SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATING INFORMATION FROM VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL SYSTEMS AND SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEMS
Systems and methods of determining whether to invite an entity to join a social networking system review a user's communications activity on a telephony system, and analyze that activity to identify entities with whom the user communicates. Those entities are then invited to join a social networking system that the user is a member of. The entities may also be invited to form a link with the user on the social networking system.
1 . A method of inviting an entity to join a social networking system, comprising:
reviewing a user's communications activity on a telephony system and creating a list of identifiers associated with the user's communications activity;
identifying an entity associated with at least one of the identifiers on the list; and
inviting the entity to join a social networking system upon which the user is a member.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising inviting the entity to form a link with the user on the social networking system.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the reviewing step comprises creating a list of identifiers associated with incoming communications that the user has received through the telephony system and outgoing communications that the user has sent through the telephony system.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the identifiers are telephone numbers, and wherein the identifying step comprises identifying an individual or business associated with at least one of the telephone numbers on the list.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the reviewing step comprises reviewing transcripts of voicemail messages that have been left for the user and creating a list of identifiers appearing in those transcripts.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the reviewing step comprises reviewing transcripts of telephone conversations that the user has conducted over the telephony system and creating a list of identifiers appearing in those transcripts.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the reviewing step comprises reviewing text messages that the user has received through the telephony system or that the user has sent through the telephony system and creating a list of identifiers appearing in those text messages.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the reviewing step comprises reviewing e-mail messages that the user has received through the telephony system or that the user has sent through the telephony system and creating a list of identifiers appearing in those e-mail messages.
9 . A system for inviting an entity to join a social networking system, comprising:
means for reviewing a user's communications activity on a telephony system and creating a list of identifiers associated with the user's communications activity;
means for identifying an entity associated with at least one of the identifiers on the list; and
means for inviting the entity to join a social networking system upon which the user is a member.
10 . A system for inviting an entity to join a social networking system, comprising:
a reviewing unit that reviews a user's communications activity on a telephony system and that creates a list of identifiers associated with the user's communications activity;
an identifying unit that identifies an entity associated with at least one of the identifiers on the list; and
an invitation unit that invites the entity to join a social networking system upon which the user is a member.
11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the invitation unit also invites the entity to form a link with the user on the social networking system.
12 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the reviewing unit creates a list of identifiers associated with incoming communications that the user has received through the telephony system and outgoing communications that the user has sent through the telephony system.
13 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the identifiers are telephone numbers, and wherein the identifying unit identifies an individual or business associated with at least one of the telephone numbers on the list.
14 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the reviewing unit reviews transcripts of voicemail messages that have been left for the user and creates a list of identifiers appearing in those transcripts.
15 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the reviewing unit reviews transcripts of telephone conversations that the user has conducted over the telephony system and creates a list of identifiers appearing in those transcripts.
16 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the reviewing unit reviews text messages that the user has received through the telephony system or that the user has sent through the telephony system and creates a list of identifiers appearing in those text messages.
17 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the reviewing unit reviews e-mail messages that the user has received through the telephony system or that the user has sent through the telephony system and creates a list of identifiers appearing in those e-mail messages.