System and method for making a face call

• US 20080263040A1
• Filed: 04/01/2008
• Published: 10/23/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mobileum, Incorporated fka Roamware
• Original Assignee: Mobileum, Incorporated fka Roamware
• Inventors: Talreja, Nikhilesh
• Application Number:
  US12/078,532
• Publication Number:
  US 20080263040A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/6
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/583 using metadata automatically derived from the content
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066

Abstract

A system and method for making a face call is provided. The method includes receiving (402) a first picture, where the first picture is sent from a first communication device (102) by a first user. Further, the method includes performing a visual search (404) of the first picture and presenting (406) search results to the first user. The method further includes selecting (408) a second picture of a second user from the search results, where the second picture is selected by the first user. Finally, the method includes facilitating (410) a communication session between the first user and the second user.

Claims

1. A system for making a face call among users of one or more databases, the one or more databases comprising a plurality of users, each user of the plurality of users having one or more profiles stored in the one or more databases, the system comprising:

a reception module for receiving a first picture sent by a first user of the users of the one or more databases from a first communication device;

a search module for performing a search of the first picture in the one or more databases;

a presentation module for presenting one or more pictures matching the first picture from the one or more databases to the first user;

a selection module for selecting a second picture from the one or more matching pictures, where the second picture is selected by the first user; and

a communications module for facilitating a communication between the first user and a second user of the users of the one or more databases, where the second picture corresponds to the second user.

2. The system recited in claim 1, wherein the first communication device is selected from a group consisting of a mobile phone, a computer, a laptop, a digital camera, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a tablet Personal Computer (PC), a fax machine, a webcam, a handy cam and a watch.

3. The system recited in claim 1, wherein each profile of the one or more profiles comprises at least one picture.

4. The system recited in claim 1, wherein each profile of the one or more profiles comprises information about a preferred mode of communication of a user of the profile.

5. The system recited in claim 4, wherein the preferred mode of communication is selected from a group consisting of text messaging, multimedia messaging, email, Instant Message (IM) service, a voice call, voice SMS service, color SMS service, a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) session, a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) session and a video call.

6. The system recited in claim 1, the communications module comprising:

a preference module for collecting information about a preferred mode of communication of the second user.

7. The system recited in claim 1, the communications module comprising:

a request module for requesting a consent of the second user before facilitating the communication with the first user.

8. The system recited in claim 6, the communications module further comprising:

a receiving module for receiving the consent of the second user for facilitating the communication with the first user.

9. The system recited in claim 1, the first picture being sent by the first of the two or more users via a message, the reception module comprising:

an extraction module for extracting the first picture from the message.

10. The system recited in claim 1, wherein each database of the one or more databases is hosted on one selected from a group consisting of a server, a storage device and a communication device.

11. A method for making a face call among users of one or more databases, the one or more databases comprising a plurality of users, each user of the plurality of users having one or more profiles stored on the one or more databases, the method comprising:

receiving a first picture sent by a first user of the users of the one or more databases from a first communication device;

performing a search of the first picture in the one or more databases;

presenting one or more pictures matching the first picture from the one or more databases to the first user;

selecting a second picture from the one or more matching pictures, where the second picture is selected by the first user; and

facilitating a communication between the first user and a second user of the users of the one or more databases, where the second picture corresponds to the second user.

12. The method recited in claim 11, wherein the first communication device is selected from a group consisting of a mobile phone, a computer, a laptop, a digital camera, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a tablet Personal Computer (PC), a fax machine, a webcam, a handy cam and a watch.

13. The method recited in claim 11, wherein each profile of the one or more profiles comprises at least one picture.

14. The method recited in claim 11, wherein each profile of the one or more profiles comprises information about a preferred mode of communication of user associated to the each profile.

15. The method recited in claim 14, wherein the preferred mode of communication is selected from a group consisting of text messaging, multimedia messaging, email, Instant Message (IM) service, a voice call, voice SMS service, color SMS service, a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) session, a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) session and a video call.

16. The method recited in claim 11, the second user having a preferred mode of communication, wherein facilitating the communication comprises:

using the preferred mode of communication of the second user.

17. The method recited in claim 11, wherein facilitating the communication comprises:

requesting a consent of the second user before facilitating the communication.

18. The method recited in claim 17, wherein facilitating the communication further comprises:

receiving the consent of the second user for facilitating the communication.

19. The method recited in claim 11, the first picture being sent by the first of the two or more users via a message, wherein receiving the picture comprises:

extracting the first picture from the message.

20. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein each database of the one or more databases is hosted on one selected from a group consisting of a server, a storage device and a communication device.

21. A computer program product for use with a computer, the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code stored therein for making a face call among users of one or more databases, the one or more databases comprising a plurality of users, each user of the plurality of users having one or more profiles stored on the one or more databases, the computer program product performing the steps of:

receiving a first picture sent by a first user of the users of the one or more databases from a first communication device;

performing a search of the first picture in the one or more databases;

presenting one or more pictures matching the first picture from the one or more databases to the first user;

selecting a second picture from the one or more matching pictures, where the second picture is selected by the first user; and

facilitating a communication between the first user and a second user of the users of the one or more databases, where the second picture corresponds to the second user.