ADDRESS BOOK FOR BUSINESSES

• US 20140136615A1
• Filed: 11/13/2012
• Published: 05/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cellco Partnership, Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cellco Partnership, Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Li, Shunge
• Application Number:
  US13/675,468
• Publication Number:
  US 20140136615A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34

Abstract

A computer device may include logic configured to receive an indication from a user device that a user, associated with the user device, has added a business to an address book associated with the user device and include the business in the address book associated with the user device. The logic may further be configured to receive an update from a business device associated with the business; identify that the business is included in the address book associated with the user device; and send the update to the user device in response to receiving the update and based on identifying that the business is included in the address book associated with the user device.

Claims

1. A method, performed by a computer device, the method comprising:

receiving, by the computer device, an indication from a user device that a user, associated with the user device, has added a business to an address book associated with the user device;

including, by the computer device, the business in the address book associated with the user device;

receiving, by the computer device, an update from a business device associated with the business;

identifying, by the computer device, that the business is included in the address book associated with the user device; and

sending, by the computer device, the update to the user device in response to receiving the update and based on identifying that the business is included in the address book associated with the user device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the update includes:

a promotion being offered by the business;

presence information associated with the business;

information associated with an order placed by the user with the business;

a hyperlink associated with the business;

or

stock information associated with the business.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the presence information associated with the business includes:

information relating to whether the business is open for business;

business hours associated with the business;

information relating to how busy the business is;

or

a wait time for speaking with a customer representative of the business.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving information relating to the business from the business device; and

storing the receiving information in a business database associated with the computer device.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

receiving, from the user device, a request for information relating to the business; and

providing at least some of the stored information, relating to the business, to the user device from the business database, in response to receiving the request.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein providing at least some of the stored information, relating to the business, to the user device from the business database includes:

determining a location associated with the user device;

determining a location associated with the business nearest a location associated with the user device; and

providing information relating to the determined nearest location to the user device.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the received information includes:

presence information associated with the business;

a promotion associated with the business;

information associated with an order placed by the user with the business;

a hyperlink associated with the business;

stock information associated with the business;

or

information associated with an account of the user with the business.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein providing at least some of the stored information, relating to the business, to the user device from the business database includes:

determining a location associated with the user device;

determining a plurality of locations associated with the business, wherein the plurality of locations are within a particular distance of the location associated with the user device;

determining a filter associated with the user for the business;

filtering the plurality of locations based on the determined filter;

determining a nearest location associated with the business from the filtered plurality of locations based on the determined location associated with the user device; and

providing information relating to the determined nearest location to the user device.

9. A method performed by a mobile communication device, the method comprising:

receiving, by the mobile communication device, a request from a user to add a business to an address book;

obtaining, by the mobile communication device, information relating to the business from an address book system in response to receiving the request from the user to add the business to the address book;

auto-filling, by the mobile communication device, one or more fields in the address book to create an address book entry for the business, based on the obtained information;

receiving, by the mobile communication device, an update associated with the business from the address book system; and

updating, by the mobile communication device, the address book entry for the business based on the received update.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein receiving the request from a user to add a business to an address book includes:

detecting a selection of an address book selection object;

determining that the user device is accessing a web site while the selection is detected;

identifying the business as being associated with the web site; and

generating the request to add the business to the address book based on identifying the business.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein receiving the request from a user to add a business to an address book includes:

detecting a selection of an address book selection object;

determining that the user device is located within a business location while the selection is detected;

identifying the business as being associated with the business location; and

generating the request to add the business to the address book based on identifying the business.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein auto-filling the one or more fields in the address book to create an address book entry for the business includes:

auto-filling a location field based on location information associated with the business;

auto-filling a presence information field based on presence information associated with the business;

auto-filling a contact information field based on contact information associated with the business;

auto-filling a hyperlink field based on a hyperlink associated with the business;

auto-filling a promotion information field based on promotion information associated with the business;

auto-filling a tagline field based on a tagline associated with the business;

auto-filling a stock information field based on stock information associated with the business;

or

auto-filling a review field based on reviews associated with the business.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the update includes:

a promotion being offered by the business;

presence information associated with the business;

information associated with an order placed by the user with the business;

a hyperlink associated with the business;

or

stock information associated with the business.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

detecting that the user has selected the address book entry for the business; and

obtaining updated information relating to the business from the address book system, in response to detecting that the user has selected the address book entry for the business.

15. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

detecting that the user has selected the address book for the business;

generating a user interface that includes two or more of;

an address area that includes an address associated with the business;

a presence information area that includes presence information associated with the business;

a contact information area that includes contact information associated with the business;

a tagline area that includes a tagline associated with the business;

a promotion area that includes one or more promotions associated with the business;

or

a selection object to activate an application associated with the business.

16. A computer device comprising:

logic configured to;

receive an indication from a user device that a user, associated with the user device, has added a business to an address book associated with the user device;

include the business in the address book associated with the user device;

receive an update from a business device associated with the business;

identify that the business is included in the address book associated with the user device; and

send the update to the user device in response to receiving the update and based on identifying that the business is included in the address book associated with the user device.

17. The computer device of claim 16, wherein the update includes:

a promotion being offered by the business;

presence information associated with the business;

information associated with an order placed by the user with the business;

a hyperlink associated with the business;

or

stock information associated with the business.

18. The computer device of claim 17, wherein the presence information associated with the business includes:

information relating to whether the business is open for business;

business hours associated with the business;

information relating to how busy the business is;

or

a wait time for speaking with a customer representative of the business.

19. The computer device of claim 16, wherein the logic is further configured to:

receive information relating to the business from the business device;

store the receiving information in a business database associated with the computer device;

receive, from the user device, a request for information relating to the business; and

provide at least some of the stored information, relating to the business, to the user device from the business database, in response to receiving the request.

20. The computer device of claim 19, wherein, when the logic is configured to provide at least some of the stored information to the user device, the logic is further configured to:

determine a location associated with the user device;

determine a plurality of locations associated with the business, wherein the plurality of locations are within a particular distance of the location associated with the user device;

determine a filter associated with the user for the business;

filter the plurality of locations based on the determined filter;

determine a nearest location associated with the business from the filtered plurality of locations based on the determined location associated with the user device; and

provide information relating to the determined nearest location to the user device.