Cellular telephone, and method and apparatus for backup of data of cellular telephone

• US 7,107,043 B2
• Filed: 03/29/2001
• Issued: 09/12/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Mind Fusion, LLC (Ascend Innovation Management, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Shinji Aoyama
• Inventors: Aoyama, Shinji
• Primary Examiner(s): Appiah, Charles N
• Assistant Examiner(s): Peaches, Randy
• Application Number:
  US09/980,056
• Publication Number:
  US 20020160760A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,993 Days
• Field of Search: 455/427, 455/428, 455/445, 455/412.1, 455/412.2, 455/419, 455/461, 455/422, 455/457, 455/557, 340/426, 340/988, 340/457
• US Class Current: 455/412.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1451 by selection of backup contents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1456 Hardware arrangements for backup
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones

Abstract

Upon establishing a wireless speech connection with a host station, a cellular telephone automatically sends data for backup that includes at least control information stored in the telephone. The data transmitted from the cellular telephone are saved in a data backup device of the host office.

Claims

1. A method for backing up data set and stored in a portable telephone that cooperates with a host office for telephone communication, said data being selected from the group including a program peculiar to said telephone for waiting for placing or receiving calls, a personal identification number, a ringer sound, a ringer volume, a telephone call sound volume, a telephone call answering function setup, a dial key lock setup, and telephone numbers, comprising the steps of automatically transmitting said data in association with a telephone call operation between said portable telephone and said host office, said data being automatically transmitted by said portable telephone to said host office when a voice signal of a telephone call begins to be delivered and received for the telephone call between said portable telephone and said host office via a radio signal, and storing said data transmitted from said portable telephone in a data backup equipment provided in or connected to said host office where by said data stored in said portable telephone are backed up.

2. A data backup method for a portable telephone as set forth in claim 1, characterized by automatically transmitting to said host office said data set and stored in said portable telephone at an arbitrary time set by a timer.

3. A data backup method for a portable telephone as set forth in claim 1 or 2, further comprising the step of feeding back to said portable telephone said data stored in said data backup equipment provided in or connected to said host office whereby said data is re-memorized in said portable telephone.

4. A data backup method for a portable telephone as set forth in claim 3, further comprising the step of arbitrarily selecting and setting said data to be transmitted to said host office or said data to be fed back to said portable telephone from said data backup equipment provided in or connected to said host office.

5. A data backup method for a portable telephone as set forth in claim 3, further comprising the step of automatically processing or converting into other information said data transmitted from said portable telephone to said data backup equipment provided in or connected to said host office in case that said data have such predetermined conditions as said data are required to be processed whereby said processed or converted data are fed back.

16. A data backup method for a portable telephone as set forth in claims 1 or 2, further comprising the step of automatically processing or converting into other information said data transmitted, from said portable telephone to said data backup equipment provided in or connected to said host office in case that said data have such predetermined conditions as said data are required to be processed whereby said processed or converted data are fed back.

17. A data backup method for a portable telephone as set forth in claim 4, further comprising the step of automatically processing or converting into other information said data transmitted from said portable telephone to said data backup equipment provided in or connected to said host office in case that said data have such predetermined conditions as said data are required to be processed whereby said processed or converted data are fed back.

20. A data backup method for a portable telephone as set forth in claim 1, wherein said portable phone is selected from the group consisting of a cellular phone, a personal handy phone, a car telephone, a maritime mobile radiotelephone and a satellite cellular phone machine.

21. A data backup method for a portable telephone as set forth in claim 1, wherein said data further comprises call times.

22. A data backup method for a portable telephone as set forth in claim 1, wherein said host office includes a base station which receives said radio signal from said portable telephone, a control office and a portable telephone exchange station.

6. A portable telephone equipped with a telephone call section which delivers and receives a voice signal through a radio signal between said portable telephone and a host office so as to enable a telephone call with a called person, said portable telephone comprising a data transmitter section to automatically transmit data set and stored in said portable telephone in association with a telephone call operation between said portable telephone and said host station, said data being automatically transmitted by said portable telephone to said host office when a voice signal begins to be delivered and received for said telephone call between said portable telephone and said host office via said radio signal, said data being selected from the group including a program peculiar to said telephone for waiting for placing or receiving calls, a personal identification number, a ringer sound, a ringer volume, a telephone call sound volume, a telephone call answering function setup, a dial key lock setup, and telephone numbers.

7. A portable telephone as set forth in claim 6, wherein said data transmitter section automatically transmits to said host office said data set and stored in said portable telephone at an arbitrary time set by a timer.

8. A portable telephone as set forth in claim 6 or 7, further comprising a data feedback section to feed back to said portable telephone said data stored in said data backup equipment provided in or connected to said host office whereby said data is re-memorized in said portable telephone.

9. A portable telephone as set forth in claim 8, further comprising a telephone side data selection section to arbitrarily select and set said data to be transmitted to said host office by said data transmitter section or said data to be fed back to said portable telephone from said host office by said data feedback section.

10. A portable telephone as set forth in claim 6, further comprising data backup equipment for backing up data stored in said portable telephone, said data backup equipment comprising a notification section to automatically notify said portable telephone at an arbitrary time set by a timer that said data set and stored in said portable telephone should be transmitted to said host office.

13. Data backup equipment for a portable telephone as set forth in either of claims 10 through 12, further comprising a feedback data transmitter section to feed back said stored data to said portable telephone whereby said data is re-memorized in said portable telephone.

14. Data backup equipment for a portable telephone as set forth in claim 13, further comprising a host office side data selection section to arbitrarily select and set said data to be read from said portable telephone by said data read section or said data to be fed back to said portable telephone by said feedback data transmitter section.

18. Data backup equipment for a portable telephone as set forth in claim 13, further comprising a data process section to automatically process or convert into other information said data received from said portable telephone in case that said data have such predetermined conditions as said data are required to be processed.

19. Data backup equipment for a portable telephone as set forth in claim 14, further comprising a data process section to automatically process or convert into other information said data received from said portable telephone in case that said data have such predetermined conditions as said data are required to be processed.

11. Data backup equipment for backing up data stored in a portable telephone, said data backup equipment comprising a data read section provided in or connected to a host office which delivers and receives a voice signal through a radio signal between said portable telephone and said host office so as to enable a telephone, call with a called person to automatically read said data set and stored in said portable telephone in association with a telephone call operation between said portable telephone and said host station, said data being automatically transmitted by said portable telephone to host office when said voice signal begins to be delivered and received for said telephone call between said portable telephone and said host office via said radio signal whereby said data read by said data read section are stored, said data being selected from the group including a program peculiar to said telephone for waiting for placing or receiving calls, a personal identification number, a ringer sound, a ringer volume, a telephone call sound volume, a telephone call answering function setup, a dial key lock setup, and telephone numbers.

12. Data backup equipment for a portable telephone as set forth in claim 11, wherein said data further comprises, arrival telephone numbers, dispatch telephone numbers, call time or other arbitrary data set and stored in said portable telephone at an arbitrary time set by a timer.

15. Data backup equipment for a portable telephone as set forth in either of claims 11 or 12, further comprising a data process section to automatically process or convert into other information said data received from said portable telephone in case that said data have such predetermined conditions as said data are required to be processed.