Computational systems and methods for identifying a communications partner

• US 20130060867A1
• Filed: 12/16/2011
• Published: 03/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2011
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Davis, Marc E., Dyor, Matthew G., Gates, William, Huang, Xuedong, Hyde, Roderick A., Jung, Edward K.Y., Kare, Jordin T., Levien, Royce A., Lord, Richard T., Lord, Robert W., Lu, Qi, Malamud, Mark A., Myhrvold, Nathan P., Nadella, Satya, Reed, Daniel, Shum, Harry, Tegreene, Clarence T., Wood, Lowell L. Jr.
• Granted Patent: US 10,263,936 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/16 Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs coordinating program control therefor G06F9/52; in regulating and control system G05B
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/48 Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/30 Profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals

Abstract

Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out accepting at least one email communication from at least one member of a network; disambiguating the at least one search term including associating the at least one search term with at least one of network-participation identifier data or device-identifier data; and presenting the sender profile in association with the at least one email communication.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

circuitry for accepting at least one email communication from at least one member of a network;

circuitry for associating the at least one email communication with a sender profile at least partly based on the sender'"'"'s device-identifier data and the sender'"'"'s network-participation identifier data; and

circuitry for presenting the sender profile in association with the at least one email communication.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the circuitry for accepting at least one email communication from at least one member of a network comprises:

circuitry for receiving at least one email communication on a mobile telecommunications device.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the circuitry for accepting at least one email communication on a mobile telecommunications device comprises:

circuitry for receiving at least one email communication on at least one of a mobile telephone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, or a laptop computer.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the circuitry for accepting at least one email communication from at least one member of a network comprises:

circuitry for receiving at least one email communication on at least one of a desktop computer or a networked television.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the circuitry for accepting at least one email communication from at least one member of a network comprises:

circuitry for accepting at least one email communication from at least one member of a social network.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the circuitry for accepting at least one email communication from at least one member of a network comprises:

circuitry for receiving at least one email communication from a member of a mobile phone telecommunications network.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the circuitry for associating the at least one email communication with a sender profile at least partly based on the sender'"'"'s device-identifier data and the sender'"'"'s network-participation identifier data comprises:

circuitry for associating the at least one email communication with a set of sender attributes at least partly based on the sender'"'"'s device-identifier data and the sender'"'"'s network-participation identifier data.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein sender attributes include at least one of a social network membership list, one or more social network usernames, one or more social network profile pictures, one or more mutual friend lists, or one or more social networking website-posted items.

9. The system of claim 7 wherein sender attributes include a list of shared contacts.

10. The system of claim 7 wherein sender attributes include at least one of a list of usernames, a list of online personas, or a list of aliases.

11. The system of claim 7 wherein sender attributes include at least one of a twitter handle, a Facebook page, or a web address for a blog.

12. The system of claim 7 wherein sender attributes include a history of interactions with a recipient of the at least one email communication.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the history of interactions with a recipient of the at least one email communication includes at least one of an excerpted history of interactions with a recipient of the at least one email communication, a recent history of interactions with a recipient of the at least one email communication, or a history of interactions with a recipient of the at least one email communication that is keyed to a specific topic.

14. The system of claim 1 wherein the circuitry for associating the at least one email communication with a sender profile at least partly based on the sender'"'"'s device-identifier data and the sender'"'"'s network-participation identifier data comprises:

circuitry for associating the at least one email communication with a sender profile at least partly based on the sender'"'"'s internet protocol address and the sender'"'"'s network-participation identifier data.

15. The system of claim 1 wherein the sender'"'"'s device identifier data includes at least one of subscriber identity module data, integrated circuit card identifier data, mobile equipment identifier data, international mobile subscriber identity data, or electronic serial number data.

16. The system of claim 1 wherein the sender'"'"'s device identifier data includes at least one device descriptor.

17. The system of claim 16 wherein the device descriptor includes at least one of a device name, a device brand, a device model, or a device location.

18. The system of claim 16 wherein the device descriptor includes at least one of mobile phone, computer, or television.

19. The system of claim 16 wherein the device descriptor includes at least one of Apple, Motorola, HTC, LG, Samsung, Blackberry, or Nokia.

20. The system of claim 16 wherein the device descriptor includes geographical information about the device.

21. The system of claim 20 wherein the geographical information about the device is derived from at least one of internet protocol address, global positioning satellite data, cellular phone tower proximity, Wi-Fi use, user-entered location data, or proximity to at least one other device.

22. The system of claim 1 wherein the network participation data includes a name in a telecommunications carrier database.

23. The system of claim 1 wherein the circuitry for associating the at least one email communication with a sender profile at least partly based on the sender'"'"'s device-identifier data and the sender'"'"'s network-participation identifier data comprises:

circuitry for associating the at least one email communication with a real-world person at least partly based on the real-world person'"'"'s device-identifier data and the real-world person'"'"'s network-participation identifier data.

24. The system of claim 1 wherein the circuitry for associating the at least one email communication with a sender profile at least partly based on the sender'"'"'s device-identifier data and the sender'"'"'s network-participation identifier data comprises:

at least one of circuitry for associating the at least one email communication with a sender profile using identity prediction, circuitry for associating the at least one email communication with a sender profile using de-anonymization, or circuitry for associating the at least one email communication with a sender profile using real-name profiling.

25. The system of claim 23 wherein the circuitry for associating the at least one email communication with a real-world person at least partly based on the real-world person'"'"'s device-identifier data and the real-world person'"'"'s network-participation identifier data includes at least one of circuitry for associating the at least one email communication with a real-world person using web history tracking, circuitry for associating the at least one email communication with a real-world person using media content tracking, or circuitry for associating the at least one email communication with a real-world person using app data tracking.

26. The system of claim 1 wherein the circuitry for presenting the sender profile in association with the at least one email communication comprises:

circuitry for displaying on a mobile device the sender profile in association with the at least one email communication.

27. The system of claim 1 wherein the circuitry for presenting the sender profile in association with the at least one email communication comprises:

circuitry for presenting the sender profile in association with the at least one email communication via a personal software assistant.

28. The system of claim 27 wherein the personal software assistant is SIRI.

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57. A computer program product comprising:

at least one of a machine, a composition of matter, or an article of manufacture including a signal-bearing medium bearing

(1) one or more instructions for accepting at least one email communication from at least one member of a network;

(2) one or more instructions for associating the at least one email communication with a sender profile at least partly based on the sender'"'"'s device-identifier data and the sender'"'"'s network-participation identifier data; and

(3) one or more instructions for presenting the sender profile in association with the at least one email communication.

58. The computer program product of claim 57, wherein the signal-bearing medium includes a computer-readable medium.

59. The computer program product of claim 57, wherein the signal-bearing medium includes a recordable medium.

60. The computer program product of claim 57, wherein the signal-bearing medium includes a communications medium.

61. A system comprising:

a computing device; and

instructions that when executed on the computing device cause the computing device to

(1) accept at least one email communication from at least one member of a network;

(2) associate the at least one email communication with a sender profile at least partly based on the sender'"'"'s device-identifier data and the sender'"'"'s network-participation identifier data; and

;

(3) present the sender profile in association with the at least one email communication.

62. The system of claim 61 wherein the computing device comprises:

one or more of a personal digital assistant (PDA), a personal entertainment device, a mobile phone, a laptop computer, a tablet personal computer, a networked computer, a computing system comprised of a cluster of processors, a computing system comprised of a cluster of servers, a workstation computer, and/or a desktop computer.

63. The system of claim 61 wherein the computing device is operable to present a sender profile at least partly based on at least one of the sender'"'"'s network-participation identifier data or the sender'"'"'s device-identifier data from at least one memory.