VIRTUAL CONTACT IDENTIFIER

• US 20090003569A1
• Filed: 06/28/2007
• Published: 01/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Moore, Timothy M., Buch, Jeremy T., Cutler, Ross, Forbes, Scott C., Bawcutt, Anthony J.
• Granted Patent: US 9,241,078 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/142.70
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/06 Recording class or number of calling , i.e. A-party or called party , i.e. B-party

Abstract

The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates enhancing connectivity associated with data communications. An interface can receive a portion of communication state data, wherein the communication state data is related to at least one of a data communication mode and a user context state. A routing component can evaluate the portion of communication state data to identify an optimized data communication mode, wherein the optimized data communication mode is dynamically linked to a virtual contact identifier. Moreover, the routing component can automatically and seamlessly employ an optimized communication session utilizing the dynamically identified optimized data communication mode based upon an activation of the virtual contact identifier.

Claims

1. A system that facilitates enhancing connectivity associated with data communications, comprising:

an interface that receives a portion of communication state data, the communication state data is related to at least one of a data communication mode and a user context state;

a routing component that evaluates the portion of communication state data to identify an optimized data communication mode, the optimized data communication mode is dynamically linked to a virtual contact identifier; and

the routing component automatically and seamlessly employs an optimized communication session utilizing the dynamically identified optimized data communication mode based upon an activation of the virtual contact identifier.

2. The system of claim 1, the virtual contact identifier is associated with an identity and at least one data communication mode related to the identity.

3. The system of claim 1, the communication state data is associated with at least one of an available data communication mode, an available device, an available network, an available communication network, an available communication protocol, user contextual data, a user location, a user state, a data communication mode resource, a data communication mode constraint, a user-defined preference, a robustness of channel, a data communication mode strength, a likelihood of being dropped, a user environment surrounding, a resource-comparison between available data communication modes, a power status of a device, a device-efficiency, an incoming data communication mode, or a compatibility.

4. The system of claim 1, the virtual contact identifier is at least one of a number, alpha-numeric, a letter, a sound, a graphic, an icon, a motion, a telephone number, an email address, an alias, a picture, a government issued identifier with a portion of personal data, an identification from a third-party commercial service, or an identifier from a service provider.

5. The system of claim 1, the data communication mode is a communication medium that relates to at least one of a device, a network, a message, a session, or configuration data, the device is at least one of a telephone, a land line, a hard-line, a work phone, a house phone, a cellular phone, a mobile phone, a mobile device, a smartphone, a portable digital assistant, a computer, a portable PC, a personal computer (PC), a hand-held, a mobile communication device, a laptop, a media device, a text-messaging component, an electronic mail (email) device, a text message device, a voice call, a pager, an instant message component, or a video communication device.

6. The system of claim 1, the virtual contact identifier is logically representative of the optimal data communication mode identified in real time.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising an evaluation component that monitors the portion of communication state data in real time in order to select the optimal data communication mode from a plurality of data communication modes associated with the virtual contact identifier.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising a link component that employs a logical linkage between the virtual contact identifier and the optimal data communication mode in real time.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising a security component that secures a portion of data related to at least one of an incoming data communication targeted for the virtual contact identifier, the optimized data communication mode, the optimized communication session, or the portion of communication state data.

10. The system of claim 1, the security component ensures an incoming data communication targeted to the virtual contact identifier is linked to the optimized data communication mode associated with a matching identity.

11. The system of claim 1, the security component identifies a security level with an incoming data communication and ensures the optimal data communication mode includes a corresponding security level that matches or exceeds the security level for the incoming data communication.

12. The system of claim 11, the security component identifies a security level with the optimal data communication mode and ensures an incoming data communication mode includes a corresponding security level that matches or exceeds the security level for the optimal data communication mode.

13. The system of claim 12, the routing component employs at least one of the following:

a selection of a disparate optimal data communication mode based upon the security level related to the incoming data communication not matching or exceeding the security level of the optimal data communication mode;

or a restriction to an incoming data communication based upon the security level related to the optimal data communication mode not matching or exceeding the security level of the incoming data communication.

14. The system of claim 1, further comprising a cross-modality component that converts data in a first format to data in a second format, at least one of the first format or the second format relate to at least one of the incoming data communication or the optimal data communication mode.

15. The system of claim 14, the cross-modality component enables seamless data transmission between a plurality of data formats or communication modes associated with at least one of the incoming data communication, the optimal data communication mode, or an origin of the incoming data communication.

16. The system of claim 15, at least one of the first format or the second format relate to at least one of a telephonic data communication, a cellular data communication, a electronic mail communication, an instant messaging communication, a text message communication, an audio data communication, or a video data communication.

17. A computer-implemented method that facilitates enhancing data communications connectivity, comprising:

receiving a portion of communication state data;

evaluating the portion of communication state data;

selecting an optimal data communication mode based at least in part upon the evaluation;

dynamically linking the optimal data communication mode to a virtual contact identifier; and

initiating a communication session with the optimal data communication mode based at least in part upon activation of the virtual contact identifier.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

continuously monitoring communication state data in real time;

logically linking the virtual contact identifier to the optimal data communication mode in real time; and

converting data from a first format into a second format, at least one of the first format or the second format relate to at least one of an incoming data communication, communication state data, the optimal data communication mode, or the virtual contact identifier.

19. The method of claim 17, the communication state data is associated to at least one of an available data communication mode, an available device, an available network, an available communication network, an available communication protocol, user contextual data, a user location, a user state, a data communication mode resource, a data communication mode constraint, a user-defined preference, a robustness of channel, a data communication mode strength, a likelihood of being dropped, a user environment surrounding, a resource-comparison between available data communication modes, a power status of a device, a device-efficiency, an incoming data communication mode, or a compatibility.

20. A computer-implemented system that facilitates enhancing connectivity associated with data communications, comprising:

means for receiving a portion of communication state data, the communication state data is related to at least one of a data communication mode and a user context state;

means for evaluating the portion of communication state data to identify an optimized data communication mode;

means for dynamically linking the optimized data communication mode to a virtual contact identifier; and

means for automatically and seamlessly employing an optimized communication session utilizing the dynamically identified optimized data communication mode based upon an activation of the virtual contact identifier.