Apparatus, method and computer program product for automatic directory entry generation via caller-id
First Claim
1. A method of generating a directory entry for a calling party in a personal directory associated with a called party, comprising:
- receiving a call from a calling device;
obtaining caller-id information for a calling party associated with the calling device; and
adding the caller-id information to the personal directory of the called party.
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Abstract
An apparatus, method and computer program product for automatically generating directory entries based on caller-id information are provided. When a call is received from a calling party, the caller-id information is obtained from a caller-id database. Either before, during or after the communication connection is established between the calling party'"'"'s communication device and the called party'"'"'s communication device, the called party is given the option to store and/or update the caller-id information as a directory entry in a local directory of the called party'"'"'s communication device. If the called party elects to have the calling party'"'"'s caller-id information stored in the called party'"'"'s directory, the caller-id information is transmitted to the called party'"'"'s communication device and stored as an entry in the called party'"'"'s local directory and is used for further processing such as call block and the like. The caller-id information stored in the party'"'"'s local directory may be more than the caller-id information displayed on the communication device display.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of generating a directory entry for a calling party in a personal directory associated with a called party, comprising:
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receiving a call from a calling device;
obtaining caller-id information for a calling party associated with the calling device; and
adding the caller-id information to the personal directory of the called party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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12. An apparatus for generating a directory entry for a calling party in a personal directory associated with a called party, comprising:
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means for receiving a call from a calling device;
means for obtaining caller-id information for a calling party associated with the calling device; and
means for adding the caller-id information to the personal directory of the called party.
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23. A computer program product in a computer readable medium for generating a directory entry for a calling party in a personal directory associated with a called party, comprising:
- first instructions for obtaining caller-id information for a calling party associated with a calling device in response to receiving a call from the calling device; and
second instructions for adding the caller-id information to the personal directory of the called party.
- first instructions for obtaining caller-id information for a calling party associated with a calling device in response to receiving a call from the calling device; and
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