Methods and systems for directory information lookup
First Claim
1. A method for obtaining contact information, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a service center, a request initiated by a user for contact information associated with a telephone number;
querying, by the service center and in response to the request, a directory for the contact information;
querying, by the service center and in response to the request, an Internet search engine for the contact information;
receiving, via the service center, the contact information from the directory and the Internet search engine; and
automatically storing, via the service center, the contact information in a contact list associated with the user in response to receiving the contact information via the service center.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for obtaining contact-related information associated with a party using an identifier. The identifier may include a calling party number, a previously-dialed number, and/or a number specified by a user. The identifier could also include an e-mail address, an instant messenger address, a photograph, etc. A request for contact-related information may be initiated by a user and/or a device associated with the user. The request may include an identifier associated with a party. Methods and systems may retrieve contact-related information associated with the party using the identifier. Methods and systems may leverage one or more networks to retrieve the contact-related information. Contact information may be retrieved in order to add a contact to a user'"'"'s address book.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for obtaining contact information, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a service center, a request initiated by a user for contact information associated with a telephone number; querying, by the service center and in response to the request, a directory for the contact information; querying, by the service center and in response to the request, an Internet search engine for the contact information; receiving, via the service center, the contact information from the directory and the Internet search engine; and automatically storing, via the service center, the contact information in a contact list associated with the user in response to receiving the contact information via the service center. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for obtaining contact information in a system that includes a user terminal, a service center, and a server, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the service center, a request from the user terminal for contact information associated with a party, the request including identifying information associated with the party; forwarding the request from the service center to the server; transmitting, in response to the request, a query including the identifying information from the server to a directory and to an Internet search engine; receiving at least one response by the server from at least one of the directory or the Internet search engine; forwarding the at least one response from the server to the service center; providing a user of the user terminal with access to the contact information when the at least one response includes the contact information; and automatically storing the contact information in a contact list maintained by the service center when the at least one response includes the contact information, where the contact list is associated with the user. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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14. A communications system comprising:
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a user device, coupled to a network, configured to transmit a request for contact information associated with a telephone number; a service center, associated with the user device, configured to receive the request for contact information from the network; and a server, coupled to the service center, configured to; query, in response to the request and using the telephone number, a directory to obtain the contact information, query, in response to the request and using the telephone number, an Internet search engine to obtain the contact information, receive a response to the query from at least one of the directory or the Internet search engine, and forward the response received from at least one of the directory or the Internet search engine to the service center, the service center automatically storing the response in a contact list that is associated with a user requesting the contact information when the response includes the requested contact information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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