Display of person based information including person notes

• US 10,623,510 B2
• Filed: 03/11/2017
• Issued: 04/14/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Oath Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Brezina, Matthew, Smith, Adam, Cselle, Gabor
• Primary Examiner(s): Mejia, Anthony
• Application Number:
  US15/456,503
• Publication Number:
  US 20170187663A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,130 Days
• Field of Search: 709206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24575 using context
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/38 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/14 Tree-structured documents parsing G06F40/205; validation G06F40/226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/08 Annexed information, e.g. attachments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/216 Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/42 Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/00 Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/43 Billing software details
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/44 Augmented, consolidated or itemized billing statement or bill presentation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/58 : based on statistics of usage or network monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/745 : Customizing according to wishes of subscriber, e.g. friends or family
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0104 : Augmented, consolidated or itemised billing statement, e.g. additional billing information, bill presentation, layout, format, e-mail, fax, printout, itemised bill per service or per account, cumulative billing, consolidated billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0108 : Customization according to wishes of subscriber, e.g. customer preferences, friends and family, selecting services or billing options, Personal Communication Systems [PCS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0188 : Network monitoring; statistics on usage on called/calling number
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 : Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic

Abstract

Among other disclosures, a method may include collecting historical communication data and personal data relating to a portion of a plurality of communications, a sender of one or more of the communications or one or more recipients of the communications. The method may include generating a profile based on the collected historical communication data and personal data. The method may include receiving user input and incorporating the user input into the profile. The method may include presenting the profile including the user input in response to user behavior.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

storing, in a memory of a computing device, a first person profile for a first person;

extracting, by the computing device, first contact information associated with a message network from a first communication received by the computing device, the first contact information extracted from a body portion of the first communication;

updating, by the computing device, the first person profile using the first contact information;

receiving, by the computing device, a second communication from the first person

in response to receiving the second communication;

displaying, on a display of the computing device, the updated first person profile, wherein an indicator associated with the first person profile is displayed to indicate that the first person is currently logged onto the message network.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second communication is a phone call or a text message, and the method further comprises detecting receipt of the second communication.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising including a communication link in the first person profile.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising in response to user activation of the communication link, initiating communication by the computing device with the first person.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the initiated communication is a phone call to the first person.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the initiated communication is a message automatically addressed to the first person, and the method further comprises receiving edits to the message from a user of the computing device prior to sending the message to the first person.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first person has a screen name in the message network, and the indicator is displayed next to the screen name.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a user validation of the first contact information, and presenting an indication of the user validation in the displayed first person profile.

9. A method, comprising:

storing, in a memory of a computing device, a first person profile for a first person;

extracting, by the computing device, first contact information associated with a message network from a first communication received by the computing device, the first contact information extracted from a body portion of the first communication;

updating, by the computing device, the first person profile using the first contact information; and

in response to a user action related to the first person, displaying, on a display of the computing device, the updated first person profile.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the user action is opening or viewing a webpage containing a profile for the first person.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the webpage is a social network profile page for the first person.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the user action is listening to a voice message involving the first person.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the user action is composing a second communication to the first person.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising including a communication link in the first person profile.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising in response to user activation of the communication link, initiating communication by the computing device with the first person.

16. The method of claim 9, further comprising providing an indicator, for display in the displayed first person profile, of a presence of the first person.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the indicator is displayed next to a screen name of the first person to indicate that the first person is logged onto a message network.

18. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

displaying a contact network in the first person profile, the contact network comprising a list of persons;

receiving a user selection of a second person in the list of persons; and

in response to the user selection, displaying a second person profile for the second person, the second person profile including a communication link for a user to initiate communication with the second person.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable instructions, which when executed, cause a computing device to:

store, in a memory, a first person profile for a first person;

extract, by the computing device, first contact information associated with a message network from a first communication received by the computing device, the first contact information extracted from a body portion of the first communication;

update, by the computing device, the first person profile using the first contact information; and

in response to receiving, by the computing device, a second communication from the first person, display the updated first person profile to a user of the computing device.