Advanced contact identification system
AssigneeSynchronoss Technologies, Inc.
InventorsRichard Onyon, Liam Stannard, Leighton Ridgard
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Abstract
A system and method of advanced identification information to be created and distributed to users of wireless communication devices, such as mobile phones. Subscribers can define their own personas as collections of information which define the users. Subscribers can then publish their persona(s) to their friends' and associates' mobile phones, and update the others' address books with the subscriber's contact information. Users can specify different personas to be presented to different users.
Claims61
As system for providing personification information to users of a wireless phone.
A method of identifying a service subscriber on a wireless device, comprising:
- establishing a subscriber persona comprising information identifying a user to other users;
- and
- displaying at least a portion of the persona on a device when a call to the device is received from another subscriber.
A method of providing an advanced caller identification service, comprising
- maintaining store of subscriber persona information provided by users, the persona information identifying the user to other users;
- and
- distributing persona information to others based on an established relationship between subscribers.
An application on a subscriber phone, comprising:
- A store of personification information for at least one other subscriber;
- A display interface providing personification information to a phone interface
An application server for a communication system, comprising:
- a store of personification information for a plurality of subscribers;
- a distribution system management application.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.