Systems and methods for associating communication information with a geographic location-aware contact entry

• US 9,026,146 B2
• Filed: 02/20/2013
• Issued: 05/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Concert Technology Corporation
• Original Assignee: Modena Enterprises, LLC (Concert Technology Corporation)
• Inventors: Katpelly, Ravi Reddy, Kandekar, Kunal, Curtis, Scott
• Primary Examiner(s): Siddiqui, Kashif
• Application Number:
  US13/771,539
• Publication Number:
  US 20130165155A1
• Time in Patent Office: 804 Days
• Field of Search: 4554141-418, 455/445, 4554561-457, 455/563, 455/412, 455/422, 455/566, 379/114, 379/142, 379/88, 379/230
• US Class Current: 455/456.3
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24575 using context
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27475 using interactive graphical means or pictorial representations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/185 by embedding added-value information into content, e.g. geo-tagging

Abstract

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for associating communication information with a geographic location-aware contact entry. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a method may include identifying a geographic location. The method may also include receiving a communication including identification information and originating from the geographic location. Further, the method may include associating the identification information with a contact entry.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a display; and

a processor configured to;

receive a contact entry input;

receive a selection of a representation of a geographic location on a displayed graphical map and additional criteria for communications that originate from the geographic location;

receive input specifying that communications originating from the geographic location are to be associated with the contact entry input;

receive a communication including identification information originating from the geographic location that meets the additional criteria; and

add the identification information to the contact entry in response to receipt of the communication.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the additional criteria is a time period.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the identification information comprises one of a name, physical address, telephone number, and email address.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the received communication comprises one of a telephone call, text message, and email.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to:

present a notification of receipt of the communication;

receive an input command for adding the identification information to the contact entry; and

add the identification information in response to receipt of the input command.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to associate a communication rule with the contact entry for managing the contact entry based on communications originating from the geographic location.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to:

determine a number of communications including the identification information that originated from the geographic location;

determine whether the number of communications meets a threshold number of communications; and

add the identification information to the contact entry in response to the number of communications meeting the threshold number of communications.

8. A system comprising:

a display; and

a processor configured to;

receive a source identifier for a contact entry;

receive a communication originating from the source identifier;

determine a geographic region from which the communication originated;

present at least one option on the display for updating the contact entry with the geographic location; and

update the contact entry with the geographic location in response to receipt of selection of the at least one option, and

wherein the processor is configured to associate a communication rule with the contact entry for managing the contact entry based on communications originating from the geographic location.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the source identifier is a telephone number.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the received communication comprises one of a telephone call, text message, and email.

11. A system comprising:

a display; and

a processor configured to;

receive a source identifier for a contact entry;

receive a communication originating from the source identifier;

determine a geographic region from which the communication originated;

analyze a context of the communication to select an option for updating the contact entry;

present the option on the display for updating the contact entry to associate the context of the communication with the geographic region; and

update the contact entry based on selection of the option, and

wherein the processor is configured to associate a communication rule with the contact entry for managing the contact entry based on communications originating from the geographic location.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the received communication comprises one of a telephone call, text message, and email.

13. A system comprising;

a display; and

a processor configured to;

receive a source identifier for a contact entry;

receive a communication originating from the source identifier;

determine a geographic region from which the communication originated;

analyze content of the communication to select an option for updating the contact entry to associate the content of the communication with the geographic region;

present the option on the display for updating the contact entry; and

update the contact entry based on selection of the option, and

wherein the processor is configured to associate a communication rule with the contact entry for managing the contact entry based on communications originating from the geographic location.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the received communication comprises one of a telephone call, text message, and email.