METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF IMPLEMENTING CALL-COST FEATURES ON A MOBILE DEVICE

• US 20080166999A1
• Filed: 11/30/2007
• Published: 07/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Guedalia, Isaac David, Guedalia, Jacob
• Granted Patent: US 8,805,325 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/406
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/00 Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42068 where the identifier is used to access a profile
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42093 Notifying the calling party of information on the called or connected party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4365 based on information specified by the calling party, e.g. priority or subject
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/08 Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery signalling during connection H04W76/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/006 with additional information processing, e.g. for direction or speed determination
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support

Abstract

A method of providing cost information associated with one or more contact numbers in an address book may include receiving cost information, storing the cost information, mapping at least a portion of the cost information to one or more contact numbers using one or more pre-defined rules and transmitting the mapped cost information to a mobile device.

Claims

1. A method of providing cost information associated with one or more contact numbers in an address book, the method comprising:

receiving cost information;

storing the cost information;

mapping at least a portion of the cost information to one or more contact numbers using one or more pre-defined rules; and

transmitting the mapped cost information to a mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving cost information comprises receiving cost information from a rate sheet provided by a service provider.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving cost information comprises receiving cost information from a price feed.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein mapping comprises using the pre-defined rules to determine one or more of a calling location, a phone type and a calling plan.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein mapping comprises mapping at least a portion of the cost information to one or more contact numbers in an address book, wherein the address book is stored on the mobile device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the mapped cost information comprises integrating the cost information into one or more address books associated with one or more subscribers, wherein at least a portion of the cost information is displayed to the one or more subscribers.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether there is a discount associated with the mapped cost information; and

if a discount is determined to exist, transmitting an alert to the mobile device.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein determining whether there is a discount comprises:

comparing the received cost information with the stored cost information; and

if the received cost information associated with one or more telephone numbers is less than the stored cost information associated with the contact numbers, generating an alert.

9. A system of providing cost information associated with one or more contact numbers, the system comprising:

one or more mobile devices; and

a processor for processing cost information, wherein the processor is in communication with the one or more mobile devices.

10. The system of claim 9, further comprising:

a price table database in communication with a price feed, wherein the price table database comprises cost information.

11. The system of claim 9, further comprising:

a mapper for mapping cost information, wherein the mapper is in communication with the one or more mobile devices.