Mobile communications terminal, system and method therefore
First Claim
1. In a mobile terminal, a method of obtaining communication party identity information, the method comprising the steps of:
- detecting an attempt from a remote communication party to establish communication over a mobile telecommunications network;
determining, from the detected attempt, first identity information about the remote communication party;
searching a memory in the mobile terminal for certain additional identity information associated with said first identity information;
in the absence of such additional identity information, transmitting from said mobile terminal an additional identity information request to a remote server using the mobile telecommunications network, said request including said first identity information as a search key;
receiving an additional identity information reply over the mobile telecommunications network; and
processing additional identity information contained in said additional identity information reply to render it available to a user of the mobile terminal.
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Abstract
A method of obtaining communication party identity information in a mobile terminal is disclosed. According to the method, an attempt from a remote communication party to establish communication over a mobile telecommunications network is detected. First identity information about the remote communication party is determined from the detected attempt. A memory in the mobile terminal is searched for certain additional identity information associated with the first identity information. In the absence of such additional identity information, an additional identity information request is transmitted from the mobile terminal to a remote server using the mobile telecommunications network, said request including said first identity information as a search key. An additional identity information reply is received over the mobile telecommunications network. Additional identity information contained in the additional identity information reply is processed to render it available to a user of the mobile terminal.
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36 Claims
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1. In a mobile terminal, a method of obtaining communication party identity information, the method comprising the steps of:
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detecting an attempt from a remote communication party to establish communication over a mobile telecommunications network;
determining, from the detected attempt, first identity information about the remote communication party;
searching a memory in the mobile terminal for certain additional identity information associated with said first identity information;
in the absence of such additional identity information, transmitting from said mobile terminal an additional identity information request to a remote server using the mobile telecommunications network, said request including said first identity information as a search key;
receiving an additional identity information reply over the mobile telecommunications network; and
processing additional identity information contained in said additional identity information reply to render it available to a user of the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A mobile terminal having a processing device, a memory and a wireless interface adapted for communication with a mobile telecommunications network, the processing device being adapted to
detect an attempt from a remote communication party to establish communication through the wireless interface; -
determine, from the detected attempt, first identity information about the remote communication party;
search the memory for certain additional identity information associated with said first identity information;
in the absence of such additional identity information, transmit through said wireless interface an additional identity information request to a remote server, said request including said first identity information as a search key;
receive, through said wireless interface, an additional identity information reply; and
process additional identity information contained in said additional identity information reply to render it available to a user of the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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