Method and system for collecting and presenting historical communication data for a mobile device

• US 8,600,343 B2
• Filed: 07/25/2008
• Issued: 12/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Yahoo! Inc. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Brezina, Matthew, Smith, Adam, Bonforte, Jeffrey
• Primary Examiner(s): Afshar, Kamran
• Assistant Examiner(s): Iqbal, Khawar
• Application Number:
  US12/180,453
• Publication Number:
  US 20090029674A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,957 Days
• Field of Search: 709/201, 709/204, 709/206, 709/207, 709/250, 715/700, 455/405, 4554141-4144, 707/3, 707/103, 707/713, 707/705, 707766-769
• US Class Current: 455/405
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24575 using context
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/38 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/14 Tree-structured documents parsing G06F40/205; validation G06F40/226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/08 Annexed information, e.g. attachments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/216 Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/42 Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/00 Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/43 Billing software details
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/44 Augmented, consolidated or itemized billing statement or bill presentation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/58 : based on statistics of usage or network monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/745 : Customizing according to wishes of subscriber, e.g. friends or family
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0104 : Augmented, consolidated or itemised billing statement, e.g. additional billing information, bill presentation, layout, format, e-mail, fax, printout, itemised bill per service or per account, cumulative billing, consolidated billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0108 : Customization according to wishes of subscriber, e.g. customer preferences, friends and family, selecting services or billing options, Personal Communication Systems [PCS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0188 : Network monitoring; statistics on usage on called/calling number
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 : Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic

Abstract

Among other disclosures, a method may include collecting historical communication data and personal data relating to a portion of a plurality of communications, a sender of one or more of the communications or one or more recipients of the communications. The method may include depositing the collected data into a repository of historical communication data and personal data. The method may include presenting one or more items in the repository on a mobile device, in response to user behavior.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for presenting information related to historical communication and personal data, the method comprising:

collecting historical communication data and personal data extracted from a plurality of communications sent by a plurality of senders to a user of a mobile communication device;

generating, using the historical communication data and personal data, a plurality of profiles including a first profile of a first sender, each profile being for a respective sender of the plurality of senders, each profile containing information about the respective sender, and each profile further containing a contact network comprising a list of contacts associated with the respective sender;

monitoring use of the mobile communication device;

determining whether the user of the mobile communication device has made a request to view the first profile, wherein the request is made by selecting an e-mail from the first sender in an inbox;

ranking the respective list of contacts for each profile based on a respective number of communications between the user and each respective contact of the list of contacts;

extracting respective information about each sender from at least one social network, wherein the extracted information comprises contacts publicly listed on a social network profile page of the sender;

storing the respective extracted information in the profile of each respective sender, wherein the publicly listed contacts are listed in the contact network of the respective sender; and

in response to the request, presenting information obtained from the first profile on a display of the mobile communication device.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the use is selected from the group consisting of placing a call, receiving a call, reviewing a log of calls, retrieving a message, sending a message, receiving a message, and selecting a contact.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the presenting includes presenting a link to the first profile.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising storing the first profile on the mobile communication device.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising retrieving the first profile from a network resource accessible over a mobile communication link.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 5, wherein the presenting includes adapting the first profile for display on the mobile communication device.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 6, wherein the adapting includes identifying a subset of information from the first profile to present on the mobile communication device.

8. The computer implemented method of claim 6, wherein the adapting includes changing a format of information associated with the first profile.

9. The computer implemented method of claim 6, wherein the adapting includes ordering information in the first profile and presenting the information obtained from the first profile in accordance with the ordering.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first profile includes information selected from the group consisting of text, graphics, pictures, audio recordings and video recordings.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the use is selected from the group consisting of opening a communication, viewing a communication, reading a communication, writing a communication, initiating a communication, receiving a communication, performing a search, selecting a person'"'"'s name, selecting a communication summary, and selecting an attribute associated with at least one of the plurality of communications.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the information contained in the first profile is selected from the group consisting of contact information, communication summaries, conversation threads, attachments to communications, communication statistics, related contacts, and user input.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first profile includes a number of communications sent by the user to the first sender.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising presenting information to the user from the first profile when the user hovers a mouse cursor or other user selection tool over a piece of information in a user display associated with the first sender.

15. A computer-implemented method comprising:

collecting historical communication data and personal data extracted from a plurality of communications sent by a plurality of senders including a first sender;

generating a first profile for the first sender containing information using the historical communication data and personal data, the first profile further containing a contact network comprising a list of contacts associated with the first sender;

enabling a determination of whether a user has made a request to view the first profile in response to using a mobile communication device, wherein the request is made by selecting a message from the first sender in an inbox;

ranking the list of contacts for the first profile based on a respective number of communications between the user and each respective contact of the list of contacts;

extracting information about the first sender from at least one social network, wherein the extracted information comprises contacts publicly listed on a social network profile page of the first sender;

storing the extracted information in the first profile, wherein the publicly listed contacts are listed in the contact network of the first sender; and

in response to the request, enabling presentation of information obtained from the first profile on a display of the mobile communication device, the presented information including the ranked list of contacts.

16. A computer-implemented method comprising:

collecting communication data extracted from a plurality of communications sent by a plurality of senders to a user of a communication device;

extracting respective information about each sender from at least one social network, wherein the information comprises a picture of the sender, and further comprises contacts publicly listed on a social network profile page of the sender;

generating, using the communication data, a plurality of profiles including a first profile of a first sender, each profile being for a respective sender of the plurality of senders, each profile containing information about the respective sender, each profile including the picture of the respective sender, and each profile further including a contact network, the contact network comprising a list of contacts associated with the respective sender;

ranking the respective list of contacts for each profile based on a respective number of communications between the user and each respective contact of the list of contacts;

storing the respective extracted information in the profile of each respective sender, wherein the publicly listed contacts are listed in the contact network of the sender;

monitoring user behavior by the user on the communication device, the monitoring including determining whether the user has selected a message from the first sender in an inbox; and

in response to the user behavior, presenting information obtained from the first profile on a display of the communication device, including presenting the picture of the first sender to the user, and further including presenting information about the first sender, other than the picture, obtained from the at least one social network.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 16, further comprising including a person in the respective list of contacts when the person is copied on a communication between the user and the respective sender.