Methods, systems, and products for locating file

• US 8,811,583 B2
• Filed: 08/30/2012
• Issued: 08/19/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Silver, Edward M., Roberts, Linda A., Nguyen, Hong T.
• Primary Examiner(s): TRAN, QUOC DUC
• Application Number:
  US13/598,996
• Publication Number:
  US 20120321061A1
• Time in Patent Office: 719 Days
• Field of Search: 379/142.01, 379/142.03, 379/142.04, 379/142.06, 379/142.07, 379/142.1, 379/142.15, 379/142.17, 379/90.01, 379/93.23, 379/88.11, 379/88.19, 379/88.2, 379/88.21, 379/207.12, 455/415
• US Class Current: 379/142.17
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/575 Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/06 Recording class or number of calling , i.e. A-party or called party , i.e. B-party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/83 Notification aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/84 Types of notifications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0176 Billing arrangements using internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/018 On-line real-time billing, able to see billing information while in communication, e.g. via the internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/81 Notifying aspects, e.g. notifications or displays to the user
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/8129 Type of notification
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42034 Calling party identification service
• 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 3/42059 Making use of the calling party identifier
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42068 where the identifier is used to access a profile
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5183 Call or contact centers with computer-telephony arrangements

Abstract

Files are easily located based on addresses associated with calls. When a call is processed to, or received at, an address, the address may be used to query a database. The database stores associates between addresses and files stored in memory. All filenames related to the address may be displayed, thus allowing a user to quickly launch the files associated with a calling number.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving a call at a device;

receiving caller identification information associated with the call;

storing associations between the caller identification information and files stored in memory of the device;

searching the memory to identify which of the files are associated with the caller identification information; and

causing presentation of a list of all the files that are associated with the caller identification information on a screen of the device.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising displaying a graphical user interface comprising the list of all the files.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising synchronizing the caller identification information to the files stored in memory of the device.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising displaying a dialog box comprising the list of all the files.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising automatically displaying the list of all the files.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising receiving a selection of one of the files in the list of all the files.

7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising launching an application program associated with the selection of the one file.

8. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

memory for storing code that when executed causes the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising;

processing a call;

receiving an address associated with the call;

querying a network database that stores associations between addresses and files;

retrieving a list of all the files associated with the address; and

sending the list to a destination associated with the call.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise storing the network database.

10. The system according to claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise receiving a response to the query.

11. The system according to claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise routing the call to the destination associated with the call.

12. The system according to claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise routing the list to the destination associated with the call.

13. The system according to claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise receiving caller identification information as the address.

14. The system according to claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise receiving a selection of one of the files in the list.

15. A computer readable memory storing instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving a call at a device;

receiving caller identification information associated with the call;

storing associations between the caller identification information and files stored in memory of the device;

searching the memory to identify which of the files are associated with the caller identification information; and

causing presentation of a list of all the files that are associated with the caller identification information on a screen of the device.

16. The computer readable memory according to claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise displaying a graphical user interface comprising the list of all the files.

17. The computer readable memory according to claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise synchronizing the caller identification information to the files stored in memory of the device.

18. The computer readable memory according to claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise displaying a dialog box comprising the list of all the files.

19. The computer readable memory according to claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise automatically displaying the list of all the files.

20. The computer readable memory according to claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise receiving a selection of one of the files in the list.