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Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014

Filed:

Aug. 25, 2011
Applicants:

Yoav Sachnovsky Yanai, Ottawa, CA;

Marc Élis Meunier, Kitchener, CA;

Christopher Pattenden, Waterloo, CA;

Allan Jeffrey Stirrett, Waterloo, CA;

Inventors:

Yoav Sachnovsky Yanai, Ottawa, CA;

Marc Élis Meunier, Kitchener, CA;

Christopher Pattenden, Waterloo, CA;

Allan Jeffrey Stirrett, Waterloo, CA;

Assignee:

BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/16 (2009.01); H04M 1/57 (2006.01); H04M 1/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/578 (2013.01); H04M 2250/02 (2013.01); H04M 1/6066 (2013.01); H04M 1/6091 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method enables a mobile device to provide caller information stored on the mobile device to an accessory device that is connected wirelessly to the mobile device. The method includes establishing a short-range wireless connection between the mobile device and the accessory device, determining an incoming telephone number for an incoming telephone call, searching a directory stored on the mobile device for an entry matching the incoming telephone number, and transmitting caller data from the entry matching the incoming telephone number to the accessory device.


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