangle; and

initiating a call on the landline telephone using either the first call usage information stored on the dongle, or the second call usage information stored on the dongle.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising initiating a call on the cellular telephone using either the first call usage information stored on the dangle, or the second call usage information stored on the dongle.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the first call usage information associated with the landline telephone is merged with the second call usage information associated with the cellular phone.

4. A method of synchronizing data in different devices comprising:

connecting a dongle to a landline telephone, the dongle stores first call usage information associated with the landline telephone, the first call usage information comprising at least identification information for outgoing calls placed on the landline telephone;

connecting the dongle to a cellular phone and storing in the dongle, second call usage information associated with the cellular phone, the second call usage information comprising at least identification information for outgoing calls placed on the cellular phone;

displaying on the cellular phone the first and second call usage information stored on the dongle; and

wherein the cellular phone initiates a call on the landline telephone via the dangle.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the dongle provides the first and second call usage information to a server.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the server merges a call log associated with the cellular phone with a call log associated with the landline telephone.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the landline phone accesses the first and second call usage information via the server.

8. The method of claim 5 wherein the cellular phone accesses the first and second call usage information via the server.

9. The method of claim 5 wherein the server receives third call usage information from an additional source.

10. An apparatus of synchronizing data in different devices comprising:

a dongle that is configured to connect to a landline telephone and store first call usage information associated with the landline telephone, the first call usage information comprising at least identification information for outgoing calls placed on the landline telephone,

the dongle is further configured to connect to a cellular phone and store second call usage information associated with the cellular phone, the second call usage information comprising at least identification information for outgoing calls placed on the cellular phone;

wherein the dongle has software embedded therein that enables the display of the first and second call usage information on the cellular phone; and

initiation of a call on the landline telephone using either the first call usage information stored on the dongle, or the second call usage information stored on the dongle.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 further comprising initiation of a call on the cellular telephone using either the first call usage information stored on the dongle, or the second call usage information stored on the dongle.

12. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the first call usage information associated with the landline telephone is merged with the second call usage information associated with the cellular phone.

13. An apparatus of synchronizing data in different devices comprising:

a dongle that is configured to connect to a landline telephone and store first call usage information associated with the landline telephone, the first call usage information comprising at least identification information for outgoing calls placed on the landline telephone,

the dongle is further configured to connect to a cellular phone and store second call usage information associated with the cellular phone, the second call usage information comprising at least identification information for outgoing calls placed on the cellular phone;

wherein the dongle has software embedded therein that enables the display of the first and second call usage information on the cellular phone; and

wherein the cellular phone initiates a call on the landline telephone via the dongle.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the dangle provides the first and second call usage information to a server.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the server merges a call log associated with the cellular phone with a call log associated with the landline telephone.

16. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the landline phone accesses the first and second call usage information via the server.

17. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the cellular phone accesses the first and second call usage information via the server.

18. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the server receives third call usage information from an additional source.