Determining whether the local time for a location where a mobile device is located is within a calling window of time
First Claim
1. A method for determining whether a local time for a first party is within a calling window of time for placing a telephone call by a second party to a mobile device of the first party, the method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining permission from the first party to place the telephone call to the mobile device of the first party, the permission being obtained as a result of the first party downloading a computer-program application to reside on the mobile device;
retrieving information about the mobile device by the computer-program application residing on the mobile device of the first party, the information comprising at least one of a current time for a location where the mobile device is located, a geo-location of the mobile device, and a time zone for the location where the mobile device is located; and
sending at least a portion of the retrieved information to the second party, wherein the second party determines whether the local time for the first party is within the calling window of time for placing the telephone call to the mobile device of the first party based at least in part on the portion of the retrieved information.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the invention provide methods, systems, and computer-program products for determining whether a local time for a first party is within a calling window of time for placing a telephone call by a second party to a mobile device of the first party. For particular embodiments, information about the mobile device is retrieved by a computer-program application residing on the device. Depending on the embodiment, this information may comprise a current time of a location where the mobile device is located, a geo-location of the device, and/or a time zone for the location where the device is located. In various embodiments, once the information has been retrieved, at least a portion of the information is sent to the second party to be used to determine whether the local time for the first party is within the calling window for placing the telephone call to the mobile device.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for determining whether a local time for a first party is within a calling window of time for placing a telephone call by a second party to a mobile device of the first party, the method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining permission from the first party to place the telephone call to the mobile device of the first party, the permission being obtained as a result of the first party downloading a computer-program application to reside on the mobile device; retrieving information about the mobile device by the computer-program application residing on the mobile device of the first party, the information comprising at least one of a current time for a location where the mobile device is located, a geo-location of the mobile device, and a time zone for the location where the mobile device is located; and sending at least a portion of the retrieved information to the second party, wherein the second party determines whether the local time for the first party is within the calling window of time for placing the telephone call to the mobile device of the first party based at least in part on the portion of the retrieved information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium comprising device-executable instructions for determining whether a local time for a first party is within a calling window of time for placing a telephone call by a second party to a mobile device of the first party, the device-executable instructions being configured to cause at least one processor residing on the mobile device to:
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retrieve information about the mobile device, the information comprising at least one of a current time for a location where the mobile device is located, a geo-location of the mobile device, and a time zone for the location where the mobile device is located; and send at least a portion of the retrieved information to the second party, wherein permission from the first party to place the telephone call to the mobile device is obtained as a result of the first party downloading the device-executable instructions to the mobile device and the second party determines whether the local time for the first party is within the calling window of time for placing the telephone call to the mobile device of the first party based at least in part on the portion of the retrieved information. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A mobile device comprising:
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a processor; and memory comprising executable instructions, wherein the processor executes the executable instructions to; retrieve information about the mobile device, the information comprising at least one of a current time for a location where the mobile device is located, a geo-location of the mobile device, and a time zone for the location where the mobile device is located; and send at least a portion of the retrieved information to a party, and wherein permission to place a telephone call to the mobile device is obtained as a result of downloading the executable instructions to the mobile device and the party determines whether a local time for the mobile device is within a calling window of time for placing the telephone call to the mobile device based at least in part on the portion of the retrieved information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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