Apparatus and method for providing contact-related information items
First Claim
1. An apparatus of a mobile terminal comprising:
- at least one processor;
at least one memory including computer program code;
a communication interface; and
a user interface comprising a display, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least;
determine a communication frequency between a user and a contact of the user;
select at least one contact-related information item associated with the contact from a plurality of accessible contact-related information items based on the communication frequency determined, wherein the selected at least one contact-related information item provides data to the user with the data that is provided having a level of detail ranging from a higher level of detail to a lower level of detail with the level of detail of the data that is provided corresponding to the communication frequency determined, such that a contact-related information item having a relatively higher level of detail is selected in instances in which the communication frequency is determined to be higher and a contact-related information item having a relatively lower level of detail is selected in instances in which the communication frequency is determined to be lower, and wherein the contact-related information item having the relatively higher level of detail provides contact-specific data while the contact-related information item having the relatively lower level of detail provides generic data;
provide for presentation of an incoming communication opportunity with the contact with the incoming communication opportunity having been received via the communication interface; and
in response to the incoming communication opportunity to enter a communication session with the contact, provide for presentation of the at least one contact-related information item via the display of the user interface before entering the communication session with the contact such that the at least one contact-related information item is accessible to the user for enhancing the user'"'"'s communication with the contact, wherein the at least one contact-related information item that is provided for presentation via the display comprises;
(i) contact-related information items having the relatively higher level of detail in an instance in which there are sufficient contact-related information items having the relatively higher level of detail to fill the display, and (ii) one or more contact-related information items having the lower levels of detail in an instance in which there are an insufficient amount of contact-related information items having the relatively higher level of detail to fill the display.
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Abstract
Mechanisms are provided for determining contact-related information items for presentation to a user, such that the user can refer to the information items to enhance the user'"'"'s communication with the contact. Contact-related information items that have a high relevance level may be accessed and presented to the user. In a case in which no or limited high relevance level information items exist, contact-related information items associated with incrementally lower levels of relevance may be accessed and presented. Moreover, according to some example embodiments, relevance may be derived based on the relationship of the user with the particular contact and/or the frequency of communications with the contact.
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31 Claims
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1. An apparatus of a mobile terminal comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one memory including computer program code; a communication interface; and a user interface comprising a display, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least; determine a communication frequency between a user and a contact of the user; select at least one contact-related information item associated with the contact from a plurality of accessible contact-related information items based on the communication frequency determined, wherein the selected at least one contact-related information item provides data to the user with the data that is provided having a level of detail ranging from a higher level of detail to a lower level of detail with the level of detail of the data that is provided corresponding to the communication frequency determined, such that a contact-related information item having a relatively higher level of detail is selected in instances in which the communication frequency is determined to be higher and a contact-related information item having a relatively lower level of detail is selected in instances in which the communication frequency is determined to be lower, and wherein the contact-related information item having the relatively higher level of detail provides contact-specific data while the contact-related information item having the relatively lower level of detail provides generic data; provide for presentation of an incoming communication opportunity with the contact with the incoming communication opportunity having been received via the communication interface; and in response to the incoming communication opportunity to enter a communication session with the contact, provide for presentation of the at least one contact-related information item via the display of the user interface before entering the communication session with the contact such that the at least one contact-related information item is accessible to the user for enhancing the user'"'"'s communication with the contact, wherein the at least one contact-related information item that is provided for presentation via the display comprises;
(i) contact-related information items having the relatively higher level of detail in an instance in which there are sufficient contact-related information items having the relatively higher level of detail to fill the display, and (ii) one or more contact-related information items having the lower levels of detail in an instance in which there are an insufficient amount of contact-related information items having the relatively higher level of detail to fill the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method implemented by a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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determining a communication frequency between a user and a contact of the user; selecting, via a processor, at least one contact-related information item associated with the contact from a plurality of accessible contact-related information items based on the communication frequency determined, wherein the selected at least one contact-related information item provides data to the user with the data that is provided having a level of detail ranging from a higher level of detail to a lower level of detail with the level of detail of the data that is provided corresponding to the communication frequency determined, such that a contact-related information item having a relatively higher level of detail is selected in instances in which the communication frequency is determined to be higher and a contact-related information item having a relatively lower level of detail is selected in instances in which the communication frequency is determined to be lower, and wherein the contact-related information item having the relatively higher level of detail provides contact-specific data while the contact-related information item having the relatively lower level of detail provides generic data; providing for presentation of an incoming communication opportunity with the contact with the incoming communication opportunity having been received via a communication interface of the mobile terminal; and in response to the incoming communication opportunity to enter a communication session with the contact, providing for presentation of the at least one contact-related information item via a display of a user interface of the mobile terminal before entering the communication session with the contact, such that the at least one contact-related information item is accessible to the user for enhancing the user'"'"'s communication with the contact, wherein the at least one contact-related information item that is provided for presentation via the display comprises;
(i) contact-related information items having the relatively higher level of detail in an instance in which there are sufficient contact-related information items having the relatively higher level of detail to fill the display, and (ii) one or more contact-related information items having the lower levels of detail in an instance in which there are an insufficient amount of contact-related information items having the relatively higher level of detail to fill the display. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer program product of a mobile terminal comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code portions stored therein, the computer-executable program code portions comprising program code instructions for:
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determining a communication frequency between a user and a contact of the user; selecting at least one contact-related information item associated with the contact from a plurality of accessible contact-related information items based on the communication frequency determined, wherein the selected at least one contact-related information item provides data to the user with the data that is provided having a level of detail ranging from a higher level of detail to a lower level of detail with the level of detail of the data that is provided corresponding to the communication frequency determined, such that a contact-related information item having a relatively higher level of detail is selected in instances in which the communication frequency is determined to be higher and a contact-related information item having a relatively lower level of detail is selected in instances in which the communication frequency is determined to be lower, and wherein the contact-related information item having the relatively higher level of detail provides contact-specific data while the contact-related information item having the relatively lower level of detail provides generic data; providing for presentation of an incoming communication opportunity with the contact with the incoming communication opportunity having been received via a communication interface of the mobile terminal; and in response to the incoming communication opportunity to enter a communication session with the contact, providing for presentation of the at least one contact-related information item via a display of a user interface of the mobile terminal before entering the communication session with the contact, such that the at least one contact-related information item is accessible to the user for enhancing the user'"'"'s communication with the contact, wherein the at least one contact-related information item that is provided for presentation via the display comprises;
(i) contact-related information items having the relatively higher level of detail in an instance in which there are sufficient contact-related information items having the relatively higher level of detail to fill the display, and (ii) one or more contact-related information items having the lower levels of detail in an instance in which there are an insufficient amount of contact-related information items having the relatively higher level of detail to fill the display. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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