US 10,944,866 B2 · Systems and methods of transferring user information to different devices

Abstract

A communications system according to certain embodiments includes a mobile device and a second type of communications system, such as a landline telephone system, that share usage information. The shared information can include call logs of in-coming and out-going calls, missed calls, text messages, address book information, GPS data, internet browsing data, and the like.

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Dependent claims

A method of transferring information to different devices comprising:

obtaining first information from a first device associated with a user that communicates via at least a cellular communications network, the first information comprising public service telephone network (“PSTN”) phone numbers associated with at least a first log of prior in-coming calls, prior missed calls, and prior out-going calls that have occurred on the first device, the first device further in communication with an internet communications network;
sending the first information from the first device to a server via the internet communications network;
electronically receiving from the server at a second device associated with the user at least a portion of the first information comprising the PSTN phone numbers associated with the at least first log of the prior in-coming calls, prior missed calls, and prior out-going calls received from the first device, the second device communicates via at least an internet communications network;
displaying on the second device at least a portion of the first information comprising the PSTN phone numbers associated with the at least first log of the prior in-coming calls, prior missed calls, and prior out-going calls received from the first device;
and
initiating at least a first call on the second device via the internet communications network using at least a portion of the first call information comprising the PSTN phone numbers associated with the at least first log of the prior in-coming calls, prior missed calls, and prior out-going calls received from the first device.

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An apparatus that is configured to transfer information to different devices comprising:

a first device associated with a user that communicates first information via at least a cellular communications network, the first information comprising public service telephone network (“PSTN”) phone numbers associated with at least a first log of prior in-coming calls, prior missed calls, and prior out-going calls that have occurred on the first device, the first device further sends the first information to a server via an internet communications network;
a second device associated with the user that electronically receives from the server at least a portion of the first information comprising the PSTN phone numbers associated with the at least first of the prior in-coming calls, prior missed calls, and prior out-going calls received from the first device, the second device communicates via at least an internet communications network;
a display on the second device that displays at least a portion of the first information comprising the PSTN phone numbers associated with the at least first log of the prior in-coming calls, prior missed calls, and prior out-going calls received from the first device;
and
the second device initiates at least a first call via the internet communications network using at least a portion of the first call information comprising the PSTN phone numbers associated with the at least first log of the prior in-coming calls, prior missed calls, and prior out-going calls received from the first device.

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A method of transferring information to different devices comprising:

obtaining first information from a first device associated with a user that communicates via at least an internet communications network, the first information comprising public service telephone network (“PSTN”) phone numbers associated with at least a first log of prior in-coming calls, prior missed calls, and prior out-going calls that have occurred on the first device;
sending the first information from the first device to a server via an internet communications network;
electronically receiving from the server the internet communications network at a second device associated with the user at least a portion of the first information comprising the PSTN phone numbers associated with the at least first log of the prior in-coming calls, prior missed calls, and prior out-going calls received from the first device, the second device communicates via at least a cellular communications network;
displaying on the second device at least a portion of the first information comprising the PSTN phone numbers associated with the at least first log of the prior in-coming calls, prior missed calls, and prior out-going calls received from the first device;
and
initiating at least a first call on the second device via the cellular communications network using at least a portion of the first call information comprising the PSTN phone numbers associated with the at least first log of the prior in-coming calls, prior missed calls, and prior out-going calls received from the first device.

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An apparatus that is configured to transfer information to different devices comprising:

a first device operated by a user that communicates first information via at least an internet communications network, the first information comprising public service telephone network (“PSTN”) phone numbers associated with at least a first log of prior in-coming calls, prior missed calls, and prior out-going calls that have occurred on the first device, the first device further sends the first information to a server via an internet communications network;
a second device operated by the user that electronically receives from the server at least a portion of the first information comprising the PSTN phone numbers associated with the at least the first log of the prior in-coming calls, prior missed calls, and prior out-going calls received from the first device, the second device communicates via at least a cellular communications network and the internet communications network;
a display on the second device that displays at least a portion of the first information comprising the PSTN phone numbers associated with the at least first log of the prior in-coming calls, prior missed calls, and prior out-going calls received from the first device;
and
the second device initiates at least a first call via the cellular communications network using at least a portion of the first call information comprising the PSTN phone numbers associated with the at least first log of the prior in-coming calls, prior missed calls, and prior out-going calls received from the first device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Description4,432 words

Summary817 words

#Any and all applications for which a foreign or domestic priority claim is identified in the Application Data Sheet, or any correction thereto, are hereby incorporated by reference under 37 CFR 1.57.

#The present disclosure relates to systems and methods of transferring user information regarding to multiple devices and more particularly to transferring call lists on a mobile phone to other devices such as desktop or landline phones.

#Many of communication devices such as cellular phones, landline phones, laptop computers, desktop computers, and the like remain islands unto themselves. Users constantly re-enter favorites and preferences such as calling information into these devices because it is not currently possible transfer such information across devices.

Brief description of the drawings4 figures

#Throughout the drawings, reference numbers are re-used to indicate correspondence between referenced elements. The drawings are provided to illustrate embodiments of the inventions described herein and not to limit the scope thereof.

#FIG. 1 illustrates an embodiment of the invention used within a communications system.

#FIG. 2 illustrates another embodiment of the invention used within a communications system.

Detailed description3,514 words

#While described primarily with respect to sharing of information among different communications devices, the techniques described herein may be equally compatible with automobile communications systems, maritime communications systems, home telephone systems, as well as other types of computing devices including desktop computers, laptops, and servers.

#FIG. 1 illustrates an embodiment of a communications system 100 used in certain embodiments of the invention. Communications system 100 enables a mobile device 102 to provide information to server 104. Such information can include by way of example, a log of in-coming and out-going calls, missed calls, text messages, address book information, GPS data, internet browsing data, and the like. In other embodiments mobile device 102 may be a non-mobile device or a landline device having a wire connection.

#In certain embodiments, mobile device 102 provides the information to server 104 via the cellular network or via other wireless protocols such as link 108 which can be a WiFi link, cable communication link, or other links employing a variety of protocols such as the internet transport protocol. When the mobile device 102 sends the information to the server 104, via the link 108, the communications network 114 relays the information to server 104.

Facts

Application

16/446,415Filed 19 Jun 2019 · continuation

Priority

15 Feb 2011

Published

US 2019/0182379 A13 Oct 2019

Granted

9 Mar 2021

Term ends

14 Feb 2032

Estimated · how

20 years from earliest known nonprovisional domestic filing plus recorded patent term adjustment. Maintenance-fee lapses, terminal disclaimers and statutory extensions have not been checked. The continuity chain may be incomplete; this is not an enforceability determination.

Classification14 codes

H04M 3/42263
Personal communication services, i.e. services related to one subscriber independent of his terminal and/or location: where the same subscriber…
H04L 67/02
Protocols: based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
H04L 67/1095
In which an application is distributed across nodes in the network: replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data…
H04M 1/2757
Providing data content: by data transmission, e.g. downloading

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