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Telephone number capture from Web page
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 2002-01-16
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2022-01-16
Abstract
Abstract A method and system for capturing a telephone number record from a Web site. The method includes recording on the browser a destination address of a communications terminal that contains an electronic telephone directory, selecting one or more telephone number records to capture that are displayed on a Web page, and transmitting a message, either from the computer running the browser or from the server hosting the Web page sent to the communications terminal containing the electronic telephone directory. The telephone number record is then recorded in the electronic telephone directory.
Inventors
- 👤 Maria Himmel
- 👤 Herman Rodriguez
- 👤 Newton Smith
- 👤 Clifford Spinac
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 17:55
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L67/00; H04L67/01; H04L67/02; H04L67/50; H04L67/75; H04L9/00; H04L9/40; H04L69/00; H04L69/30; H04L69/32; H04L69/322; H04L69/329
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 43
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
1 . A method for sending a telephone number record into a communications terminal comprising: a. recording in a web browser a destination address of the communications terminal, the terminal having an automatic telephone directory; b. selecting one or more telephone number records to capture from a Web page; c. sending a message containing the one or more captured telephone number records from a computer to the destination address of the communications terminal, wherein the computer is selected from a computer running the web browser or a server hosting the Web page.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
92 words
1 . A method for sending a telephone number record into a communications terminal comprising: a. recording in a web browser a destination address of the communications terminal, the terminal having an automatic telephone directory; b. selecting one or more telephone number records to capture from a Web page; c. sending a message containing the one or more captured telephone number records from a computer to the destination address of the communications terminal, wherein the computer is selected from a computer running the web browser or a server hosting the Web page.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising: d. recording the one or more telephone number records into the electronic telephone directory.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
80 words
3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising: d. searching the existing telephone number records in the electronic telephone directory; e. determining if the telephone number record already exists in the electronic telephone directory; f. recording the telephone number record if the telephone number and alphanumeric reference did not already exist in the electronic telephone directory. g. providing notification to a communications terminal user if the telephone number or alphanumeric reference already exists in the electronic telephone directory.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
53 words
4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the step of providing notification further comprises: h. prompting the communications terminal user for an instruction selected from instructions consisting of deleting the telephone number record in the message and updating the electronic telephone directory with the telephone number record, i. executing the instruction.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the communications terminal is selected from a mobile telephone, a personal computer, a voice mail messaging service, a FAX machine, a handheld computer, a personal digital assistant or combinations thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
48 words
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the communications terminal is selected from a device that can store and retrieve information and is connectable to a telephone network, a device that can store and retrieve information and is connectable to a computer network or combinations thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the destination address for the communications terminal is selected from a computer network address, an Internet address or a telephone number.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more telephone number records comprises a telephone number and an alphanumeric identifier for the telephone number.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
48 words
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the telephone number record comprises parameters selected from a telephone number, a contact name, an address, a FAX number, an e-mail address, a hyperlink to a Web site, a business name, a business specialty, business hours or combinations thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
54 words
10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of recording the destination address comprises: a. selecting a menu function on the browser for recording the communications terminal's destination address; b. specifying the destination address on an interactive display provided by the browser; c. saving the destination address within the browser program.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
99 words
11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of selecting the telephone number record comprises: a. searching the Web site for the telephone number record to capture; b. viewing the Web page displaying the telephone number record to capture; c. choosing the telephone number record to capture, wherein choosing is accomplished by means selected from clicking a mouse on a Web page button, marking a box displayed on the Web page near the telephone number record, answering a query contained in a dialogue box, other means compatible with the browser and server software, or combinations thereof.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
12 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising d. repeating steps a through c to select additional telephone number records.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
74 words
13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the telephone number record comprises a telephone number and an alphanumeric identifier for the telephone number, the method further comprising: d. editing the alphanumeric portion of the chosen telephone number record, wherein the editing better identifies the telephone number; e. editing the telephone number portion of the chosen telephone number record, wherein the editing makes the telephone number compatible with the communication terminal's telephone system.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the telephone number record is displayed in a standard format suitable for a format of the electronic telephone directory.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
80 words
15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of selecting the telephone number record comprises: d. searching the Web site for the telephone number record to capture; e. viewing the Web page displaying the telephone number record to capture; f. choosing the telephone number record to capture, wherein choosing is accomplished by instructing the browser to display a telephone number record dialogue box, and copying information from the Web page into the dialogue box by the captor.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
76 words
16 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising: detecting the destination address of the communications terminal on the browser; determining from the destination address the means for dispatching the message, wherein the means is selected from dispatching over a computer network or a telephone network; composing a message containing the captured telephone number record; marking the message to indicate that the message is a telephone directory record; dispatching the message to the destination address.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
44 words
17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the computer is the server hosting the Web page, further comprising requesting a credit card number by the server, wherein the cost of a long distance telephone call to dispatch the message may be charged.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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18 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising: detecting a password for the communications terminal on the browser, wherein the password is recorded on the browser with the destination address of the communications terminal; retrieving the password by the computer; marking the message with the password.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
38 words
19 . The method of claim 1 , wherein by the communications terminal, the method further comprises: determining that the message contains a telephone directory record, discarding the message if the message is not marked with the password.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
37 words
20 . The method of claim 1 , wherein by the communications terminal, the method further comprises: determining that the message contains a telephone directory record, providing notification that the message has arrived at the destination address.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
110 words
21 . A system for sending a telephone number record into a communications terminal comprising: a server storing at least one telephone number record that may be displayed on a Web page, a computer having a browser capable of providing a destination address of a communications terminal having an electronic telephone directory, a communications terminal having an electronic telephone directory, wherein a transmitter sends a message to the electronic telephone directory at the destination address provided by the browser, wherein the message contains the telephone number record, wherein the telephone number record was selected from the Web page, and wherein the transmitter is selected from the computer or the server.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
110 words
21 . A system for sending a telephone number record into a communications terminal comprising: a server storing at least one telephone number record that may be displayed on a Web page, a computer having a browser capable of providing a destination address of a communications terminal having an electronic telephone directory, a communications terminal having an electronic telephone directory, wherein a transmitter sends a message to the electronic telephone directory at the destination address provided by the browser, wherein the message contains the telephone number record, wherein the telephone number record was selected from the Web page, and wherein the transmitter is selected from the computer or the server.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
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22 . The system of claim 21 , wherein the communications terminal is selected from a mobile telephone, a personal computer, a voice mail messaging service, a FAX machine, a handheld computer, a personal digital assistant or combinations thereof.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
48 words
23 . The system of claim 21 , wherein the communications terminal is selected from a device that can store and retrieve information and is connectable to a telephone network, a device that can store and retrieve information and is connectable to a computer network, or combinations thereof.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
30 words
24 . The system of claim 21 , wherein the destination address for the communications terminal is selected from a computer network address, an Internet address or a telephone number.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
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25 . The system of claim 21 , wherein the telephone number record comprises a telephone number and an alphanumeric identifier for the telephone number.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
43 words
26 . The system of claim 21 , wherein the telephone number record comprises parameters selected from a telephone number, a contact name, an address, a FAX number, an e-mail address, a hyperlink to a Web site, a business name or combinations thereof.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
107 words
27 . A computer program product including instructions embodied on a computer readable medium, the instructions comprising: d. recording instructions for recording in a web browser a destination address of the communications terminal, the terminal having an automatic telephone directory; e. selecting instructions for selecting one or more telephone number records to capture from a Web page; f. sending instructions for sending a message from a computer to the destination address of the communications terminal, wherein the message contains the one or more captured telephone number records and wherein the computer is selected from a computer running the web browser or a server hosting the Web page.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
107 words
27 . A computer program product including instructions embodied on a computer readable medium, the instructions comprising: d. recording instructions for recording in a web browser a destination address of the communications terminal, the terminal having an automatic telephone directory; e. selecting instructions for selecting one or more telephone number records to capture from a Web page; f. sending instructions for sending a message from a computer to the destination address of the communications terminal, wherein the message contains the one or more captured telephone number records and wherein the computer is selected from a computer running the web browser or a server hosting the Web page.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
29 words
28 . The computer program product of claim 27 , further comprising: e. recording instructions for recording the one or more telephone number records into the electronic telephone directory.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
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29 . The computer program product of claim 27 , further comprising: d. searching instructions for searching the existing telephone number records in the electronic telephone directory; e. determining instructions for determining if the telephone number record already exists in the electronic telephone directory; f. recording instructions for recording the telephone number record if the telephone number and alphanumeric reference did not already exist in the electronic telephone directory, g. providing instructions for providing notification to a communications terminal user if the telephone number or alphanumeric reference already exists in the electronic telephone directory.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
61 words
30 . The computer program product of claim 27 , wherein the step of providing notification further comprises: h. prompting instructions for prompting the communications terminal user for a command selected from commands consisting of deleting the telephone number record in the message and updating the electronic telephone directory with the telephone number record, i. executing instructions for executing the command.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
41 words
31 . The computer program product of claim 27 , wherein the communications terminal is selected from a mobile telephone, a personal computer, a voice mail messaging service, a FAX machine, a handheld computer, a personal digital assistant or combinations thereof.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
50 words
32 . The computer program product of claim 27 , wherein the communications terminal is selected from a device that can store and retrieve information and is connectable to a telephone network, a device that can store and retrieve information and is connectable to a computer network or combinations thereof.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
32 words
33 . The computer program product of claim 27 , wherein the destination address for the communications terminal is selected from a computer network address, an Internet address or a telephone number.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
27 words
34 . The computer program product of claim 27 , wherein the telephone number record comprises a telephone number and an alphanumeric identifier for the telephone number.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
45 words
35 . The computer program product of claim 27 , wherein the telephone number record comprises parameters selected from a telephone number, a contact name, an address, a FAX number, an e-mail address, a hyperlink to a Web site, a business name or combinations thereof.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
93 words
36 . The computer program product of claim 27 , further comprising: detecting instructions for detecting the destination address of the communications terminal on the browser; determining instructions for determining from the destination address the means for dispatching the message, wherein the means is selected from dispatching over a computer network or a telephone network; composing instructions for composing a message containing the captured telephone number record; marking instructions for marking the message to indicate that the message is a telephone directory record; dispatching instructions for dispatching the message to the destination address.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
109 words
37 . A method for sending a telephone number record for storage in a communications terminal comprising: detecting on a browser a destination address of the communications terminal, the communications terminal having an automatic telephone directory, downloading a Web page containing a telephone number record tailored for the geographical location of the destination address, receiving a request to send one or more telephone number records, wherein the telephone number records are displayed by the browser on the Web page sending a message from a server hosting the Web page to the destination address of the communications terminal, wherein the message contains the one or more captured telephone number records.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
109 words
37 . A method for sending a telephone number record for storage in a communications terminal comprising: detecting on a browser a destination address of the communications terminal, the communications terminal having an automatic telephone directory, downloading a Web page containing a telephone number record tailored for the geographical location of the destination address, receiving a request to send one or more telephone number records, wherein the telephone number records are displayed by the browser on the Web page sending a message from a server hosting the Web page to the destination address of the communications terminal, wherein the message contains the one or more captured telephone number records.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
23 words
38 . The method of claim 37 , further comprising: recording the one or more telephone number records into the electronic telephone directory.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
30 words
39 . The method of claim 37 , wherein the detecting a destination address is selected from reading the destination address embedded in a browser or requesting the destination address.
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