IP Library Granted Patent US 9,253,315
Granted Patent B2
US 9,253,315 · App. 14/458,531 · Granted Feb 2, 2016

Delivering additional information to receiving parties for text messaging based caller ID

Inventors: Monica Rose Martino (Plano, TX); Kevin V. Nguyen (Allen, TX); M. Gregory Smith (Fairview, TX)
Assignee: I D YOU, LLC
H04M3/42042H04L67/306H04M1/578H04L69/28H04M1/72552H04M2250/02
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,253,315
App. No.
14/458,531
Granted
Feb 2, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure describes a system, method, and computer readable medium for providing information to a receiving party in a communications network. The method includes receiving a message from a sending party and performing a lookup of information relating to the sending party in a database via an Internet Protocol connection. The lookup is based on an identifier of at least one of the sending party and the receiving party. Subsequently, the information is provided to the receiving party based on the availability of the information in the database.

Claims (52)

1. A method, comprising:

receiving a message from a sending party;

performing a lookup of information relating to the sending party in a database via an Internet Protocol connection;

determining a time duration between the received message and a previous message stored in the database, wherein the previous message was received from the sending party; and

providing the information to a receiving party based on the availability of the information in the database and if the time duration is more than a predefined time duration.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the performing the lookup of the information relating to the sending party in the database is based on an identifier of at least one of the sending party and the receiving party.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the performing the lookup of the information relating to the sending party in a database comprises:

sending a query with the identifier to the database;

determining if the identifier is located in the database; and

receiving information associated with the sending party if the identifier is located in the database.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the receiving the message further comprises receiving the identifier of at least one of the sending party and the receiving party.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining whether the message is received after a reboot; and

providing the information to the receiving party if the message is received after the reboot.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the providing the information comprises displaying the information on a device of the receiving party.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the providing the information comprises playing an audio of the information on a device of the receiving party.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

storing the information in a message database; and

removing duplicate information from the message database.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising:

performing a lookup of information relating to the sending party in the message database via an Internet Protocol connection, the lookup is based on an identifier of at least one of the sending party and the receiving party; and

providing the information to the receiving party based on the availability of the information in the message database.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message comprises at least one of a text message and a multimedia message.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information relating to the sending party comprises at least one of a telephone number of the sending party, a name, a city, a state, an address, a photo, a video, a text, a hyperlink, and any other information that can be sent via the Internet protocol connection.

12. A system, comprising:

at least one device for receiving a message from a sending party; and

at least one database for storing information associated with the sending party, wherein the at least one device is operable to perform a lookup of information relating to the sending party in a database via an Internet Protocol connection, determine a time duration between the received message and a previous message stored in the database, wherein the previous message was received from the sending party, and provides the information to a receiving party based on the availability of the information in the database and if the time duration is more than a predefined time duration.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the lookup is based on an identifier of at least one of the sending party and the receiving party.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the at least one device is operable to:

send a query with the identifier to the database;

determine if the identifier is located in the database; and

receive information associated with the sending party if the identifier is located in the database.

15. The system of claim 12 , wherein the at least one device is operable to:

determine whether the message is received after a reboot; and

provide the information to the receiving party if the message is received after the reboot.

16. The system of claim 12 , wherein the at least one device is operable to:

store the information in a message database; and

remove duplicate information from the message database.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the at least one device is operable to:

perform a lookup of information relating to the sending party in the message database via an Internet Protocol connection, the lookup is based on an identifier of at least one of the sending party and the receiving party; and

provide the information to the receiving party based on the availability of the information in the message database.

18. A tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions executable by a device, the instructions comprising:

receiving a message from a sending party;

performing a lookup of information relating to the sending party in a database via an Internet Protocol connection,

determining a time duration between the received message and a previous message stored in the database, wherein the previous message was received from the sending party; and

providing the information to a receiving party based on the availability of the information in the database and if the time duration is more than a predefined time duration.

19. The tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , further comprising instructions for:

storing the information in a message database; and

removing duplicate information from the message database.

20. The tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , further comprising instructions for:

performing a lookup of information relating to the sending party in the message database via an Internet Protocol connection, the lookup is based on an identifier of at least one of the sending party and the receiving party; and

providing the information to the receiving party based on the availability of the information in the message database.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2019
From: I D YOU, LLC
To: ACCUDATA, INC. DBA ACCUDATA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AKA ACCUDATA TECHNOLOGIES
Reel/Frame 050579/0666 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2019
From: ACCUDATA, INC. DBA ACCUDATA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AKA ACCUDATA TECHNOLOGIES
To: FIRST ORION CORP., AKA FIRST ORION CORP. D/B/A PRIVACYSTAR
Reel/Frame 050579/0777 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2015
From: MARTINO, MONICA ROSE; SMITH, M. GREGORY; NGUYEN, KEVIN V.
To: I D YOU, LLC
Reel/Frame 034801/0960 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 12890864 · Sep 27, 2010
Continuation In Part 11974983 · Oct 17, 2007
Continuation In Part 11974944 · Oct 17, 2007
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