MOBILE DEVICE CALLER ID TO SMART TV DEVICES

• US 20140181886A1
• Filed: 12/20/2012
• Published: 06/26/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Goodman, Lee N., Eichen, Elliot G.
• Granted Patent: US 8,813,134 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/133
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/575 Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42042 Notifying the called party of information on the calling party details within substation equipment H04M1/57, signalling details H04Q3/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/50 Secure pairing of devices

Abstract

A method, performed by a mobile communication device, may include detecting a smart television device. The method may further include receiving an incoming telephone call, wherein the incoming telephone call includes caller identification information; providing the caller identification information to the smart television device; receiving an instruction on how to process the incoming call from the smart television device; and processing the incoming telephone call based on the received instruction.

Claims

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

detecting, by the mobile communication device, a smart television device;

advertising, by the mobile communication device, a caller identification application associated with the mobile communication device to the smart television device, in response to detecting the smart television device;

receiving, by the mobile communication device, a request to pair with the mobile communication device from the smart television device, in response to advertising the caller identification application;

paring, by the mobile communication device, with the smart television device, in response to receiving the request to pair with the mobile communication device;

receiving, by the mobile communication device, an incoming telephone call, wherein the incoming telephone call includes caller identification information;

providing, by the mobile communication device, the caller identification information to the smart television device based on the pairing;

receiving, by the mobile communication device, an instruction on how to process the incoming telephone call from the smart television device; and

processing, by the mobile communication device, the incoming telephone call based on the received instruction.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein pairing with the smart television device includes:

requesting authentication information from the smart television device; and

receiving the requested authentication information from the smart television device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the smart television device includes:

a set top box;

a television device;

a gaming system;

or

a personal computer.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the smart television device includes:

detecting the smart television device using a WiFi connection;

or detecting the smart television device using a Bluetooth connection.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the smart television device includes:

detecting that the mobile communication device is in a customer premises location;

establishing a connection to a network terminal associated with the customer premises location;

advertising the caller identification application associated with the mobile communication device via the network terminal; and

receiving the request to pair with the mobile communication device from the smart television device via the network terminal.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the caller identification information to the smart television device includes:

obtaining an identifier associated with the smart television device; and

sending a request to a network device configured to obtain the caller identification information for telephone calls to the mobile communication device, wherein the request includes the obtained identifier and a request to provide the caller identification information to the smart television device.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein receiving an instruction on how to process the incoming telephone call from the smart television device includes:

receiving the instruction from the network device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an instruction on how to process the incoming telephone call from the smart television device includes:

receiving an instruction to answer the incoming telephone call; and

wherein processing the incoming telephone call includes;

playing a delay message to a calling party, wherein the delay message informs the calling party that the incoming telephone call will be answered after a particular period of time.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an instruction on how to process the incoming telephone call from the smart television device includes:

receiving an instruction to answer the incoming telephone call and to stream the audio of the incoming telephone call to the smart television device; and

wherein processing the incoming telephone call includes;

answering the incoming telephone call and streaming the audio of the incoming telephone call to the smart television device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an instruction on how to process the incoming telephone call from the smart television device includes:

receiving an instruction to hand over the incoming telephone call to the smart television device; and

wherein processing the incoming telephone call includes;

handing the incoming telephone call over to the smart television device.

11. A method, performed by a set top box device, the method comprising:

receiving, by the set top box device, an advertisement of a caller identification application from a mobile communication device;

pairing, by the set top box, with the mobile communication device, in response to receiving the advertisement;

receiving, by the set top box device, caller identification information associated with an incoming call to the mobile communication device based on the pairing;

generating, by the set top box, a user interface that includes the caller identification information and one or more options for responding to the incoming call associated with the caller identification information;

providing, by the set top box device, the generated user interface to a television to display to a user;

receiving, by the set top box device, a selection of one of the one or more options via a remote control associated with the television; and

sending, by the set top box device, instructions to the mobile communication device on how to process the incoming call based on the received selection.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein receiving the caller identification information includes:

receiving the caller identification information from the mobile communication device over a WiFi connection or over a Bluetooth connection.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein receiving the caller identification information includes:

receiving the caller identification information from a network device configured to obtain the caller identification information for calls to the mobile communication device.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein sending the instructions to the mobile communication device on how to process the incoming call based on the received selection includes:

sending the instructions to the network device.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein pairing with the mobile communication device includes:

receiving a request for authentication information from the mobile communication device; and

providing the requested authentication information to the mobile communication device.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein sending the instructions to the mobile communication device on how to process the incoming call based on the received selection includes:

sending a delay message to a calling party, wherein the delay message informs the calling party that the incoming call will be answered within a particular period of time;

answering the incoming call and streaming the audio of the incoming call to the television;

or

forwarding the incoming call over to the television.

17. A set top box device comprising:

logic configured to;

receive an advertisement of a caller identification application from a mobile communication device;

pair with the mobile communication device, in response to receiving the advertisement;

receive caller identification information associated with an incoming call to the mobile communication device based on the pairing;

generate a user interface that includes the caller identification information and one or more options for responding to the incoming call associated with the caller identification information;

provide the generated user interface to a television to display to a user;

receive a selection of one of the one or more options via a remote control associated with the television; and

send instructions to the mobile communication device on how to process the incoming call based on the received selection.

18. The set top box device of claim 17, wherein the logic is further configured to:

receive the caller identification information from the mobile communication device over a WiFi connection or over a Bluetooth connection;

or

receive the caller identification information from a network device configured to obtain the caller identification information for calls to the mobile communication device.

19. The set top box device of claim 17, wherein, when pairing with the mobile communication device, the logic is further configured to:

receive a request for authentication information from the mobile communication device; and

provide the requested authentication information to the mobile communication device.

20. The set top box device of claim 17, wherein the logic is further configured to:

send a delay message to a calling party, wherein the delay message informs the calling party that the incoming call will be answered within a particular period of time;

answer the incoming call and streaming the audio of the incoming call to the television;

or

forward the incoming call over to the television.