Enhanced telephony services

A method for wireless communication, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a first device, a user input for an identifier of a second device;
• retrieving, at the first device, context information for the second device, the context information for the second device being retrieved in response to the identifier and prior to initiating a voice call with the second device;
• outputting the context information for the second device to a user of the first device;
• initiating the voice call with the second device;
• granting access, to the second device, to context information for the first device;
• exchanging the context information for the first device between the first device and the second device prior to establishing the voice call;
• and
• establishing the voice call with the second device, the context information consisting of one or more of:
• a name, a physical location, an avatar, a picture, a website, a current status, a contact preference, or a combination thereof.

An apparatus comprising:

• means for receiving, at a first device, a user input for an identifier of a second device;
• means for retrieving, at the first device, context information for the second device, the context information for the second device being retrieved in response to the identifier and prior to initiating a voice call with the second device;
• means for outputting the context information for the second device to a user of a first device prior to initiating the voice call with the second device;
• means for initiating the voice call with the second device;
• and
• means for granting access, to the second device, to context information for the first device after the voice call is initiated but prior to the voice call being established, the access being granted to the second device to allow the context information for the first device to be exchanged between the first device and the second device, the context information consisting of one or more of:
• a name, a physical location, an avatar, a picture, a website, a current status, a contact preference, or a combination thereof.

A computer program product comprising:

• a computer-readable medium having non-transitory program code recorded thereon, the program code comprising:
• program code to receive, at a first device, a user input for an identifier of a second device;
• program code to retrieve, at the first device, context information for the second device, the context information for the second device being retrieved in response to the identifier and prior to initiating a voice call with the second device;
• program code to output the context information for the second device to a user of the first device;
• program code to initiate the voice call with the second device;
• program code to grant access, to the second device, to context information for the first device;
• program code to exchange the context information for the first device between the first device and the second device prior to establishing the voice call;
• and
• program code to establish the voice call with the second device, the context information consisting of one or more of:
• a name, a physical location, an avatar, a picture, a website, a current status, a contact preference, or a combination thereof.