Systems and methods for facilitating identification of communication originators
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a receiving communication device, a communication from a sending device;
requesting, by the receiving communication device, sending device identification information from a distributed contact database comprising contact databases of a plurality of communication devices in a group of communication devices accessible to the receiving communication device, each communication device comprising an end user device; and
receiving, at the receiving communication device, the requested sending device identification information from at least one of the communication devices in the group.
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Abstract
Systems, apparatuses and methods for facilitating identification of the originator of a communication. A communication is received from a sending device. Sending device identification information is requested from a distributed contact database fashioned from the contact databases of the communication devices in a group of communication devices. If the sending device identification information is available at a given communication device, it is received from the communication device.
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35 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a receiving communication device, a communication from a sending device; requesting, by the receiving communication device, sending device identification information from a distributed contact database comprising contact databases of a plurality of communication devices in a group of communication devices accessible to the receiving communication device, each communication device comprising an end user device; and receiving, at the receiving communication device, the requested sending device identification information from at least one of the communication devices in the group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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associating, by a communication device, with a plurality of communication devices to collectively formulate a distributed contact database, each communication device corresponding to an end user device; receiving, by the communication device, a request from a requesting one of the plurality of communication devices for identification information based on partial identification information provided via the request; and providing, by the communication device, the requested identification information to the requesting communication device when a local contact database of the communication device includes the requested identification information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a first device, a communication from a sending device; requesting, by the first device, sending device identification information from a distributed contact database comprising contact databases of one or more second devices that share local contact databases, each device comprising an end user device; and searching, by each of the second devices, a respective local contact database to locate the requested sending device identification information, and providing the sending device identification information to the first device when found. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. An apparatus in a first communication device, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a communication from a sending device; a processor configured to create a request for identification information of a user associated with the sending device; a transmitter configured to transmit the request to a group of communication devices whose individual contact databases collectively form a distributed contact database accessible to the first communication device, each communication device comprising an end user device, wherein the receiver is configured to receive the requested identification information from at least one of the communication devices of the group. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An apparatus of a first communication device, comprising:
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means for receiving a communication from a sending device; means for requesting sending device-identification information from a distributed contact database comprising contact databases of a plurality of communication devices in a group of communication devices accessible to the first communication device, each communication device comprising an end user device; and means for receiving the requested sending device identification information from at least one of the communication devices in the group.
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34. An apparatus comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a contact item request; a storage device configured to store a local contact database comprising a portion of a distributed contact database, the distributed contact database comprising contact databases of a plurality of communication devices that belong to a common group, each communication device comprising an end user device; a processor configured to determine whether the requested contact item is stored in the local contact database; and a transmitter configured to transmit the requested contact item when the requested contact item is stored in the local contact database. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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