System for identifying a calling party
First Claim
1. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium, comprising computer instructions that responsive to being executed by a processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- presenting at a media device images associated with a media program decoded from a media content source;
receiving from a communication device of a calling party a video excerpt with a communication identifier of the calling party;
identifying a matching entry of an address book according to the communication identifier of the calling party;
responsive to identifying the matching entry, presenting at the media device an option to establish an association between the video excerpt and the matching entry of the address book;
receiving, from equipment of a subscriber, an acceptance of the association;
responsive to the receiving of the acceptance of the association, storing the video excerpt with the matching entry of the address book, resulting in a stored video excerpt, wherein the stored video excerpt is associated with the communication identifier;
receiving a request from the communication device of the calling party to establish communications with the media device;
identifying a caller identification from the request to establish communications;
detecting a second match between the caller identification and the communication identifier stored in the entry of the address book; and
responsive to the detect second match;
presenting at the media device a graphical user interface superimposed on the images associated with the media program; and
presenting the stored video excerpt associated with the communication identifier in the graphical user interface to identify the calling party.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media content processor having a controller adapted to establish communications with a voicemail system, receive a caller identification (ID) associated with a voicemail message stored in the voicemail system, detect a match between the caller ID and one among one or more communication identifiers recorded in an entry of an address book, retrieve an image excerpt associated with the entry of the address book, present the image excerpt at a media device to identify a calling party that recorded the voicemail message. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium, comprising computer instructions that responsive to being executed by a processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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presenting at a media device images associated with a media program decoded from a media content source; receiving from a communication device of a calling party a video excerpt with a communication identifier of the calling party; identifying a matching entry of an address book according to the communication identifier of the calling party; responsive to identifying the matching entry, presenting at the media device an option to establish an association between the video excerpt and the matching entry of the address book; receiving, from equipment of a subscriber, an acceptance of the association; responsive to the receiving of the acceptance of the association, storing the video excerpt with the matching entry of the address book, resulting in a stored video excerpt, wherein the stored video excerpt is associated with the communication identifier; receiving a request from the communication device of the calling party to establish communications with the media device; identifying a caller identification from the request to establish communications; detecting a second match between the caller identification and the communication identifier stored in the entry of the address book; and responsive to the detect second match; presenting at the media device a graphical user interface superimposed on the images associated with the media program; and presenting the stored video excerpt associated with the communication identifier in the graphical user interface to identify the calling party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A communication device, comprising a memory coupled to a controller, wherein the memory comprises computer instructions which, responsive to being executed by the controller, cause the controller to perform operations comprising:
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presenting, at a media device, images associated with a media program decoded from a media content source; receiving from a communication device of a calling party a video excerpt with a communication identifier of the calling party; identifying a matching entry of an address book according to the communication identifier of the calling party; responsive to identifying the matching entry, presenting at the media device an option to establish an association between the video excerpt and the matching entry of the address book; receiving, from equipment of a subscriber, an acceptance of the association; responsive to the acceptance of the association, storing the video excerpt with the matching entry of the address book, resulting in a stored video excerpt, wherein the stored video excerpt is associated with the communication identifier; receiving a request from a first communication device of a calling party to establish communications with the media device; identifying a caller identification from the request to establish communications; detecting a second match between the caller identification and the communication identifier stored in the entry of the address book; and responsive to the detecting of the second match; presenting at the media device a graphical user interface superimposed on the images associated with the media program; and presenting the stored video excerpt associated with the communication identifier at the media device to identify the calling party. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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presenting, by a system comprising a processor, at a media device images associated with a media program decoded from a media content source; receiving, by the system, from a communication device of a calling party a video excerpt with a communication identifier of the calling party; identifying, by the system, a matching entry of an address book according to the communication identifier of the calling party; responsive to identifying the matching entry, presenting at the media device an option to establish an association between the video excerpt and the matching entry of the address book; receiving, from equipment of a subscriber, an acceptance of the association; responsive to the acceptance of the association, storing, by the system, the video excerpt with the matching entry of the address book, resulting in a stored video excerpt, wherein the stored video excerpt is associated with the communication identifier; receiving, by the system, a request from the communication device of the calling party to establish communications with the media device; identifying, by the system, a caller identification from the request to establish communications; detecting, by the system, a second match between the caller identification and the communication identifier stored in the entry of the address book; responsive to the detecting of the second match; presenting at the media device a graphical user interface superimposed on the images associated with the media program; and presenting, by the system, the stored video excerpt associated with the communication identifier in the graphical user interface to identify the calling party. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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