Method for Indicating the Context of a Call to a Called Party
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsSteven Belz, Larry Pearson
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Abstract
In embodiments of the disclosed technology, a plurality of ratings of websites is received, wherein each rating is associated with a category and a rater and each rater is associated with at least one group. A selection of a category is received from the user, wherein the user is associated with at least one group. One website location (or a plurality of website locations) is provided in the category to the user based on at least one rating of the plurality of ratings provided by at least one of the raters, wherein at least one group associated with the rater and at least one the group associated with the user are the same group.
Claims20
A method of indicating the context of a communication from a calling party to a called party comprising:
- determining a social network profile for the calling party and for the called the party;
- determining at least one group associated with both profiles;
- and
- sending at least a name of the group to the called party upon the calling party placing a call to the called party.
The method of claim, wherein the name of the group is sent to the called party using CallerID information.
A device configured to indicate the context of a communication from a calling party to a called party comprising:
- means for determining a social network profile for the calling party and for the called the party;
- means for determining at least one group associated with both profiles;
- and
- means for sending at least a name of the group to the called party upon the calling party placing a call to the called party.
A device configured to indicate the context of a communication from a calling party to a called party comprising:
- a data communication pathway between an online social network profile of each the party and a phone system;
- an association device which determines at least one group associated with each profile;
- and
- a communication device configured to send at least a name of the group to the called party upon the calling party placing a call to the called party.
The device of claim 14, further comprising:
- a calling device for initiating, over a network, communication between the calling party and the called party.
The device of claim 14, wherein the communication is over a phone network.
The device of claim 15, wherein the name of the group is sent to the called party via CallerID.
The device of claim 16, wherein the name of the group is sent to the called party via an instant message.
A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions for indicating the context of a communication from a calling party to a called party, the instructions further comprising:
- Instructions to determine a social network profile for the calling party and for the called the party;
- Instructions to at least one group associated with both profiles;
- and
- Instructions to send at least a name of the group to the called party upon the calling party placing a call to the called party.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.