SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATING INFORMATION FROM VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL SYSTEMS AND SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEMS
Systems and methods of updating information in a user's contact list or address book on a telephony system make use of information drawn from the user's contact or link information stored on a social networking system. The telephony system obtains the user's credentials on the social networking system and accesses the user's contact or link information on the social networking system directly.
1 . A method of adding information to or updating information in a user's contact list or address book on a telephony system, comprising:
obtaining a user's credentials for a social networking system;
obtaining information from the user's contact or link information that is present on the social networking system using the obtained user credentials; and
adding information to or updating information in the user's contact list or address book on a telephony system using the information obtained from the user's contact or link information on the social networking system.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising adding information to or updating information in an identifier cross-reference database present on the telephony system using information obtained from the user's contact or link information on the social networking system.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the adding step comprises adding information to or updating information in a user's contact list or address book that is stored in a central database maintained by the telephony system.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the adding step comprises adding information to or updating information in a user's contact list or address book that is stored on a telephony device that is provided with service by the telephony system.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the adding step comprises adding information to or updating information in a user's contact list or address book that is stored on a mobile telephony device that is provided with service by the telephony system, and wherein the adding step is performed wirelessly.
6 . A system for adding information to or updating information in a user's contact list or address book on a telephony system, comprising:
means for obtaining a user's credentials for a social networking system;
means for obtaining information from the user's contact or link information that is present on the social networking system using the obtained user credentials; and
means for adding information to or updating information in the user's contact list or address book on a telephony system using the information obtained from the user's contact or link information on the social networking system.
7 . A system for adding information to or updating information in a user's contact list or address book on a telephony system, comprising:
a first obtaining unit that obtains a user's credentials for a social networking system;
a second obtaining unit that obtains information from the user's contact or link information that is present on the social networking system using the obtained user credentials; and
an updating unit that adds information to or updates information in the user's contact list or address book on a telephony system using the information obtained from the user's contact or link information on the social networking system.
8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the updating unit also adds information to or updates information in an identifier cross-reference database present on the telephony system using information obtained from the user's contact or link information on the social networking system.
9 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the updating unit adds information to or updates information in a user's contact list or address book that is stored in a central database maintained by the telephony system.
10 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the updating unit adds information to or updates information in a user's contact list or address book that is stored on a telephony device that is provided with service by the telephony system.
11 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the updating unit adds information to or updates information in a user's contact list or address book that is stored on a mobile telephony device that is provided with service by the telephony system, and wherein the addition or update is performed wirelessly.