Caller Identification Using Social Network Information
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1. A method, comprising:
- responsive to an incoming communication, determining, at a computer system, identifying information of an initiating user of the incoming communication to a receiving user;
accessing one or more data stores for social network information associated with the initiating user based on the identifying information of the initiating user; and
presenting to the receiving user the information associated with the initiating user on a user interface display in connection with a notification of the incoming communication.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a social networking system determines a user identifier of a caller placing a call to a receiving user based on the call'"'"'s phone number, accesses one or more data stores for information associated with the caller, and present to the receiving user the information associated with the caller.
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1. A method, comprising:
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responsive to an incoming communication, determining, at a computer system, identifying information of an initiating user of the incoming communication to a receiving user; accessing one or more data stores for social network information associated with the initiating user based on the identifying information of the initiating user; and presenting to the receiving user the information associated with the initiating user on a user interface display in connection with a notification of the incoming communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system comprising:
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a memory; one or more processors; and a non-transitory, storage medium storing computer-readable instructions operative, when executed, to cause the one or more processors to; responsive to an incoming communication, determine identifying information of an initiating user of the incoming communication to a receiving user; access one or more data stores for social network information associated with the initiating user based on the identifying information of the initiating user; and present to the receiving user the information associated with the initiating user on a user interface display in connection with a notification of the incoming communication. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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