Call preview system
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- detecting, by a computing device, a phone call directed to a receiving device;
identifying, by the computing device, preview information associated with the phone call wherein the preview information includes a list of previous voice calls and text messages from the calling device to the receiving device;
sending, by the computing device, the preview information to the receiving device in a preview message in response to detecting initiation of the phone call; and
connecting, by the computing device, the phone call to the receiving device responsive to receiving a response message in response to the preview message indicating acceptance of the phone call.
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Abstract
A caller may initiate a phone call to a device. A call preview system may send a preview message in conjunction with the phone call. The preview message may contain preview information that identifies the caller. The call preview system may use a text or media messaging service to send the preview message. Callers can manage their own preview information relieving each user from continuously updating contact information in personal contact directories. The call preview system may use different schemes for initiating phone calls. In one example, the call preview system may initiate or forward phone calls in conjunction with sending the preview message. In another example, the call preview system may delay calling a phone number or delay forwarding the phone call until a message is received acknowledging the preview message or accepting the phone call.
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19 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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detecting, by a computing device, a phone call directed to a receiving device; identifying, by the computing device, preview information associated with the phone call wherein the preview information includes a list of previous voice calls and text messages from the calling device to the receiving device; sending, by the computing device, the preview information to the receiving device in a preview message in response to detecting initiation of the phone call; and connecting, by the computing device, the phone call to the receiving device responsive to receiving a response message in response to the preview message indicating acceptance of the phone call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus, comprising:
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logic circuitry configured to; detect a phone call initiated by a calling device and directed to a receiving device; generate a preview message in response to detecting the phone call, wherein the preview message identifies a user of the calling device and includes a list of prior communications from the calling device to the receiving device; send the preview message to the receiving device using a text or data service of a communication network; and send the phone call to the receiving device over a separate phone service based on a reply message received back from the receiving device indicating acceptance of the phone call. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A mobile calling device, comprising:
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a memory containing preview information associated with the mobile calling device, wherein the preview information identifies a user of the mobile calling device and includes prior communications from the calling device to a receiving device; and logic circuitry configured to; detect a phone number for the receiving device; load the preview information into a preview message; send the preview message to the receiving device over a first network; and use the phone number to call the receiving device over a second network in response to receiving a response message back from the receiving device over the first network indicating acceptance of the phone call. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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