Integration of wireless and external computing devices
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1. A method of displaying contact information in real time about a caller, the method comprising:
- receiving information from the caller via a wireless device;
communicating the information to at least one computing device external to the wireless device;
locating the contact information for the caller in a contact database of either the external computing device or of a network to which the external computing device belongs, using at least one of a name and phone number of the caller;
displaying the contact information for the caller on a display of the external computing device; and
communicating to the caller, via a call logic on the wireless device interacting with a contact manager logic on the wireless device, one of a Short Message Service (SMS), Enhanced Message Service (EMS), and Multimedia Message Service (MMS) message containing a called party'"'"'s name and photo, the called party being a user of the wireless device receiving a call from the caller.
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Abstract
Information is received from a caller via a wireless device and communicated to an external computing device. Contact information for the caller is located using at least one of a name and phone number of the caller, and when the contact information for the caller is located, it is displayed on a display of the external computing device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of displaying contact information in real time about a caller, the method comprising:
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receiving information from the caller via a wireless device; communicating the information to at least one computing device external to the wireless device; locating the contact information for the caller in a contact database of either the external computing device or of a network to which the external computing device belongs, using at least one of a name and phone number of the caller; displaying the contact information for the caller on a display of the external computing device; and communicating to the caller, via a call logic on the wireless device interacting with a contact manager logic on the wireless device, one of a Short Message Service (SMS), Enhanced Message Service (EMS), and Multimedia Message Service (MMS) message containing a called party'"'"'s name and photo, the called party being a user of the wireless device receiving a call from the caller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system comprising:
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at least one wireless device; at least one computing device external to the wireless device; the wireless device comprising logic to communicate caller name and phone number information to the external computing device in real time during a call with the caller; and the external computing device comprising logic to locate in real time during the call contact information for the caller in a contact database, using at least one of a name and phone number of the caller, and a call logic to communicate to the caller, via a call logic on the wireless device interacting with a contact manager logic on the wireless device, one of a Short Message Service (SMS), Enhanced Message Service (EMS), and Multimedia Message Service (MMS) message containing a called party'"'"'s name and photo, the called party being a user of the wireless device receiving a call from the caller. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A device comprising:
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logic to interface with at least one wireless device; logic to in real time during a call receive from the wireless device caller name and phone number information and to locate contact information for the caller in a contact database using at least one of a name and phone number of the caller; and logic to communicate to the caller, via a call logic on the wireless device interacting with a contact manager logic on the wireless device, one of a Short Message Service (SMS), Enhanced Message Service (EMS), and Multimedia Message Service (MMS) message containing a called party'"'"'s name and photo, the called party being a user of the wireless device receiving a call from the caller. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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