Apparatus and methods for managing operator information

A method for receiving a call, comprising:

• determining, at a wireless device, a home network for the wireless device;
• storing, at the wireless device, one or more numbers identifying one or more calling parties and one or more network identifications identifying one or more networks for the one or more calling parties, wherein the storing associates the one or more network identifications with the one or more numbers identifying the one or more calling parties;
• receiving the call, wherein the call comprises an identifier;
• determining whether the identifier corresponds to the home network;
• generating a notification on the wireless device based upon the determination;
• comparing a number identifying a calling party associated with the call with the one or more previously stored numbers identifying the one or more calling parties;
• determining, if the number identifying the calling party matches one of the previously stored numbers, whether the previously stored network identification associated with the matching one of the previously stored numbers matches a network identification associated with the received call;
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• updating the previously stored network identification associated with the matching one of the previously stored numbers in response to determining that the previously stored network identification does not match the network identification associated with the received call, wherein the updating comprises changing the previously stored network identification to the network identification associated with the received call.

A method for receiving a call, comprising:

• determining, at a wireless device, a home network for the wireless device;
• receiving the call at the wireless device, wherein the call comprises an identifier and the identifier comprises a number identifying a calling party associated with the call;
• comparing, at the wireless device, the number identifying the calling party with one or more previously stored numbers identifying calling parties;
• determining, if the number identifying the calling party matches one of the previously stored numbers, whether the matching one of the previously stored numbers is associated with a network identification that corresponds to the home network for the wireless device;
• generating a notification on the wireless device based upon the determination;
• and
• automatically accepting the call at the wireless device if the network identification associated with the matching one of the previously stored numbers corresponds to the home network for the wireless device.

A processor configured to receive a call, the processor comprising:

• a first module for determining, at a wireless device, a home network for the wireless device;
• a second module for receiving the call at the wireless device, wherein the call comprises an identifier;
• a third module for determining, at the wireless device, whether the identifier corresponds to the home network;
• a fourth module for automatically accepting the call at the wireless device if the identifier corresponds to the home network or automatically rejecting the call at the wireless device if the identifier does not correspond to the home network;
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• a fifth module for generating a notification on the wireless device based upon the determination of whether the identifier corresponds to the home network.

A processor configured to receive a call, the processor comprising:

• a first module for determining, at a wireless device, a home network for the wireless device;
• a second module for receiving the call at the wireless device, wherein the call comprises an identifier and the identifier comprises a number identifying a calling party associated with the call;
• a third module for comparing, at the wireless device, the number identifying the calling party with one or more previously stored numbers identifying calling parties;
• a fourth module for determining, if the number identifying the calling party matches one of the previously stored numbers, whether the matching one of the previously stored numbers is associated with a network identification that corresponds to the home network for the wireless device;
• a fifth module for generating a notification on the wireless device based upon the determination;
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• a sixth module for automatically accepting the call at the wireless device if the network identification associated with the matching one of the previously stored numbers corresponds to the home network for the wireless device.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable medium having program codes encoded thereon, which when executed by one or more processors in a wireless device cause the wireless device to:
• determine a home network for the wireless device;
• receive a call, wherein the call comprises an identifier;
• determine whether the identifier corresponds to the home network;
• automatically accept the call if the identifier corresponds to the home network or automatically reject the call if the identifier does not correspond to the home network;
• and
• generate a notification on the wireless device based upon the determination of whether the identifier corresponds to the home network.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having program codes encoded thereon, which when executed by one or more processors in a wireless device cause the wireless device to:

• determine a home network for the wireless device;
• receive a call, wherein the call comprises an identifier and the identifier comprises a number identifying a calling party associated with the call;
• compare the number identifying the calling party with one or more previously stored numbers identifying calling parties;
• determine, if the number identifying the calling party matches one of the previously stored numbers, whether the matching one of the previously stored numbers is associated with a network identification that corresponds to the home network for the wireless device;
• generate a notification on the wireless device based upon the determination;
• and
• automatically accept the call if the network identification associated with the matching one of the previously stored numbers corresponds to the home network for the wireless device.

An apparatus, comprising:

• means for determining, at a wireless device, a home network for the wireless device;
• means for receiving a call at the wireless device, wherein the call comprises an identifier;
• means for determining, at the wireless device, whether the identifier corresponds to the home network;
• means for automatically accepting the call at the wireless device if the identifier corresponds to the home network or automatically rejecting the call at the wireless device if the identifier does not correspond to the home network;
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• means for generating a notification on the wireless device based upon the determination of whether the identifier corresponds to the home network.

An apparatus, comprising:

• means for determining, at a wireless device, a home network for the wireless device;
• means for receiving a call at the wireless device, wherein the call comprises an identifier and the identifier comprises a number identifying a calling party associated with the call;
• means for comparing, at the wireless device, the number identifying the calling party with one or more previously stored numbers identifying calling parties;
• means for determining, if the number identifying the calling party matches one of the previously stored numbers, whether the matching one of the previously stored numbers is associated with a network identification that corresponds to the home network for the wireless device;
• means for generating a notification on the wireless device based upon the determination;
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• means for automatically accepting the call at the wireless device if the network identification associated with the matching one of the previously stored numbers corresponds to the home network for the wireless device.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a home network determiner component configured for determining, at a wireless device, a home network for the wireless device;
• a communications component configured for receiving a call at the wireless device, wherein the call comprises an identifier;
• a network determiner component configured for determining, at the wireless device, whether the identifier corresponds to the home network;
• a processor configured for automatically accepting the call at the wireless device if the identifier corresponds to the home network or automatically rejecting the call at the wireless device if the identifier does not correspond to the home network;
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• a presentor component configured for generating a notification on the wireless device based upon the determination of whether the identifier corresponds to the home network.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a home network determiner component configured for determining, at a wireless device, a home network for the wireless device;
• a personal information management data store configured for storing, at the wireless device, one or more numbers identifying one or more calling parties and one or more network identifications identifying one or more networks for the one or more calling parties, wherein the storing associates the one or more network identifications with the one or more numbers identifying the one or more calling parties;
• a communications component configured for receiving a call, wherein the call comprises an identifier;
• a network determiner component configured for determining whether the identifier corresponds to the home network;
• a presentor component configured for generating a notification on the wireless device based upon the determination of the network determiner component;
• a correlator component configured for comparing a number identifying a calling party associated with the call with the one or more previously stored numbers identifying calling parties, wherein the correlator component is further configured for determining, if the number identifying the calling party matches one of the previously stored numbers, whether the previously stored network identification associated with the matching one of the previously stored numbers matches a network identification associated with the received call;
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• an updator component configured for updating the previously stored network identification associated with the matching one of the previously stored numbers if the previously stored network identification does not match the network identification associated with the received call, wherein the updating comprises changing the previously stored network identification to the network identification associated with the received call.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a home network determiner component configured for determining, at a wireless device, a home network for the wireless device;
• a communications component configured for receiving the call at the wireless device, wherein the call comprises an identifier and the identifier comprises a number identifying a calling party associated with the call;
• a correlator component configured for comparing, at the wireless device, the number identifying the calling party with one or more previously stored numbers identifying calling parties;
• a network determiner component configured for determining, if the number identifying the calling party matches one of the previously stored numbers, whether the matching one of the previously stored numbers is associated with a network identification that corresponds to the home network for the wireless device;
• a presentor component configured for generating a notification on the wireless device based upon the determination;
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• a processor further configured for automatically accepting the call at the wireless device if the network identification associated with the matching one of the previously stored numbers corresponds to the home network for the wireless device.

A processor configured to receive a call, the processor comprising:

• a first module for determining, at a wireless device, a home network for the wireless device;
• a second module for storing, at the wireless device, one or more numbers identifying one or more calling parties and one or more network identifications identifying one or more networks for the one or more calling parties, wherein the storing associates the one or more network identifications with the one or more numbers identifying the one or more calling parties;
• a third module for receiving a call, wherein the call comprises an identifier;
• a fourth module for determining whether the identifier corresponds to the home network;
• a fifth module for generating a notification on the wireless device based upon the determination of the fourth module;
• a sixth module for comparing a number identifying a calling party associated with the call with the one or more previously stored numbers identifying the one or more calling parties;
• a seventh module for determining, if the number identifying the calling party associated with the call matches one of the previously stored numbers, whether the previously stored network identification associated with the matching one of the previously stored numbers matches a network identification associated with the received call;
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• an eighth module for updating the previously stored network identification associated with the matching one of the previously stored numbers if the previously stored network identification does not match the network identification associated with the received call, wherein the updating comprises changing the previously stored network identification to the network identification associated with the received call.

A computer program produce, comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable medium having program codes encoded thereon, which when executed by one or more processors in a wireless device cause the wireless device to:
• determine, at a wireless device, a home network for the wireless device;
• store, at the wireless device, one or more number identifying one or more calling parties and one or more network identifications identifying one or more networks for the one or more calling parties, wherein the storing associates the one or more network identifications with the one or more numbers identifying the one or more calling parties;
• receive a call, wherein the call comprises an identifier;
• determine whether the identifier corresponds to the home network;
• generate a notification on the wireless device based upon the determination of whether the identifier corresponds to the home network;
• compare a number identifying a calling party associated with the call with the one or more previously stored numbers identifying the one or more calling parties;
• determine, if the number identifying the calling party associated with the call matches one of the previously stored numbers, whether the previously stored network identification associated with the matching one of the previously stored numbers matches a number identification associated with the received call;
• and
• update the previously stored network identification associated with the matching one of the previously stored numbers if the previously stored network identification does not match the network identification associated with the received call, wherein the updating comprises changing the previously stored network identification to the network identification associated with the received call.

An apparatus, comprising:

• means for determining, at a wireless device, a home network for the wireless device;
• means for storing, at the wireless device, one or more numbers identifying one or more calling parties and one or more network identifications identifying one or more networks for the one or more calling parties, wherein the storing associates the one or more network identifications with the one or more numbers identifying the one or more calling parties;
• means for receiving a call, wherein the call comprises an identifier;
• means for determining whether the identifier corresponds to the home network;
• means for generating a notification on the wireless device based upon the determination of whether the identifier corresponds to the home network;
• means for comparing a number identifying a calling party associated with the call with the one or more previously stored numbers identifying the one or more calling parties;
• means for determining, if the number identifying the calling party associated with the call matches one of the previously stored numbers, whether the previously stored network identification associated with the matching one of the previously stored numbers matches a network identification associated with the received call;
• and
• means for updating the previously stored network identification associated with the matching one of the previously stored numbers if the previously stored network identification does not match the network identification associated with the received call, wherein the updating comprises changing the previously stored network identification to the network identification associated with the received call.