System and method for conveying personal information through cellular text messaging services
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method, performed between cellular communications devices, for requesting database records from a database server over a cellular communications network, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a first cellular communications device, a first input comprising a request for data from a database stored by the database server, the request comprising a search criteria for a database record;
receiving, at the first cellular communications device, a second input comprising an address of the database server on the cellular communications network;
receiving, at the first cellular communications device, a third input comprising a forward address of a second cellular communications device to which the data is to be transmitted by the database server;
transmitting a first cellular text message comprising the search criteria and the forward address from the first cellular communications device to the address of the database server on the cellular communications network to perform a database search based on the search criteria, wherein the database server retrieves at least one database record, including the data, from the results of the database search;
responsively transmitting, from the database server to the second cellular communications device, a second cellular text message comprising the data corresponding to the request via the cellular communications network, andresponsive display the data on the second cellular communication device.
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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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10 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method, performed between cellular communications devices, for requesting database records from a database server over a cellular communications network, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a first cellular communications device, a first input comprising a request for data from a database stored by the database server, the request comprising a search criteria for a database record; receiving, at the first cellular communications device, a second input comprising an address of the database server on the cellular communications network; receiving, at the first cellular communications device, a third input comprising a forward address of a second cellular communications device to which the data is to be transmitted by the database server; transmitting a first cellular text message comprising the search criteria and the forward address from the first cellular communications device to the address of the database server on the cellular communications network to perform a database search based on the search criteria, wherein the database server retrieves at least one database record, including the data, from the results of the database search; responsively transmitting, from the database server to the second cellular communications device, a second cellular text message comprising the data corresponding to the request via the cellular communications network, and responsive display the data on the second cellular communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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