Method and system for wireless data communication over the internet

• US 6,480,711 B1
• Filed: 09/15/1998
• Issued: 11/12/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NMS Communications Corporation (Live Microsystems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: NMS Communications Corporation (Live Microsystems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Guedalia, Jacob Leon
• Primary Examiner(s): Urban, Edward F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): SMITH, SHEILA B
• Application Number:
  US09/153,079
• Time in Patent Office: 1,519 Days
• Field of Search: 455/412, 455/415, 455/517, 455/550, 455/556, 455/557, 370/428, 370/426, 370/260, 370/261, 370/263, 379/88.17, 379/88.04, 379/88.18, 707/501, 709/219
• US Class Current: 455/412.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/561 Adding application-functional data or data for application control, e.g. adding metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/62 Establishing a time schedule for servicing the requests
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/40 using speech recognition speech recognition per se G10L15/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/493 Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries ; Arrangements therefor, e.g. interactive voice response [IVR] systems or voice portals
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0036 where the data service is an information service

Abstract

A method and system for wireless data communication, including the steps of receiving an input request, filtering data from at least one database to produce filtered data in response to the input request, attaching formatting instructions to the filtered data corresponding to a data format specific to a wireless data terminal to produce a pre-formatted response, sending the pre-formatted response to a wireless transmitter, formatting the pre-formatted response according to the formatting instructions to produce a formatted response, and transmitting the formatted response from the wireless transmitter to the wireless data terminal.

Claims

1. A method for data communication over the Internet comprising:

using a telephone, establishing a call to an interactive voice response unit;

within the context of the call, employing the interactive voice response unit to access an Internet server via the Internet;

within the context of the call and using the telephone and the interactive voice response unit, selecting information from the Internet via said Internet server; and

supplying said information to a user-selected destination in a user-selected format including;

appending, by an automatic system, formatting instructions to said information; and

employing said formatting instructions by said automatic system to format said information so as to be “

display-ready”

at said user-selected destination.

2. A method according to claim 1 and wherein said user-selected destination is a device employed by the user during the call to enable the user to sense, during the call, the information received at the user-selected destination.

3. A method according to claim 2 and wherein based on the information received at the user-selected destination, the user is able, within the context of said call, by employing said interactive voice response unit, to select additional information from the Internet via said Internet server.

4. A method for data communication over the Internet comprising:

using a telephone, establishing a call to an interactive voice response unit;

within the context of the call, employing the interactive voice response unit to access an Internet server via the Internet; and

within the context of the call and using the telephone and the interactive voice response unit, selecting information from the Internet via said Internet server,

and wherein at least one of the establishing of the call and the selecting of information are pre-programmed by employing activation criteria which are at least one of event-based and time-based.

5. A system for data communication over the Internet comprising:

an interactive voice response unit communicating via an Internet protocol with an Internet server, via the Internet;

a telephone communicating with said interactive voice response unit and via the interactive voice response unit, within the context of a call, accessing said Internet server via the Internet, thereby enabling a user to select information from at least one URL on the Internet via said Internet server and via said telephone; and

a communications facility supplying said information to a user-selected destination in a user-selected format, and wherein said communications facility supplying said information to a user includes;

a formatting instructions generator, appending formatting instructions to said information; and

a formatter, employing said formatting instructions to format said information so as to be “

display-ready”

at said user-selected destination.

7. A system according to claim 5 and wherein said user-selected destination is a device employed by the user during the call to enable the user to sense, during the call, the information received at the user-selected destination.

8. A system according to claim 7 and wherein the system enables a user, based on the information received at the user-selected destination, within the context of said call, to employ said interactive voice response unit, for selecting additional information from the Internet via said Internet server.

6. A system for data communication over the Internet comprising:

an interactive voice response unit communicating via an Internet protocol with an Internet server, via the Internet; and

a telephone communicating with said interactive voice response unit and, via the interactive voice response unit, within the context of a call, accessing said Internet server via the Internet, thereby enabling a user to select information from at least one URL on the Internet via said Internet server and via said telephone,

and wherein at least one of the establishing of the call and selecting of information are pre-programmed by employing activation criteria which are at least one of event-based and time-based.

9. A method for data communication over the Internet comprising:

using a telephone, establishing a call to an interactive voice response unit;

within the context of the call, using voice, employing the interactive voice response unit to access an Internet server via the Internet;

within the context of the call and using the telephone and the interactive voice response unit, using voice, selecting information from at least one URL on the Internet via said Internet server; and

supplying said information to a user-selected destination in a user-selected format including;

appending, by an automatic system, formatting instructions to said information; and

employing said formatting instructions by said automatic system to format said information so as to be “

display-ready”

at said user-selected destination.

11. A method according to claim 9 and wherein said user-selected destination is a device employed by the user during the call to enable the user to sense, during the call, the information received at the user-selected destination.

12. A method according to claim 11 and wherein based on the information received at the user-selected destination, the user is able, within the context of said call, by employing said interactive voice response unit, to select additional information from the Internet via said Internet Server.

10. A method for data communication over the Internet comprising:

using a telephone, establishing a call to an interactive voice response unit;

within the context of the call, using voice, employing the interactive voice response unit to access an Internet server via the Internet; and

within the context of the call and using the telephone and the interactive voice response unit, using voice, selecting information from at least one URL on the Internet via said Internet server, and wherein at least one of the establishing of the call and the selecting of information are pre-programmed by employing activation criteria which are at least one of event-based and time-based.

13. A system for data communication over the Internet comprising:

an interactive voice response unit communicating via an Internet protocol with an Internet server, via the Internet,

a telephone communicating with said interactive voice response unit by voice and via the interactive voice response unit, within the context of a call, accessing said Internet server via the Internet, thereby enabling a user to select information from at least one URL on the Internet via said Internet server and via said telephone; and

a communications facility supplying said information to a user-selected destination in a user-selected format, and wherein said communications facility supplying said information to a user includes;

a formatting instructions generator, appending formatting instructions to said information; and

a formatter, employing said formatting instructions to format said information so as to be “

display-ready”

at said user-selected destination.

15. A system according to claim 13 and wherein said user-selected destination is a device employed by the user during the call to enable the user to sense, during the call, the information received at the user-selected destination.

16. A system according to claim 15 and wherein the system enables a user, based on the information received at the user-selected destination, within the context of said call, to employ said interactive voice response unit, for selecting additional information from the Internet via said Internet server.

14. A system for data communication over the Internet comprising:

an interactive voice response unit communicating via an Internet protocol with an Internet server, via the Internet;

a telephone communicating with said interactive voice response unit by voice and via the interactive voice response unit, within the context of a call, accessing said Internet server via the Internet, thereby enabling a user to select information from at least one URL on the Internet via said Internet server and via said telephone, and wherein at least one of the establishing of the call and selecting of information are pre-programmed by employing activation criteria which are at least one of event-based and time-based.