Augmenting a call with context
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1. A computer-readable memory storing instructions of a context system for controlling a device of a caller to provide context for a call, the instructions comprising:
- instructions that receive from the caller an indication of a callee to whom a call is to be placed;
instructions that, after receiving the indication of the callee to whom the call is to be placed, automatically collect from an executing application that is not part of the context system context for the call to be placed to the callee; and
instructions that send from the device of the caller to the callee a message indicating that the caller is placing a call to the callee, the message including the automatically collected context for presenting to the callee before the call is answered.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing context of a caller to a callee when a call is initiated is provided. The context system executing on the calling device collects context for the call. The calling device initiates the call and sends a message to the callee that includes the context. Upon receiving the message, the callee device notifies the caller that a call has been initiated and displays the received context. The callee can decide based on the received context whether to answer the call or not answer the call.
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1. A computer-readable memory storing instructions of a context system for controlling a device of a caller to provide context for a call, the instructions comprising:
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instructions that receive from the caller an indication of a callee to whom a call is to be placed; instructions that, after receiving the indication of the callee to whom the call is to be placed, automatically collect from an executing application that is not part of the context system context for the call to be placed to the callee; and instructions that send from the device of the caller to the callee a message indicating that the caller is placing a call to the callee, the message including the automatically collected context for presenting to the callee before the call is answered. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A device for providing context for a call, the device comprising:
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a memory storing computer-executable instructions of a context system that includes; a component that receives from a caller an indication of a callee to whom a call is to be placed; a component that collects from an executing application context for the call, the executing application being external to the context system; and a component that sends from the device of the caller to the callee a message indicating that the caller is placing a call to the callee, the message including the collected context for presenting to the callee before the call is answered; and a processor for executing the computer-executable instructions stored in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method performed by a device of a caller executing a context system for providing context for a call prior to the call being answered, the method comprising:
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receiving from the caller an indication that a call is to be placed; after receiving the indication that the call is to be placed, automatically collecting from an application context for the call to be placed, the application not being part of the context system; and sending from the device of the caller to a callee a message indicating that the caller is placing a call to the callee, the message including the automatically collected context for presenting to the callee before the call is answered. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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