IDENTIFYING AND DISPLAYING A SET OF HIGH PRIORITY CONTACTS ON A DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20140173515A1
• Filed: 12/14/2012
• Published: 06/19/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vonage America LLC (Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson)
• Original Assignee: Vonage Network LLC (Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson)
• Inventors: EFRATI, TZAHI, MINTZ, IDO
• Granted Patent: US 9,070,120 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/811
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

Abstract

A method and apparatus for identifying and displaying a set of high priority contacts on a display device associated with an end user device. In some embodiments, the method includes retrieving high priority contact list configuration settings that include one or more criteria for identifying a set of high priority contacts from a contact list having a plurality of contacts, determining whether information associated with one or more of the plurality of contacts meets the one or more criteria retrieved, identifying the one or more of the plurality of contacts that meet the one or more criteria as a set of one or more high priority contacts, and displaying the set of one or more high priority contacts in a high priority contact list on the display device.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for identifying and displaying a set of high priority contacts on a display device associated with an end user device, the method comprising:

retrieving high priority contact list configuration settings that include one or more criteria for identifying a set of high priority contacts from a contact list having a plurality of contacts;

determining whether information associated with one or more of the plurality of contacts meets the one or more criteria retrieved;

identifying the one or more of the plurality of contacts that meet the one or more criteria as a set of one or more high priority contacts; and

displaying the set of one or more high priority contacts in a high priority contact list on the display device.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein at least one contact is identified as a high priority contact based on criteria selected from the group consisting of a calling frequency, a calendar date, a calling pattern and a location.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein at least one contact is identified as a high priority contact based on a calling frequency between the end user device and one or more devices associated with the contact that is greater than or equal to a predetermined calling frequency threshold.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein at least one contact is identified as a high priority contact based on a calendar date associated with the at least one contact.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein the calendar date associated with the at least one contact is included in contact information for the at least one contact on the end user device.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein at least one contact is identified as a high priority contact based on a calling pattern between the end user device and one or more devices associated with the contact.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein the calling pattern includes a configurable number of similar previous communications.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein the calling pattern includes at least one of specific times or specific days of communications between the end user device and one or more devices associated with the contact.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein the calling pattern includes a specific location from which communications between the end user device and one or more devices associated with the contact are initiated.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein at least one contact is identified as a high priority contact based on a location of at least one of the end user device or a device associated with the contact.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving social network information associated with one or more one or more of the plurality of contacts,

wherein at least one contact is identified as a high priority contact based on the social network information received.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving calendar information associated with one or more one or more of the plurality of contacts,

wherein at least one contact is identified as a high priority contact based on the calendar information received.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, the calendar information received includes an upcoming scheduled call or meeting with the at least one contact.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein a number of entries in the high priority contact list is configurable.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the high priority contact list is dynamically updated based on at least one of (a) calling activity, (b) a change to contact information associated with at least one of the plurality of contacts, (c) addition of a contact to the contact list, (d) removal of a contact to the contact list, (e) time, or (f) geolocation of the end user device or contacts from the contact list.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

requesting user feedback for each high priority contact identified to determine if the user wants the contact displayed in the high priority contact list; and

receiving the user feedback requested for each high priority contact identified.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein displaying the set of one or more high priority contacts in a high priority contact list on the display device includes displaying, for each contact, a contact name and a description as to why the contact was identified as a high priority contact.

18. An apparatus for identifying and displaying a set of high priority contacts on a display device associated with an end user device, comprising:

a) at least one processor;

b) at least one input device; and

c) at least one storage device storing processor-executable instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, perform a method including

(1) retrieving high priority contact list configuration settings that include one or more criteria for identifying a set of high priority contacts from a contact list having a plurality of contacts;

(2) determining whether information associated with one or more of the plurality of contacts meets the one or more criteria retrieved;

(3) identifying the one or more of the plurality of contacts that meet the one or more criteria as a set of one or more high priority contacts; and

(4) displaying the set of one or more high priority contacts in a high priority contact list on the display device.

19. A non-transient computer readable medium for storing computer instructions that, when executed by at least one processor causes the at least one processor to perform a method for displaying and accessing contacts in a contact list on a display device, comprising:

retrieving high priority contact list configuration settings that include one or more criteria for identifying a set of high priority contacts from a contact list having a plurality of contacts;

determining whether information associated with one or more of the plurality of contacts meets the one or more criteria retrieved;

identifying the one or more of the plurality of contacts that meet the one or more criteria as a set of one or more high priority contacts; and

displaying the set of one or more high priority contacts in a high priority contact list on the display device.