Determining local time in a location of a telephone

• US 8,687,784 B2
• Filed: 08/01/2011
• Issued: 04/01/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Aaron, Thomas A., Kalavakolanu, Anil, Salem, Loulwa, Schlachter, Stephen A.
• Primary Examiner(s): TRAN, QUOC DUC
• Application Number:
  US13/195,565
• Publication Number:
  US 20130034221A1
• Time in Patent Office: 974 Days
• Field of Search: 379/142.1, 379/201.1, 379/207.03, 379/207.12, 455/415, 455/456.1, 455/457
• US Class Current: 379/142.11
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications

Abstract

In a method for placing a telephone call, a first telephone receives a request to call a second telephone. The first telephone retrieves a user preference for obtaining location information of the second telephone or of a user of the second telephone. The first telephone obtains the location information from one of a plurality of sources based at least in part on an order of priority of the sources defined by the user preference. The plurality of sources include a social network program. The first telephone determines a local time in a geographical location identified from the location information. The first telephone displays the local time. The first telephone prompts for a decision whether to place the call to the second telephone.

Claims

1. A method for placing a telephone call, the method comprising the steps of:

a first telephone receiving a request to call a second telephone;

the first telephone obtaining location information of the second telephone from a social network program, wherein the social network program accesses a user profile on a social network, the user profile including contact residence data;

the first telephone determining a local time in a geographical location identified from the location information;

the first telephone displaying the local time; and

the first telephone prompting for a decision whether to place the call to the second telephone.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

the first telephone receiving an input of the decision;

the first telephone determining, based on the received input of the decision, to place the call to the second telephone; and

the first telephone placing the call to the second telephone.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

the first telephone receiving an input of the decision;

the first telephone determining, based on the received input of the decision, to cancel the call to the second telephone; and

the first telephone canceling the call to the second telephone.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

the first telephone receiving a user preference for obtaining the location information of the second telephone; and

the first telephone storing the user preference.

5. An apparatus for placing a telephone call, the apparatus comprising:

one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, and one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to receive a request to call a telephone;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to obtain location information of the telephone from a social network program, wherein the social network program accesses a user profile on a social network, the user profile including contact residence data;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to determine a local time in a geographical location identified from the location information;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to display the local time; and

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to prompt for a decision whether to place the call to the telephone.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, further comprising:

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to receive an input of the decision;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to determine, based on the received input of the decision, to place the call to the telephone; and

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to place the call to the telephone.

7. The apparatus of claim 5, further comprising:

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to receive an input of the decision;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to determine, based on the received input of the decision, to cancel the call to the telephone; and

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to cancel the call to the telephone.

8. The apparatus of claim 5, further comprising:

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to receive a user preference for obtaining the location information of the telephone; and

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to store the user preference.

9. A computer program product for placing a telephone call, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer readable tangible storage devices;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to receive a request to call a telephone;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to obtain the location information of the telephone from a social network program, wherein the social network program accesses a user profile on a social network, the user profile including contact residence data;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to determine a local time in a geographical location identified from the location information;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to display the local time; and

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to prompt for a decision whether to place the call to the telephone.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising:

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to receive an input of the decision;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to determine, based on the received input of the decision, to place the call to the telephone; and

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to place the call to the telephone.

11. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising:

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to receive an input of the decision;

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to determine, based on the received input of the decision, to cancel the call to the telephone; and

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to cancel the call to the telephone.

12. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising:

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to receive a user preference for obtaining the location information of the telephone; and

program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, to store the user preference.