PROFILE SERVICE FOR SHARING RIGHTS-ENABLED MOBILE PROFILES
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, from a device of a first user, a request for a user profile of a second user, wherein the request is provided by the device of the first user in a manner that is associated with initiation of a communication session between the first and second users via the device of the first user and a device of the second user;
determining whether the first user has been granted access rights to the user profile of the second user; and
if the first user has been granted access rights to the user profile of the second user, providing the user profile of the second user to the device of the first user according to the access rights to the user profile of the second user granted to the first user.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for sharing rights-enabled user profiles among users in voice communication system, such as a mobile telecommunications system. In general, each user defines a user profile and associated access rights, where the user profile and access rights are stored by or accessible to a profile service. When a voice session, or call, is initiated between a first and second user, a device of the first user requests a profile of the second user from the profile service. In response, the profile service determines whether the first user has been granted access rights to the user profile of the second user. If so, the profile service provides the user profile of the second user, or a portion thereof, to the device of the first user according to the access rights of the first user, and the user profile is presented to the first user.
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41 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, from a device of a first user, a request for a user profile of a second user, wherein the request is provided by the device of the first user in a manner that is associated with initiation of a communication session between the first and second users via the device of the first user and a device of the second user; determining whether the first user has been granted access rights to the user profile of the second user; and if the first user has been granted access rights to the user profile of the second user, providing the user profile of the second user to the device of the first user according to the access rights to the user profile of the second user granted to the first user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A system comprising:
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a communication interface adapted to communicatively couple the system to a network; and a control system associated with the communication interface and adapted to; receive, from a device of a first user via the network, a request for a user profile of a second user in response to initiation of a communication session between the first and second users via the device of the first user and a device of the second user; determine whether the first user has been granted access rights to the user profile of the second user; and if the first user has been granted access rights to the user profile of the second user, provide the user profile of the second user to the device of the first user via the network according to the access rights to the user profile of the second user granted to the first user.
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41. A computer readable medium comprising software for instructing a computing system to:
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receive, from a device of a first user, a request for a user profile of a second user, wherein the request is provided by the device of the first user in a manner that is associated with initiation of a communication session between the first and second users via the device of the first user and a device of the second user; determine whether the first user has been granted access rights to the user profile of the second user; and if the first user has been granted access rights to the user profile of the second user, provide the user profile of the second user to the device of the first user according to the access rights to the user profile of the second user granted to the first user.
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