Method of editing information related to a picture file displayed on a cellular telephone

• US 7,162,263 B2
• Filed: 11/29/2002
• Issued: 01/09/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: LavaFlow LLP, Resource Consortium Limited, LLC
• Original Assignee: LavaFlow LLP
• Inventors: King, John Joseph, King, Christina Judeen
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Duc M.
• Application Number:
  US10/307,121
• Publication Number:
  US 20030083108A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,502 Days
• Field of Search: 455/566, 455/556.1, 455/556.2, 455/557, 455/414.1, 455/433, 455/422.1, 455/426.1, 455/426.2, 455/461, 455/462, 455/465, 455/466, 455/414.2
• US Class Current: 455/550.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions

Abstract

A method of editing information related to a picture file displayed on a cellular telephone is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of enabling access to a plurality of picture files displayed on a cellular telephone from a location remote from the cellular telephone; enabling a user to edit information related to at least one picture file of the plurality of picture files at the location remote from the cellular telephone; and providing the edited information to the cellular telephone.

Claims

1. A method of editing information related to a picture file displayed on a cellular telephone, said method comprising the steps of:

providing an entry program, on said cellular telephone, for entering information associated with a picture file of a plurality of picture files on a display of said cellular telephone;

displaying said entry program in response to a request to edit information associated with a picture file;

enabling entry of information comprising a word associated with said picture file of said plurality of picture files by way of said entry program on said cellular telephone;

storing said plurality of picture files and said word associated with said picture file in a user database associated with a service provider of said cellular telephone;

providing a website associated with said service provider accessible by a user of said cellular telephone;

enabling access to said plurality of picture files by a computer at a location remote from said cellular telephone accessing said plurality of picture files stored in said database by way of said website;

providing an entry program by way of said website for editing said word associated with said picture file on said computer at said location remote from said cellular telephone;

enabling a user to edit said word associated with said picture file of said plurality of picture files by way of said computer at said location remote from said cellular telephone; and

providing said edited word to said cellular telephone.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising a step of providing at least one picture flue of said plurality of picture files to said cellular telephone a way of a wireless link of a telecommunications network.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising a step of enabling a user to change the order in which said plurality of picture files appear on a display of said computer at said location remote from said cellular telephone.

4. A method of editing information related to a picture file displayed on a cellular telephone, said method comprising the steps of:

providing an entry program, on said cellular telephone, for entering information associated with a picture file of a plurality of picture flies on a display of said cellular telephone;

displaying said entry program in response to a request to edit information associated with a picture file;

enabling entry of information comprising a word associated with said picture file of said plurality of picture files by way of said entry program on said cellular telephone;

receiving said plurality of picture files from said cellular telephone at a wireless service provider for said cellular telephone;

storing said plurality of picture files and said word associated with said picture file in a user database associated with a service provider of said cellular telephone;

providing a website accessible by a user of said cellular telephone;

enabling a user to access said plurality of picture files stored in said database by a computer from a location remote from said cellular telephone by way of said website;

providing an entry program on said computer by way of said website for editing said word associated with said picture file at said location remote from said cellular telephone; and

enabling a user to change the order in which said plurality of picture files are displayed on said computer at said location remote from said cellular telephone by way of said entry program displayed on said computer at said remote location.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising a step of enabling a user to change the order in which said plurality of picture files displayed on said cellular telephone remote from said cellular telephone.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising a step of enabling a user to edit information related to each picture file of said plurality of picture files.

7. A method of editing information related to a picture file displayed on a cellular telephone, said method comprising the steps of:

providing an entry program, on said cellular telephone, for entering information associated with a picture file of a plurality of picture files on a display of said cellular telephone;

displaying said entry program in response to a request to edit information associated with a picture file;

enabling entry of information comprising a word associated with said picture file of said plurality of picture files by way of said entry program on said cellular telephone;

receiving said plurality of picture files from said cellular telephone at a wireless service provider for said cellular telephone;

storing said plurality of picture files and said word associated with said picture file in a user database associated with said wireless service provider;

enabling a user to access said plurality of picture files stored in said user database by way of a website of said wireless service provider accessible by a computer separate from said cellular telephone;

providing an entry program for editing said word associated with said picture file on said computer accessing said plurality of picture files in said user database at a location remote from said cellular telephone;

enabling the user to said word associated with said picture file stored in said user database and

providing said edited words to said cellular telephone by way of a wireless link of a telecommunications network.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising a step of displaying said plurality of picture files on said website of said wireless service provider.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising a step of enabling a user to change the order in which said plurality of picture files are displayed on said website.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprising a step of providing said order of said plurality of picture files to said cellular telephone.

11. A method of editing information related to a picture file displayed on a cellular telephone, said method comprising the steps of:

providing an entry program, on said cellular telephone, for entering information associated with a picture file of a plurality of picture files on a display of said cellular telephone;

displaying said entry program in response to a request to edit information associated with a picture file;

enabling entry of information comprising a word associated with said picture file of said plurality of picture files by way of said entry program on said cellular telephone,

receiving said plurality of picture flies stored on said cellular telephone at a wireless service provider for said cellular telephone;

storing said plurality of picture files and said word associated with said picture file in a user database for said cellular telephone associated with said wireless service provider;

enabling a user to access said plurality of picture files stored in said user database by way of a computer accessing a personal webpage of a user associated with a website of said wireless service provider;

providing an entry program for editing said word associated with said picture file stored in said user database on said personal webpage at a location remote from said cellular telephone; and

enabling said user to change the order in which said plurality of picture files are displayed on said personal webpage.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising a step of providing a selection option with at least one picture file of said plurality of picture files.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising a step of enabling user to designate said selection option from said personal webpage remote from said cellular telephone.

14. A method of editing information related to a picture file displayed on a cellular telephone, said method comprising the steps of:

providing an entry program, on said cellular telephone, for entering information associated with a picture file of a plurality of picture files on a display of said cellular telephone;

displaying said entry program in response to a request to edit information associated with a picture file;

enabling entry of information comprising a word associated with said picture file of said plurality of picture files by way of said entry program on said cellular telephone;

receiving said plurality of picture files and related information from said cellular telephone at a wireless service provider for said cellular telephone;

storing said plurality of picture files and said word associated with said picture file in a user database associated with said wireless service provider;

enabling a user to access said plurality of picture files by a computer accessing said plurality of picture files stored in said user database by way of a web site of said wireless service provider;

providing an entry program for editing said word associated with said picture file on said website of said wireless service provider;

enabling a user to edit said word associated with said picture file by way of said computer accessing said plurality of picture files stored in said user database by way of said web site; and

providing said edited word to said cellular telephone.

15. The method of claim 14 further comprising a step of providing a plurality of selection options with said plurality of picture files.

16. The method of claim 15 further comprising a step of enabling the selection of said plurality of selection options from said web page.

17. The method of claim 14 further comprising a step of enabling a user to change the order in which said plurality of picture files are displayed on said website.

18. The method of claim 14 further comprising a step of enabling a user to enter a keyword associated with a picture file, wherein said keyword is associated with the contents of said picture file.