Patent Application
20200236210
The present invention relates generally to electronic data transfer for telecommunications, more specifically but not by way of limitation, a software application configured to be installed on a phone wherein the software application is operable to capture voice and/or text data and make available to a user of the phone when the phone is not actively connected to a data network.
Most individuals utilize a cellular phone as part of the daily routines. Whether for personal reasons or business, the proliferation of cellular phones has resulted into the daily integration of our lives. As cellular phones have evolved over the last decade they now essentially are small computing devices that have the ability to receive, store, manipulate and transmit data. A multitude of software applications are now available for download onto cellular phones and the software applications are programmed to perform a variety of tasks. While the cellular phone has advanced, one drawback is that the cellular phone must still be operably coupled to the data network for some features to be available and/or utilized.
One issue with cellular phones is their inability to access either text or voice data when the phone is not communicably coupled to the data network. Conventional cellular phone technology requires that a cellular phone must have an active connection to the data network and as such the data servers forming a part thereof in order to retrieve either a text data message or a voice data message. While the cellular networks have been extensively expanded over the last decade, there are still many areas wherein a cellular phone cannot establish an active communication with a cellular tower of a cellular network. During the presence of the aforementioned areas, a user is unable to access voicemail data and/or text data.
Accordingly, there is a need for a software application that is configured to facilitate the transfer of data from a data network server to the local memory of the cellular phone so as to provide a user access thereto when the cellular phone is not communicably coupled to the cellular data network.
It is the object of the present invention to provide a software application for a cellular phone that provides access to data when the cellular phone is not communicably coupled to the cellular data network wherein the software application is provided to a user for download onto a cellular phone.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a cellular phone software application operable to facilitate data transfer from a data network server to the memory of the cellular phone wherein the software application is configured to retrieve and store both voice and SMS text data.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a software application for a cellular phone that provides access to data when the cellular phone is not communicably coupled to the cellular data network wherein the software application has the ability to detect when a cellular phone is communicably coupled to a cellular data network.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a cellular phone software application operable to facilitate data transfer from a data network server to the memory of the cellular phone wherein the software application facilitates the transfer of a voice data file from the data network server during a time period of communicable connection with the data network.
An additional object of the present invention is to provide a software application for a cellular phone that provides access to data when the cellular phone is not communicably coupled to the cellular data network wherein the software application further captures email data files.
Yet a further object of the present invention is to provide a a cellular phone software application operable to facilitate data transfer from a data network server to the memory of the cellular phone wherein the software application is able to cross reference the data files on the data server and the memory of the cellular phone and provide access to new and/or previously transmitted data files.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a software application for a cellular phone that provides access to data when the cellular phone is not communicably coupled to the cellular data network wherein the software application further can be programmed to collect data from alternate sources such as but not limited to message boards, weather sources and financial markets and provide capture thereof for display during time periods inoperable communication with a cellular data network.
To the accomplishment of the above and related objects the present invention may be embodied in the form illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Attention is called to the fact that the drawings are illustrative only. Variations are contemplated as being a part of the present invention, limited only by the scope of the claims.
A more complete understanding of the present invention may be had by reference to the following Detailed Description and appended claims when taken in conjunction with the accompanying Drawings wherein:
Referring now to the drawings submitted herewith, wherein various elements depicted therein are not necessarily drawn to scale and wherein through the views and figures like elements are referenced with identical reference numerals, there is illustrated a data retrieval and storage software application 100 constructed according to the principles of the present invention.
An embodiment of the present invention is discussed herein with reference to the figures submitted herewith. Those skilled in the art will understand that the detailed description herein with respect to these figures is for explanatory purposes and that it is contemplated within the scope of the present invention that alternative embodiments are plausible. By way of example but not by way of limitation, those having skill in the art in light of the present teachings of the present invention will recognize a plurality of alternate and suitable approaches dependent upon the needs of the particular application to implement the functionality of any given detail described herein, beyond that of the particular implementation choices in the embodiment described herein. Various modifications and embodiments are within the scope of the present invention.
It is to be further understood that the present invention is not limited to the particular methodology, materials, uses and applications described herein, as these may vary. Furthermore, it is also to be understood that the terminology used herein is used for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It must be noted that as used herein and in the claims, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” include the plural reference unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Thus, for example, a reference to “an element” is a reference to one or more elements and includes equivalents thereof known to those skilled in the art. All conjunctions used are to be understood in the most inclusive sense possible. Thus, the word “or” should be understood as having the definition of a logical “or” rather than that of a logical “exclusive or” unless the context clearly necessitates otherwise. Structures described herein are to be understood also to refer to functional equivalents of such structures. Language that may be construed to express approximation should be so understood unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
References to “one embodiment”, “an embodiment”, “exemplary embodiments”, and the like may indicate that the embodiment(s) of the invention so described may include a particular feature, structure or characteristic, but not every embodiment necessarily includes the particular feature, structure or characteristic.
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In step 219, the software application of the present invention identifies that the cellular phone 10 is no longer communicably connected to the data network 20. Step 221, the software application provides availability to a user any voice data file or text data file that was transmitted during a period of communicable connection to the data network 20 but has not yet been reviewed by the user. In step 223, the user will select a voice data file and/or text data file cataloged in the software application of the present invention and transmit to the user from the local memory of the cellular phone 10. Step 225, ensuing review of the data file, the software application will provide a user an option to return the data file to storage on the local memory of the cellular phone 10 or to delete the data file.
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In the preceding detailed description, reference has been made to the accompanying drawings that form a part hereof, and in which are shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments, and certain variants thereof, have been described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It is to be understood that other suitable embodiments may be utilized and that logical changes may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. The description may omit certain information known to those skilled in the art. The preceding detailed description is, therefore, not intended to be limited to the specific forms set forth herein, but on the contrary, it is intended to cover such alternatives, modifications, and equivalents, as can be reasonably included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
