Dialer with real-time reverse look-up including social data

• US 9,626,656 B2
• Filed: 08/22/2011
• Issued: 04/18/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Yao, Rose, Walkin, Brandon Marshall
• Primary Examiner(s): Khan, Aftab N.
• Application Number:
  US13/215,018
• Publication Number:
  US 20130054749A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,066 Days
• Field of Search: 709203, 709206, 709205, 455466, 455557, 707767, 707723, 707 75
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6245 Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/575 Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/655 Combination of telephone service and social networking messaging within social networks H04L51/52
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42102 Making use of the called party identifier
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4211 where the identifier is used to access a profile

Abstract

Methods and systems directed to a dialer application that performs a reverse look up on an outgoing communication to determine a specific member of a social networking system associated with the outgoing communication, and, based on the social relationship between the detected member and the sender of the communication, display particular information to the sender. In this manner, a user is provided a dialer that leverages information stored remotely on a social network.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

by a client computing device of a first user executing an application, receiving via a user interface of the application, an identifier of an intended recipient from the first user to initiate a communication to a second user, wherein the user interface contains socially relevant information associated with the identifier from a page of a social-networking system, and includes a user selectable button which when selected displays at least a portion of the page;

by the client computing device, determining by performing a reverse lookup whether a first portion of a social-network user profile of the second user is stored locally on the client computing device;

by the client computing device, when it is determined that the first portion of the social-network user profile of the second user is stored locally on the client computing device, displaying to the first user, in connection with at least the initiation of the communication, the first portion of the social-network user profile on the graphical user interface;

by the client computing device, when it is determined that the first portion of the social-network user profile is not stored locally on the client computing device;

sending the identifier to a server computing device of the social-networking system;

by the server computing device, performing a reverse lookup for a user or entity associated with the received identifier;

by the server computing device, determining that a user or entity associated with the received identifier resides in the social networking system;

by the server computing device, determining a relationship between the user transmitting the received identifier and the user or entity associated with the received identifier by accessing a social graph network store of the social networking system;

by the client computing device, receiving a second portion of the social-network user profile of the second user that is stored remotely from the client computing device; and

by the client computing device, displaying to the first user, in connection with at least the initiation of the communication, the second portion of the social-network user profile of the second user in accordance with privacy policies of the first user and the user or entity matching the received identifier of the social networking system.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifier comprises one or more alphanumeric characters.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first portion is different from the second portion.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first portion is any portion of the social-network user profile of the second user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first portion is a particular portion of the social-network user profile of the second user to be displayed to the first user in connection with at least the initiation of the communication.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first portion is the second portion.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first or second portion is:

a profile picture of the second user;

a milestone of the second user;

a check-in of the second user;

or

a status update of the second user.

8. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to:

by a client computing device of a first user executing an application, receive via a user interface of the application, an identifier of an intended recipient from the first user to initiate a communication to a second user, wherein the user interface contains socially relevant information associated with the identifier from a page of a social-networking system, and includes a user selectable button which when selected displays at least a portion of the page, and the client computing device comprises the media;

by the client computing device, determine by performing a reverse lookup whether a first portion of a social-network user profile of the second user is stored locally on the client computing device;

by the client computing device, when it is determined that the first portion of the social-network user profile of the second user is stored locally on the client computing device, display to the first user, in connection with at least the initiation of the communication, the first portion of the social-network user profile on the graphical user interface;

by the client computing device, when it is determined that the first portion of the social-network user profile is not stored locally on the client computing device;

send the identifier to a server computing device of the social-networking system;

by the server computing device, perform a reverse lookup for a user or entity associated with the received identifier;

by the server computing device, determine that a user or entity associated with the received identifier resides in the social networking system;

by the server computing device, determine a relationship between the user transmitting the received identifier and the user or entity associated with the received identifier by accessing a social graph network store of the social networking system;

by the client computing device, receive a second portion of the social-network user profile of the second user that is stored remotely from the client computing device; and

by the client computing device, display to the first user, in connection with at least the initiation of the communication, the second portion of the social-network user profile of the second user in accordance with privacy policies of the first user and the user or entity matching the received identifier of the social networking system.

9. The media of claim 8, wherein the identifier comprises one or more alphanumeric characters.

10. The media of claim 8, wherein the first portion is different from the second portion.

11. The media of claim 8, wherein the first portion is any portion of the social-network user profile of the second user.

12. The media of claim 8, wherein the first portion is a particular portion of the social-network user profile of the second user to be displayed to the first user in connection with at least the initiation of the communication.

13. The media of claim 8, wherein the first portion is the second portion.

14. The media of claim 8, wherein the first or second portion is:

a profile picture of the second user;

a milestone of the second user;

a check-in of the second user;

or

a status update of the second user.

15. A system comprising:

a client computing device of a first user executing an application, the client computing device comprising one or more first processors;

a first memory coupled to the first processors comprising first instructions executable by the first processors;

a server computing device of a social-networking system, the server computing device comprising one or more second processors;

a second memory coupled to the second processors comprising second instructions executable by the second processors, the first processors operable when executing the first instructions to;

receive via a user interface of the application, an identifier of an intended recipient from the first user to initiate a communication to a second user, wherein the user interface contains socially relevant information associated with the identifier from a page of a social-networking system, and includes a user selectable button which when selected displays at least a portion of the page;

determine by performing a reverse lookup whether a first portion of a social-network user profile of the second user is stored locally on the client computing device;

when it is determined that the first portion of the social-network user profile of the second user is stored locally on the client computing device, display to the first user, in connection with at least the initiation of the communication, the first portion of the social-network user profile on the graphical user interface; and

when it is determined that the first portion of the social-network user profile is not stored locally on the client computing device;

send the identifier to the server computing device of the social-networking system;

the second processors operable when executing the second instructions to;

perform a reverse lookup for a user or entity associated with the received identifier;

determine that a user or entity associated with the received identifier resides in the social networking system; and

determine a relationship between the user transmitting the received identifier and the user or entity associated with the received identifier by accessing a social graph network store of the social networking system;

the first processors further operable when executing the first instructions to;

receive a second portion of the social-network user profile of the second user that is stored remotely from the client computing device; and

display to the first user, in connection with at least the initiation of the communication, the second portion of the social-network user profile of the second user in accordance with privacy policies of the first user and the user or entity matching the received identifier of the social networking system.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the identifier comprises one or more alphanumeric characters.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the first portion is different from the second portion.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the first portion is any portion of the social-network user profile of the second user.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the first portion is a particular portion of the social-network user profile of the second user to be displayed to the first user in connection with at least the initiation of the communication.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the first portion is the second portion.