Contact matching of changing content across platforms

• US 8,295,205 B2
• Filed: 02/08/2009
• Issued: 10/23/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: InfoMedia Services Limited
• Original Assignee: XpresSpa Group, Inc. (f/k/a FORM Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Medved, Jonathan William, Mazor, Gad
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Chi H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): HOM, SHICK C
• Application Number:
  US12/367,525
• Publication Number:
  US 20090203391A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,353 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 370/259
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/655 Combination of telephone service and social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0024 Services and arrangements where telephone services are combined with data services arrangements which combine a telephonic equipment and a computer H04M7/0012

Abstract

A method includes matching at least one device-associated contact from a list of contacts on a mobile device with at least one web-associated contact from another list of contacts associated with a web-based application and downloading media content associated with the at least one web-associated contact to the mobile device with an indication of the device-associated contact with which it is to be associated. The mobile device launches media content associated with a contact on the occasion of call related activity with the contact.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

matching at least one device-associated contact from a list of contacts on a mobile device with at least one web-associated contact from another list of contacts associated with a web-based application;

downloading web-based media content associated with said at least one web-associated contact to said mobile device with an indication of the device-associated contact with which it is to be associated, wherein said mobile device launches web-based media content associated with said device-associated contact on the occasion of call related activity with said device-associated contact;

storing matches of said device and said web associated contacts;

determining if said web-based media content has changed for at least one of said web-associated contacts; and

initiating said downloading when at least one said media content has changed.

2. A method comprising:

matching at least one device-associated contact from a list of contacts on a mobile device with at least one web-associated contact from another list of contacts associated with a web-based application;

downloading web-based media content associated with said at least one web-associated contact to said mobile device with an indication of the device-associated contact with which it is to be associated, wherein said mobile device launches web-based media content associated with said device-associated contact on the occasion of call related activity with said device-associated contact;

providing other web-based content of said web associated contact to a non-contact application on said device;

storing matches of said device and said web associated contacts;

determining if said other web-based content has changed for at least one of said web-associated contacts; and

initiating said downloading when said at least one other content has changed.

3. A contact matching unit comprising:

a contact matching server to match a user'"'"'s web-associated contacts from a web-based application with device-associated contacts on a mobile device;

a matched contacts database to store matched sets of web-associated and device-associated contacts;

a downloader to at least download web-based media content associated with at least one web-associated contact to said mobile device with an indication of a device-associated contact with which it is to be associated, wherein said mobile device comprises a media player to launch web-based media content associated with said device-associated contact on the occasion of call related activity with said device-associated contact;

a determiner to determine if said web-based media content has changed for at least one of said web-associated contacts; and

an initiator to activate said downloader when at least one said web-based media content has changed.

4. A contact matching unit comprising:

a contact matching server to match a user'"'"'s web-associated contacts from a web-based application with device-associated contacts on a mobile device;

a matched contacts database to store matched sets of web-associated and device-associated contacts;

a downloader to at least download web-based media content associated with at least one web-associated contact to said mobile device with an indication of a device-associated contact with which it is to be associated, wherein said mobile device comprises a media player to launch said web-based media content associated with said device-associated contact on the occasion of call related activity with said device-associated contact;

a provider to provide other web-based content of said web associated contact to a non-contact application on said device;

a determiner to determine if said other web-based content has changed for at least one of said web-associated contacts; and

an initiator to activate said downloader when at least one of said other web-based content has changed.