Voip client information
First Claim
1. A method for providing contextual information relating to an information inquiry over a communication channel between a calling client and a callee client the method comprising:
- receiving an inquiry for information relating to the callee client;
obtaining the contextual information relating to the callee client;
based on the callee client'"'"'s contextual information, identifying a set of information corresponding to the inquiry; and
providing the collected set of information.
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Abstract
A method and system for collecting and providing required information to a VoIP client or other service providers is provided. The inquiry for information will be received and processed to identify appropriate contextual information which will be transmitted to the information inquiring party. For example, an inquiry for location information of the VoIP client may be received and the contextual information relating to the location of the VoIP client is collected and provided. Upon identifying the appropriate contextual information, a source suitable for providing the appropriate contextual information is determined. By utilizing various paths, the appropriate contextual information is obtained from the source. The obtained appropriate contextual information is provided to the VoIP client.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing contextual information relating to an information inquiry over a communication channel between a calling client and a callee client the method comprising:
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receiving an inquiry for information relating to the callee client;
obtaining the contextual information relating to the callee client;
based on the callee client'"'"'s contextual information, identifying a set of information corresponding to the inquiry; and
providing the collected set of information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable components for providing information in response to an inquiry over a VoIP communication channel between a first client and a second client comprising:
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an information managing component for receiving an inquiry for information;
an information processing component for processing the first client'"'"'s contextual information and identifying a source for obtaining the information; and
wherein the information managing component obtains information corresponding to the inquiry from the source and provides the obtained information to the second client. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for providing contextual information relating to a location over a communication channel between a first client and a second client, the method comprising:
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receiving an inquiry for location information of the first client;
upon receipt of the inquiry, obtaining a set of contextual information relating to the first client;
determining whether the location information is available from the set of obtained contextual information; and
if the location information is available, providing the location information to the second client. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification