Systems and methods for associating communication information with a geographic location-aware contact entry

• US 8,185,132 B1
• Filed: 07/14/2010
• Issued: 05/22/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Concert Technology Corporation
• Original Assignee: Modena Enterprises, LLC (Concert Technology Corporation)
• Inventors: Katpelly, Ravi Reddy, Kandekar, Kunal, Curtis, Scott
• Primary Examiner(s): Chang, Kent
• Assistant Examiner(s): Siddiqui, Kashif
• Application Number:
  US12/835,786
• Time in Patent Office: 678 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414, 455/418, 455/445, 455/456, 455/457, 455/563, 455/412, 455/422, 455/566, 379/114, 379/142, 379/88, 379/230
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24575 using context
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27475 using interactive graphical means or pictorial representations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/185 by embedding added-value information into content, e.g. geo-tagging

Abstract

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for associating communication information with a geographic location-aware contact entry. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a method may include identifying a geographic location. The method may also include receiving a communication including identification information and originating from the geographic location. Further, the method may include associating the identification information with a contact entry.

Claims

1. A method of operation of a computing device comprising:

identifying a geographic location, wherein identifying the geographic location comprises;

displaying a graphical map including a representation of the geographic location; and

receiving user input that specifies the geographic location, wherein receiving the user input comprises receiving user input for selecting the representation of the geographic location;

assigning at least one of a name and a category to the geographic location;

receiving a communication including identification information and originating from the geographic location; and

in response to receiving the communication originating from the geographic location;

associating the identification information with a contact entry;

prompting a user to select to associate the at least one of the name and the category to the contact entry; and

in response to the user selecting to associate the at least one of the name and the category to the contact entry, associating the at least one of the name and the category to the contact entry.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the contact entry includes at least one of a name, a physical address, a telephone number, and an email address.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving user input that specifies the geographic location comprises receiving user input that specifies at least one of a coordinate and an area of the geographic location.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving a communication comprises receiving at least one of a telephone call, an email, a text message, and an instant message from a source located at the geographic location.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the identification information is at least one of a name, a physical address, a telephone number, and an email address.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving information identifying the geographic location from where the communication originated.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving user input that specifies the contact entry.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the identification information is associated with the contact entry in response to receiving the communication.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

in response to receiving the communication, notifying the user about the communication and presenting the contact entry to the user; and

receiving user input for assigning the identification information to the contact entry.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

storing data indicating a time for receiving communications originating from the geographic location;

determining whether the communication was received at the stored time; and

associating the identification information with the contact entry only in response to determining that the communication was received at the stored time.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the method further comprises:

storing identification criterion for identifying a source of the communication;

determining whether the identification information of the communication meets the identification criterion; and

associating the identification information with the contact entry only in response to determining that the identification information of the communication meets the identification criterion.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the identification information is voice data, a name, a physical address, a telephone number, a caller identifier, and an email address.

13. A system comprising:

a communication interface configured to receive a communication including identification information and originating from a geographic location; and

a communication manager configured to;

display a graphical map including a representation of the geographic location;

receive user input that selects the representation of the geographic location, thereby identifying the geographic location;

assigning at least one of a name and a category to the geographic location; and

in response to receiving the communication originating from the geographic location;

associate the identification information with a contact entry;

prompt a user to select to associate the at least one of the name and the category to the contact entry; and

in response to the user selecting to associate the at least one of the name and the category to the contact entry, associate the at least one of the name and the category to the contact entry.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions for performing the following steps:

identifying a geographic location, wherein identifying the geographic location comprises;

displaying a graphical map including a representation of the geographic location; and

receiving user input that specifies the geographic location, wherein receiving the user input comprises receiving user input for selecting the representation of the geographic location;

assigning at least one of a name and a category to the geographic location;

receiving a communication including identification information and originating from the geographic location; and

in response to receiving the communication originating from the geographic location;

associating the identification information with a contact entry;

prompting a user to select to associate the at least one of the name and the category to the contact entry; and

in response to the user selecting to associate the at least one of the name and the category to the contact entry, associating the at least one of the name and the category to the contact entry.