Method for populating a caller's information to a host-based address book
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1. A method for populating a personal online contacts directory associated with a users online services account, comprising operations of:
- an online services provider providing multiple Internet accessible, user configurable, personal online contacts directories each associated with a user'"'"'s online services account;
establishing service for users'"'"' telephone lines such that incoming calls to each said line are redirected to the online services provider under prescribed conditions, the prescribed conditions including the incoming calls occurring while the line is busy;
responsive to the online services provider receiving redirection of an incoming call placed to a user, where the redirection occurs while the user is logged-in to the online services provider, performing operations comprising;
the online services provider transmitting a substantially real-time interactive indication of the incoming call to the user via computer by which the user is logged-in to the online services provider;
the online services provider utilizing caller-ID data received in conjunction with the incoming call to extract information identifying a party who placed the incoming call;
the online services provider updating the user'"'"'s personal online contacts directory to include at least part of the extracted information, where updating occurs responsive to one of the following;
(1) automatically, (2) responsive to user direction submitted via the interactive indication of the incoming call.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is provided to populate a caller'"'"'s information to a host-based address book automatically or by a single click on a virtual button included in a popup window or by a series of simple commands.
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1. A method for populating a personal online contacts directory associated with a users online services account, comprising operations of:
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an online services provider providing multiple Internet accessible, user configurable, personal online contacts directories each associated with a user'"'"'s online services account; establishing service for users'"'"' telephone lines such that incoming calls to each said line are redirected to the online services provider under prescribed conditions, the prescribed conditions including the incoming calls occurring while the line is busy; responsive to the online services provider receiving redirection of an incoming call placed to a user, where the redirection occurs while the user is logged-in to the online services provider, performing operations comprising; the online services provider transmitting a substantially real-time interactive indication of the incoming call to the user via computer by which the user is logged-in to the online services provider; the online services provider utilizing caller-ID data received in conjunction with the incoming call to extract information identifying a party who placed the incoming call; the online services provider updating the user'"'"'s personal online contacts directory to include at least part of the extracted information, where updating occurs responsive to one of the following;
(1) automatically, (2) responsive to user direction submitted via the interactive indication of the incoming call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for populating a personal online contacts directory associated with a user'"'"'s online services account, where an online services provider provides multiple Internet accessible, user configurable, personal online contacts directories each associated with a user'"'"'s online services account, and where service has been established for users'"'"' telephone lines such that incoming calls to each said line are redirected to the online services provider under prescribed conditions, the prescribed conditions including the incoming calls occurring while the line is busy, the method comprising operations of:
responsive to the online services provider receiving redirection of an incoming call placed to a user, where the redirection occurs while the user is logged-in to the online services provider, performing operations comprising; the online services provider transmitting a substantially real-time interactive indication of the incoming call to the user via computer by which the user is logged-in to the online services provider; the online services provider utilizing caller-ID data received in conjunction with the incoming call to extract information identifying a party who placed the incoming call; the online services provider updating the users personal online contacts directory to include at least part of the extracted information, where updating occurs responsive to one of the following;
(1) automatically, (2) responsive to user direction submitted via the interactive indication of the incoming call.
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10. A method for populating a personal online contacts directory associated with a user'"'"'s online services account, comprising operations of:
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an online services provider providing multiple Internet accessible, user configurable, personal online contacts directories each associated with a user'"'"'s online services account; establishing service for users'"'"' telephone lines such that incoming calls to each said line are redirected to the online services provider under prescribed conditions; responsive to the online services provider receiving redirection of an incoming call placed to a user, the online services provider utilizing caller-ID data received in conjunction with the incoming call to extract information identifying a party who placed the incoming call; responsive to the party leaving a voicemail message at the online services provider, the online services provider performing operations comprising; while the user is logged-in to the online services provider, transmitting an interactive indication of the voicemail message to the user via computer by which the user is logged-in to the online services provider; the online services provider updating the users personal online contacts directory to include at least part of the extracted information, where updating occurs responsive to one of the following;
(1) automatically, (2) responsive to user direction via the interactive indication of the voicemail message. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for populating a personal online contacts directory associated with a user'"'"'s online services account, where an online services provider provides multiple lnternet accessible, user configurable, personal online contacts directories each associated with a user'"'"'s online services account, and where service has been established for users'"'"' telephone lines such that incoming calls to each said line are redirected to the online services provider under prescribed conditions, the method comprising operations of:
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responsive to the online services provider receiving redirection of an incoming call placed to a user, the online services provider utilizing caller-ID data received in conjunction with the incoming call to extract information identifying a party who placed the incoming call; responsive to the party leaving a voicemail message at the online services provider, the online services provider performing operations comprising; while the user is logged-in to the online services provider, transmitting an interactive indication of the voicemail message to the user via computer by which the user is logged-in to the online services provider; the online services provider updating the user'"'"'s personal online contacts directory to include at least part of the extracted information, where updating occurs responsive to one of the following;
(1) automatically, (2) responsive to user direction via the interactive indication of the voicemail message.
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19. An apparatus for populating a personal online contacts directory associated with a users online services account, where service has been established for users'"'"' telephone lines such that incoming calls placed to each said line are redirected to the online services provider under prescribed conditions, the prescribed conditions including the incoming calls occurring while the line is busy, the apparatus comprising:
at least one server configured to operate as an online services provider by performing services comprising; providing multiple Internet accessible, user configurable, personal online contacts directories each associated with a users online services account; responsive to the online services provider receiving redirection of an incoming call to a user occurring because the user'"'"'s line is busy, performing operations comprising; while the user is logged-in to the online services provider, transmitting a substantially real-time interactive indication of the incoming call to the user via computer by which the user is logged-in to the online services provider; utilizing caller-ID data received in conjunction with the incoming call to extract information identifying a party who placed the incoming call; updating the user'"'"'s personal online contacts directory to include at least part of the extracted information, where updating occurs responsive to one of the following;
(1) automatically, (2) responsive to user direction submitted via the interactive indication of the incoming call.- View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. An apparatus for populating a personal online contacts directory associated with a user'"'"'s online services account, where service has been established for users'"'"' telephone lines such that incoming calls to each said line are redirected to the online services provider under prescribed conditions, the apparatus comprising:
at least one server configured to operate as an online services provider by performing services comprising; providing multiple Internet accessible, user configurable, personal online contacts directories each associated with a users online services account; responsive to the online services provider receiving redirection of an incoming calls placed to a user, the online services provider utilizing caller-ID data received in conjunction with the incoming call to extract information identifying a party who placed the incoming call; responsive to the party leaving a voicemail message at the online services provider, the online services provider performing operations comprising; while the user is logged-in to the online services provider, transmitting an interactive indication of the voicemail message to the user via computer by which the user is logged-in to the online services provider; the online services provider updating the user'"'"'s personal online contacts directory to include at least part of the extracted information, where updating occurs responsive to one of the following;
(1) automatically, (2) responsive to user direction via the interactive indication of the voicemail message.- View Dependent Claims (22)
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