Methods and systems for speed dialing

• US 9,049,294 B1
• Filed: 06/26/2014
• Issued: 06/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RingCentral Incorporated
• Original Assignee: RingCentral Incorporated
• Inventors: Smith, Robert F., Kirchhoff, Leland W., Kelley, Colin, Trandal, David S.
• Primary Examiner(s): ADDY, THJUAN KNOWLIN
• Application Number:
  US14/315,709
• Time in Patent Office: 341 Days
• Field of Search: 379/216.01, 379/355.01, 379/355.05, 379/350, 379/201.01, 379/355.02, 379/35.07, 370/356, 370/352, 370/338, 370/351
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2745 using static electronic memories, e.g. chips
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/60 logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/44 Additional connecting arrangements for providing access to frequently-wanted subscribers, e.g. abbreviated dialling at the subscriber's set H04M1/27; automatic redialling H04M3/424

Abstract

Systems and methods enable configuring and using speed dialing. A first user interface is displayed to a user, the first user interface providing a name field configured to display and/or receive a contact name and a phone address field configured to display and/or receive a phone address associated with the contact name. A speed dial field configured to receive and/or display a speed dial identifier associated with the phone address is provided. When the user later enters speed dial identifier via a telephone, the phone address is called.

Claims

1. A method of enabling a user to assign and store speed dial addresses, the method comprising:

receiving, at a mobile computing device of a user, an incoming call directed to the user and caller information associated with the incoming call, the caller information including a first phone address of a caller;

creating a contact record, wherein the contact record includes at least the first phone address of the caller;

receiving, from the user via a user interface presented by a software program installed on the mobile computing device of the user, an association between the contact record and a first speed dial identifier; and

transmitting for storage, over at least one data network to a server-based data store, at least the association between the contact record and the first speed dial identifier,

wherein the association between the contact record and the first speed dial identifier is accessible over at least one data network to other computing devices associated with the user.

2. The method as defined in claim 1, the method further comprising:

receiving a selection of the first speed dial identifier; and

at least partly in response to the selection of the first speed dial identifier, causing, at least in part, a telephonic connection to the first phone address of the caller associated with the first speed dial identifier.

3. The method as defined in claim 1, the method further comprising:

providing a user interface control via the software program installed on the mobile computing device of the user that if selected by the user causes a web page to be displayed.

4. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the user interface presented by the software program installed on the mobile computing device of the user includes a field via which the user can indicate if a calling phone address associated with the user is to be kept private for outbound calls placed to the caller.

5. A system comprising:

a mobile computing device comprising;

a data store configured to store computer-executable instructions, including a software program; and

a hardware processor in communication with the data store, the hardware processor configured to execute the computer-executable instructions, including the software program, to at least;

receive an incoming call directed to a user of the mobile computing device and caller information associated with the incoming call, the caller information including a first phone address of a caller;

create a contact record wherein the contact record includes at least the first phone address of the caller;

receive from the user via a user interface of the software program an association between the contact record and a first speed dial identifier; and

transmit for storage, over a first data network to a server-based data store, at least the association between the contact record and the first speed dial identifier to enable the association between the contact record and the first speed dial identifier to be accessed over at least one data network by other computing devices associated with the user.

6. The system as defined in claim 5, wherein the hardware processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to cause at least in part the contact record to be displayed to the user via the software program, the contact record including the first speed dial identifier and the first phone address of the caller.

7. The system as defined in claim 5, wherein the user interface of the software program installed on the mobile computing device of the user includes a field via which the user can indicate if a calling phone address associated with the user is to be kept private for outbound calls placed to the caller.

8. The system as defined in claim 5, wherein the first speed dial identifier is selectable by speaking a voice command identifying the first speed dial identifier.

9. The system as defined in claim 5, further comprising a server-based computing device configured to:

receive a text message from the user;

parse the text message; and

based at least in part on the content of the parsed text message, associate a second speed dial identifier with a second phone address.

10. The system as defined in claim 5, further comprising:

a second computing device associated with the user, the second computing device different than the mobile device associated with the user, the second computing device configured to at least;

receive a selection of the first speed dial identifier; and

at least partly in response to the selection of the first speed dial identifier, cause, at least in part, a telephonic connection to the first phone address of the caller associated with the first speed dial identifier.

11. The system as defined in claim 10, wherein the hardware processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

record the incoming call; and

enable, via the user interface of the software program installed on the mobile computing device of the user, data identifying the recorded incoming call to be displayed.

12. The system as defined in claim 5, wherein the hardware processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to provide a user interface control via the software program of the user that if selected by the user causes a web page to be displayed.

13. A system comprising:

a server-based data store;

a data store configured to store computer-executable instructions, including a software program; and

a hardware processor in communication with the data store, the hardware processor, configured to execute the computer-executable instructions, including the software program, to at least;

create a contact record wherein the contact record includes as a destination address a user address;

receive from a user, via a user interface presented by a software program installed on a mobile computing device of the user, an association between the contact record and a first speed dial identifier; and

receive, over a first data network, at the server-based data store, data identifying the contact record and the association between the contact record and the first speed dial identifier;

store the contact record and the association between the contact record and the first speed dial identifier at the server-based data store,

wherein the association between the contact record and the first speed dial identifier is accessible via at least one data network to other computing devices associated with the user.

14. The system as defined in claim 13, wherein the hardware processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to cause at least in part the contact record to be displayed to the user via the software program installed on the mobile computing device of the user, the contact record including the first speed dial identifier and the user address.

15. The system as defined in claim 13, wherein the user interface presented by the software program installed on the mobile computing device of the user includes a field via which the user can indicate if a calling phone address associated with the user is to be kept private for outbound calls placed to the user address.

16. The system as defined in claim 13, wherein the system is configured to create a connection to the user address at least partly in response to the user speaking a command identifying the first speed dial identifier.

17. The system as defined in claim 13, further comprising:

a second server-based computing device configured to;

receive a text message from the user;

parse the text message; and

based at least in part on the content of the parsed text message, associate a second speed dial identifier to a second phone address.

18. The system as defined in claim 13, further comprising:

a second computing device associated with the user, the second computing device different than the mobile device associated with the user, the second computing device configured to at least;

receive a selection of the first speed dial identifier; and

at least partly in response to the selection of the first speed dial identifier, cause, at least in part, a connection over at least one data network to the user address associated with the first speed dial identifier.

19. The system as defined in claim 18, wherein the hardware processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

record a call between the user and the user address; and

enable, via the user interface of the software program installed on the mobile computing device of the user, data identifying the recorded call to be displayed.

20. The system as defined in claim 13, wherein the user interface presented by the software program installed on the mobile computing device of the user provides a control that if selected by the user causes a web page to be displayed.