Computational systems and methods for identifying a communications partner

• US 9,473,647 B2
• Filed: 12/02/2011
• Issued: 10/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Huang, Xuedong, Nadella, Satya, Jung, Edward K. Y., Shum, Harry, Hyde, Roderick A., Reed, Daniel, Kare, Jordin T., Tegreene, Clarence T., Levien, Royce A., Wood, JR., Lowell L., Lord, Richard T., Lord, Robert W., Davis, Marc E., Lu, Qi, Dyor, Matthew G., Malamud, Mark A., Gates, William, Myhrvold, Nathan P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, David
• Application Number:
  US13/373,872
• Publication Number:
  US 20130058470A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,782 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/00 Telephonic communication systems specially adapted for combination with other electrical systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/655 Combination of telephone service and social networking messaging within social networks H04L51/52
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42042 Notifying the called party of information on the calling party details within substation equipment H04M1/57, signalling details H04Q3/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42068 where the identifier is used to access a profile
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/128 Details of addressing, directories or routing tables

Abstract

Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out accepting at least one telephone communication from at least one member of a network; disambiguating the at least one search term including associating the at least one search term with at least one of network-participation identifier data or device-identifier data; and presenting the sender profile in association with the at least one telephone communication.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

circuitry configured to receive at least one request for at least one social networking content from at least one user device, including at least receiving at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data indicative of at least one social network user associated with the at least one request;

circuitry configured to transmit the at least one social networking content in association with at least one ad server content to the at least one user device responsive to the at least one request, the at least one user device associated with at least one opt-in for sharing at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data related to the at least one ad server content and the at least one user device;

circuitry configured to associate the received at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data with the at least one ad server content in at least one user profile related to the received at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data;

circuitry configured to receive at least some transaction data, the at least some transaction data including at least one anonymization associated with at least one real-world person and at least one identifier of at least one good or at least one service associated with at least one purchase by the at least one real-world person;

circuitry configured to match the at least one anonymization associated with the at least one real-world person with at least one anonymization of the received at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data; and

circuitry configured to present at least a portion of the at least one user profile in association with the at least one good or at least one service at least partially based on matching the at least one anonymization associated with the at least one real-world person with the at least one anonymization of the received at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured to receive at least one request for at least one social networking content from at least one user device, including at least receiving at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data indicative of associated with at least one social network user associated with the at least one request comprises:

circuitry configured to receive at least one request for at least one social networking content from at least one user device, including at least receiving at least one of at least one telephone number as device-identifier data or at least one email address as network-participation identifier data indicative of at least one social network user associated with the at least one request.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured to match the at least one anonymization associated with the at least one real-world person with at least one anonymization of the received at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data comprises:

circuitry configured to perform at least one one-way hash on the received at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data to anonymize the received at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data; and

circuitry configured to match the at least one one-way hash with the at least one anonymization associated with the at least one real-world person, the at least one anonymization associated with the at least one real-world person representative of the at least one one-way hash performed on at least one identifier associated with the at least one real-world person previous to receipt of the at least one anonymization associated with the at least one real-world person.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured to receive at least one request for at least one social networking content from at least one user device, including at least receiving at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data indicative of at least one social network user associated with the at least one request comprises:

circuitry configured to receive at least one request for at least one social networking content from at least one user device, including at least receiving at least one of at least one international mobile subscriber identity of the at least one user device, at least one integrated circuit card identifier of the at least one user device, at least one international mobile equipment identifier of the at least one user device, at least one temporary mobile subscriber identity of the at least one user device, at least one mobile equipment identifier of the at least one user device, at least one mobile device identifier of the at least one user device, at least one electronic serial number of the at least one user device, at least one unique device identifier of the at least one user device, at least one internet protocol address of the at least one user device, or at least one media access control address of the at least one user device as device-identifier data indicative of at least one social network user associated with the at least one request.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured to receive at least one request for at least one social networking content from at least one user device, including at least receiving at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data indicative of at least one social network user associated with the at least one request comprises:

circuitry configured to receive at least one request for at least one social networking content from at least one user device, including at least receiving at least one indication of at least one of at least one email address associated with the at least one user device, at least one username associated with the at least one user device, at least one social networking username associated with the at least one user device, at least one website login associated with the at least one user device, or at least one handle associated with the at least one user device as network-participation identifier data indicative of at least one social network user associated with the at least one request.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured to receive at least some transaction data, the at least some transaction data including at least one anonymization associated with at least one real-world person and at least one identifier of at least one good or at least one service associated with at least one purchase by the at least one real-world person comprises:

circuitry configured to receive at least some transaction data, the at least some transaction data including at least one one-way hash of at least one identifier associated with the at least one real-world person, the at least one one-way hash performed on the at least one identifier associated with the at least one real-world person previous to receipt of the at least some transaction data and subsequent to receiving the at least one identifier from the at least one real-world person in conjunction with at least one transaction associated with the at least some transaction data.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured to receive at least some transaction data, the at least some transaction data including at least one anonymization associated with at least one real-world person and at least one identifier of at least one good or at least one service associated with at least one purchase by the at least one real-world person comprises:

circuitry configured to receive at least some transaction data, the at least some transaction data including at least one one-way hash associated with at least one of at least one telephone number or at least one email address as the at least one identifier, the at least one of at least one telephone number or at least one email address provided by the at least one real-world person in association with the at least one purchase by the at least one real-world person, the at least one one-way hash performed on and operable to anonymize the at least one of at least one telephone number or at least one email address previous to transmission of the at least some transaction data.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured to associate the received at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data with the at least one ad server content in at least one user profile related to the received at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data comprises:

circuitry configured to determine whether at least one anonymization of the accepted at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data matches at least one anonymization in at least one database; and

circuitry configured for storing at least one indication of the at least one ad server content in the at least one database at least partially based on the determining whether the at least one anonymization of the accepted at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data matches the at least one anonymization in the at least one database.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured to transmit the at least one social networking content in association with at least one ad server content to the at least one user device responsive to the at least one request, the at least one user device associated with at least one opt-in for sharing at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data related to the at least one ad server content and the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry configured to transmit the at least one social networking content in association with at least one ad server content to the at least one user device responsive to the at least one request, the at least one user device not associated with an opt-out for sharing at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation-identifier data related to the at least one ad server content and the at least one user device.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured to associate the received at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data with the at least one ad server content in at least one user profile related to the received at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data comprises:

circuitry configured to perform at least one one-way hash on at least one telephone number as at least one received device-identifier.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured to associate the received at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data with the at least one ad server content in at least one user profile related to the received at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data comprises:

circuitry configured to perform at least one one-way hash on at least one email address as at least one received network-participation identifier.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein circuitry configured to receive at least some transaction data, the at least some transaction data including at least one one-way hash associated with at least one of at least one telephone number or at least one email address as the at least one identifier, the at least one of at least one telephone number or at least one email address provided by the at least one real-world person in association with the at least one purchase by the at least one real-world person, the at least one one-way hash performed on and operable to anonymize the at least one of at least one telephone number or at least one email address previous to transmission of the at least some transaction data comprises:

circuitry configured to receive at least some transaction data, the at least some transaction data including at least one one-way hash associated with at least one of at least one telephone number or at least one email address as the at least one identifier, the at least one of at least one telephone number or at least one email address provided by the at least one real-world person in association with the at least one purchase by the at least one real-world person, at least one location of the at least one purchase including at least one vendor physical establishment.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein circuitry configured to receive at least some transaction data, the at least some transaction data including at least one one-way hash associated with at least one of at least one telephone number or at least one email address as the at least one identifier, the at least one of at least one telephone number or at least one email address provided by the at least one real-world person in association with the at least one purchase by the at least one real-world person, the at least one one-way hash performed on and operable to anonymize the at least one of at least one telephone number or at least one email address previous to transmission of the at least some transaction data comprises:

circuitry configured to receive at least some transaction data, the at least some transaction data including at least one one-way hash associated with at least one of at least one telephone number or at least one email address as the at least one identifier, the at least one of at least one telephone number or at least one email address provided by the at least one real-world person in association with the at least one purchase by the at least one real-world person, at least one location of the at least one purchase including at least one online store.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured to present at least a portion of the at least one user profile in association with the at least one good or at least one service at least partially based on matching the at least one anonymization associated with the at least one real-world person with the at least one anonymization of the received at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data comprises:

circuitry configured to present at least one indication of at least one ad server content related to the at least one good or at least one service and at least one anonymized indication of the at least one purchase by the at least one real-world person of the at least one good or at least one service related to the at least one ad server content subsequent to the at least one user device receiving the at least one ad server content.

17. The system of claim 6, wherein circuitry configured to associate the received at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data with the at least one ad server content in at least one user profile related to the received at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data comprises:

circuitry configured to create at least one set of anonymized personal information corresponding to the at least one user device at least partially via performing at least one one-way hash on the accepted at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data; and

circuitry configured to store in at least one database the created at least one set of anonymized personal information corresponding to the at least one user device in association with storing at least one indication of at least one good or at least one service related to the at least one ad-server content.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured to transmit the at least one social networking content in association with at least one ad server content to the at least one user device responsive to the at least one request, the at least one user device associated with at least one opt-in for sharing at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data related to the at least one ad server content and the at least one user device comprises:

circuitry configured to transmit the at least one social networking content in association with at least one ad server content to the at least one user device responsive to the at least one request, the at least one user device associated with at least one opt-in granted in conjunction with access to the at least one social networking content for sharing at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data related to the at least one ad server content and the at least one user device.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured to associate the received at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data with the at least one ad server content in at least one user profile related to the received at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data comprises:

circuitry configured to obtain at least one unique hexadecimal representation of the accepted at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data, the at least one unique hexadecimal representation operable to anonymize the accepted at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data; and

circuitry configured to maintain a relationship between the at least one unique hexadecimal representation and the at least one ad server content transmitted to the at least one user device in a data store.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein circuitry configured to receive at least one request for at least one social networking content from at least one user device, including at least receiving at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data indicative of at least one social network user associated with the at least one request comprises:

circuitry configured to receive at least one request for at least one social networking website-posted item, the at least one request received from at least one user device associated with at least one sender attribute, the at least one sender attribute including at least one social network username indicative of at least one social network user associated with the at least one request, the at least one social network username including at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data.

7. A system, comprising:

means for receiving at least one request for at least one social networking content from at least one user device, including at least receiving at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data indicative of at least one social network user associated with the at least one request;

means for transmitting the at least one social networking content in association with at least one ad server content to the at least one user device responsive to the at least one request, the at least one user device associated with at least one opt-in for sharing at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data related to the at least one ad server content and the at least one user device;

means for associating the received at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data with the at least one ad server content in at least one user profile related to the received at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data;

means for receiving at least some transaction data, the at least some transaction data including at least one anonymization associated with at least one real-world person and at least one identifier of at least one good or at least one service associated with at least one purchase by the at least one real-world person;

means for matching the at least one anonymization associated with the at least one real-world person with at least one anonymization of the received at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data; and

means for presenting at least a portion of the at least one user profile in association with the at least one good or at least one service at least partially based on matching the at least one anonymization associated with the at least one real-world person with the at least one anonymization of the received at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data.

8. A method, comprising:

receiving at least one request for at least one social networking content from at least one user device, including at least receiving at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data indicative of at least one social network user associated with the at least one request;

transmitting the at least one social networking content in association with at least one ad server content to the at least one user device responsive to the at least one request, the at least one user device associated with at least one opt-in for sharing at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data related to the at least one ad server content and the at least one user device;

associating the received at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data with the at least one ad server content in at least one user profile related to the received at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data;

receiving at least some transaction data, the at least some transaction data including at least one anonymization associated with at least one real-world person and at least one identifier of at least one good or at least one service associated with at least one purchase by the at least one real-world person;

matching the at least one anonymization associated with the at least one real-world person with at least one anonymization of the received at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data; and

presenting at least a portion of the at least one user profile in association with the at least one good or at least one service at least partially based on matching the at least one anonymization associated with the at least one real-world person with the at least one anonymization of the received at least one of device-identifier data or network-participation identifier data.