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US6442263B1
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Electronic business cards
Assignee: BlackBerry Ltd
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Filing: 1997-04-23
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Granted: 2002-08-27
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Expires: 2017-04-23
Abstract
Abstract The system and method consistent with the present invention provides improved electronic business cards for a communication device. Electronic business cards may be created using CLID information, transferred among users of a telephone network, and used to initiate a call automatically.
Inventors
- 👤 Brian Finlay Beaton
- 👤 Colin Donald Smith
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 08:31
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/72; H04M1/724; H04M1/72469; H04M1/26; H04M1/27; H04M1/274; H04M1/2745; H04M1/27467; H04M1/27475; H04M1/2753; H04M1/2757; H04M1/57; H04M1/575; H04M1/576; H04M1/72403; H04M1/7243; H04M2250/00; H04M2250/22
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 29
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
A method of providing electronic business cards for a telephone for a telephone network while a user is engaged in a voice communication on the telephone, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a call from a caller and associated caller ID information; receiving a user request to create a new electronic business card; creating the electronic business card by automatically incorporating the caller ID information into the new electronic business card; and displaying the electronic business card on a display that is integral to the telephone while a user is engaged in a voice communication using the telephone.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
99 words
A method of providing electronic business cards for a telephone for a telephone network while a user is engaged in a voice communication on the telephone, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a call from a caller and associated caller ID information; receiving a user request to create a new electronic business card; creating the electronic business card by automatically incorporating the caller ID information into the new electronic business card; and displaying the electronic business card on a display that is integral to the telephone while a user is engaged in a voice communication using the telephone.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 further including the step of storing the electronic business card in a memory of the telephone.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 1 further including the step of storing the electronic business card in a memory of a central computer as a network service provided to the telephone for a telephone network.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1 further including the step of accessing the electronic business card by scrolling a particular field of the electronic business card on a display.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1 ,further including the step of accessing the electronic business card by searching a particular field of the electronic business cards.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the creating step includes the substep of receiving from a user additional information corresponding to the electronic business card.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 further including the step of sending the electronic business card to another user of the telephone network.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 further including the step of receiving the electronic business card from another user of the telephone network.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 8 further including the step of storing the received electronic business card in a memory.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 1 further including the steps of receiving from a user a request to edit the electronic business card, and receiving input data editing the electronic business card.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 10 further including the steps of editing the electronic business card with the received input data, and storing the edited electronic business card in the memory.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving step includes a substep of receiving the call from the caller over a GSM network.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the telephone comprises a mobile communication device.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
104 words
A system for providing electronic business cards for a telephone for a telephone network while a user is engaged in a voice communication on the telephone, comprising: first means for receiving a call from a caller and associated caller ID information; second means for receiving a user request to create a new electronic business card; means for creating the electronic business card by automatically incorporating the caller ID information into the new electronic business card; and means for displaying the electronic business card on a display that is integral to the telephone while a user is engaged in a voice communication using the telephone.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
104 words
A system for providing electronic business cards for a telephone for a telephone network while a user is engaged in a voice communication on the telephone, comprising: first means for receiving a call from a caller and associated caller ID information; second means for receiving a user request to create a new electronic business card; means for creating the electronic business card by automatically incorporating the caller ID information into the new electronic business card; and means for displaying the electronic business card on a display that is integral to the telephone while a user is engaged in a voice communication using the telephone.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 14 further including means for storing the electronic business card in the telephone.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
31 words
The system of claim 14 further including means for storing the electronic business card in a central computer as a network service provided to the communication device for a telephone network.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system of claim 14 further including means for accessing the electronic business card by scrolling a particular field of the electronic business card on a display.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system of claim 14 further including means for accessing the electronic business card by searching a particular field of the electronic business cards.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system of claim 14 wherein the creating means includes means for receiving from a user additional information corresponding to the electronic business card.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system of claim 14 , further including means for sending the electronic business card to another user of the telephone network.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
21 words
The system of claim 14 further including means for receiving the electronic business card from another user of the telephone network.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
15 words
The system of claim 21 further including means for storing the received electronic business card.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
32 words
The system of claim 14 further including means for receiving from a user a request to edit the electronic business card, and means for receiving input data editing the electronic business card.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 23 further including means for editing the electronic business card with the received input data, and means for storing the edited electronic business card.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system of claim 14 wherein the first receiving means includes means for receiving the call from the caller over a GSM network.
Claim 28
Independent Claim
90 words
A method for entering new contact information into a telephone directory having a plurality of entries comprising the steps of: receiving an external communication from a communication device having a name and contact information; copying the name and contact information from the external communication; and adding, on a display, a new entry representing the name and contact information into the telephone directory indexed by the name while a user is engaged in a voice communication on a telephone for a telephone network, wherein the display is integral to the telephone.
Claim 29
Independent Claim
90 words
A method for entering new contact information into a telephone directory having a plurality of entries comprising the steps of: receiving an external communication from a communication device having a name and contact information; copying the name and contact information from the external communication; and adding, on a display, a new entry representing the name and contact information into the telephone directory indexed by the name while a user is engaged in a voice communication on a telephone for a telephone network, wherein the display is integral to the telephone.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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