System and method to customize a telephone
First Claim
1. A telephone capable of being tailored to the needs of a user of the telephone comprising a capsule operable to store a plurality of user role descriptions comprising information relating to a user of the telephone, which information describes the role of the user, wherein each user role description is associated with a time of day, and to store a plurality of preferred communication services, wherein each of the plurality of preferred communication services is associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of user role descriptions wherein the telephone is operable to permit input in the capsule of the plurality of user role descriptions and the plurality of preferred communication services associated with the corresponding one of the plurality of user role descriptions, and the telephone is further operable to access and automatically initiate a communication connection with and make available to the user a preferred communication service based on the time of day via a communication connection between the telephone and a communication service provider selected from the group consisting of a web server, a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) gateway, a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server, a media server and an application layer gateway over a communication network operated by a service network provider, wherein each of the plurality of preferred communication services is selected from the group consisting of a commercial transaction service, a ticketing service, a phone banking service, a group call service, a hotline telephone service, a directory service, a yellow page service, a reminder service, an automatic wakeup call service, a conference call reminder service, an appointment reminder service, an information service, a news headlines service, a local weather report service, a road condition service, a morning commute information service, a bulletin board service which provides school event information, a dating service, an entertainment information service, a restaurant information service, a restaurant reservation service, a stock quote service, an emergency alert service, a flood warning service, a child care information service, a pediatric advice information service, a healthcare information service, a medical emergency service, a group chat service, a homework advice service, a hotel reservation service, a hotel show reservation service, a sports score information service, a sports information service, a diocese information service, a spiritual advice service, a charity information service and a child abduction alert service.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for customizing a telephone are disclosed in which preferred communication services are conveniently accessible to a user, in which a telephone is tailored to the specific requirements of a user.
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21 Claims
- 1. A telephone capable of being tailored to the needs of a user of the telephone comprising a capsule operable to store a plurality of user role descriptions comprising information relating to a user of the telephone, which information describes the role of the user, wherein each user role description is associated with a time of day, and to store a plurality of preferred communication services, wherein each of the plurality of preferred communication services is associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of user role descriptions wherein the telephone is operable to permit input in the capsule of the plurality of user role descriptions and the plurality of preferred communication services associated with the corresponding one of the plurality of user role descriptions, and the telephone is further operable to access and automatically initiate a communication connection with and make available to the user a preferred communication service based on the time of day via a communication connection between the telephone and a communication service provider selected from the group consisting of a web server, a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) gateway, a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server, a media server and an application layer gateway over a communication network operated by a service network provider, wherein each of the plurality of preferred communication services is selected from the group consisting of a commercial transaction service, a ticketing service, a phone banking service, a group call service, a hotline telephone service, a directory service, a yellow page service, a reminder service, an automatic wakeup call service, a conference call reminder service, an appointment reminder service, an information service, a news headlines service, a local weather report service, a road condition service, a morning commute information service, a bulletin board service which provides school event information, a dating service, an entertainment information service, a restaurant information service, a restaurant reservation service, a stock quote service, an emergency alert service, a flood warning service, a child care information service, a pediatric advice information service, a healthcare information service, a medical emergency service, a group chat service, a homework advice service, a hotel reservation service, a hotel show reservation service, a sports score information service, a sports information service, a diocese information service, a spiritual advice service, a charity information service and a child abduction alert service.
- 12. A method for tailoring a telephone to a user comprising providing a telephone with a capsule operable to store a plurality of user role descriptions comprising information relating to a user of the telephone, which information describes the role of the user, wherein each user role description is associated with a time of day, and to store a plurality of preferred communication services, wherein each of the plurality of preferred communication services is associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of user role descriptions, inputting in the capsule the plurality of user role descriptions and the plurality of preferred communication services associated with the corresponding one of the plurality of user role descriptions, and providing the telephone with operability to access and automatically initiate a communication connection with and make available to the user a preferred communication service based on the time of day, via a communication connection between the telephone and a communication service provider selected from the group consisting of a web server, a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) gateway, a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server, a media server and an application layer gateway over a communication network operated by a service network provider, wherein each of the plurality of preferred communication services is selected from the group consisting of a commercial transaction service, a ticketing service, a phone banking service, a group call service, a hotline telephone service, a directory service, a yellow page service, a reminder service, an automatic wakeup call service, a conference call reminder service, an appointment reminder service, an information service, a news headlines service, a local weather report service, a road condition service, a morning commute information service, a bulletin board service which provides school event information, a dating service, an entertainment information service, a restaurant information service, a restaurant reservation service, a stock quote service, an emergency alert service, a flood warning service, a child care information service, a pediatric advice information service, a healthcare information service, a medical emergency service, a group chat service, a homework advice service, a hotel reservation service, a hotel show reservation service, a sports score information service, a sports information service, a diocese information service, a spiritual advice service, a charity information service and a child abduction alert service.
- 15. A method of automatically establishing a communication connection between a communication device and a preferred communication service based on at least one attribute of a user of the communication device and a time of day, comprising providing the communication device with a capsule operable to store a plurality of user role descriptions comprising information relating to a user of the telephone, which information describes the role of the user, wherein each user role description is associated with a time of day, and to store a plurality of preferred communication services associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of user role descriptions, inputting in the capsule the plurality of user role descriptions and the plurality of preferred communication services associated with the corresponding one of the plurality of user role descriptions and making a selected preferred communication service available to the user and automatically initiating a communication session with the selected preferred communication service based on the time of day via a communication network through a communication service provider selected from the group consisting of a web server, a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) gateway, a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server, a media server and an application layer gateway wherein each of the plurality of preferred communication services is selected from the group consisting of a commercial transaction service, a ticketing service, a phone banking service, a group call service, a hotline telephone service, a directory service, a yellow page service, a reminder service, an automatic wakeup call service, a conference call reminder service, an appointment reminder service, an information service, a news headlines service, a local weather report service, a road condition service, a morning commute information service, a bulletin board service which provides school event information, a dating service, an entertainment information service, a restaurant information service, a restaurant reservation service, a stock quote service, an emergency alert service, a flood warning service, a child care information service, a pediatric advice information service, a healthcare information service, a medical emergency service, a group chat service, a homework advice service, a hotel reservation service, a hotel show reservation service, a sports score information service, a sports information service, a diocese information service, a spiritual advice service, a charity information service and a child abduction alert service.
- 20. A telephone capable of being tailored to the needs of a user of the telephone comprising a capsule operable to store a plurality of user role descriptions comprising information relating to a user of the telephone, which information describes the role of the user, wherein each user role description is associated with a time of day, and to store a plurality of preferred communication services, wherein each of the plurality of preferred communication services is associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of user role descriptions wherein the telephone is operable to permit input in the capsule of the plurality of user role descriptions and the plurality of preferred communication services associated with the corresponding one of the plurality of user role descriptions, and the telephone is further operable to access and automatically initiate a communication connection with and make available to the user a preferred communication service based on the time of day via a communication connection between the telephone and a communication service provider selected from the group consisting of a web server, a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) gateway, a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server, a media server and an application layer gateway over a communication network operated by a service network provider, and further comprising at least one of a capsule updater and/or a service updater.
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