Providing caller identification to mobile devices

1. A computer-implemented method of generating a pooled address book of caller identification (ID) information, comprising:

receiving caller ID information from local address books of a plurality of mobile devices used by a plurality of different users, the caller ID information including a plurality of telephone numbers and associated information;

detecting conflicting information associated with a telephone number in the received caller ID information, wherein the conflicting information results from the received caller ID information indicating different information associated with the telephone number;

analyzing the received caller ID information to select resolved information that resolves the conflicting information;

generating a pooled address book that aggregates the caller ID information received from the plurality of mobile devices, the pooled address book associating the resolved information with the telephone number;

receiving a request from a mobile device for caller ID information associated with the telephone number, the caller ID information associated with the telephone number not present in a local address book of the mobile device;

identifying caller ID information in the pooled address book associated with the telephone number; and

sending the identified caller ID information associated with the telephone number to the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein analyzing the caller ID information to select resolved information comprises:

identifying a plurality of names associated with the telephone number;

identifying a name of the plurality of times that is associated with the telephone number more often than other names of the plurality of names; and

selecting the name that is associated with the telephone number more often as a resolved name for the telephone number.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein analyzing the caller ID information to select resolved information comprises:

identifying a plurality of names associated with the telephone number;

requesting a name associated with the telephone number from a supplemental source of caller ID information; and

selecting the name received from the supplemental source as a resolved name for the telephone number.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein analyzing the caller ID information to select resolved information comprises:

identifying a plurality of names associated with the telephone number;

identifying call statistics associated with the plurality of names associated with the telephone number, the call statistics indicating levels of communication between mobile devices from which the names were received and the telephone number; and

selecting a resolved name from the plurality of names responsive to call statistics associated with the resolved name indicate a higher level of communication relative to other names of the plurality of names.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the call statistics include at least one from a group consisting of a number of calls to/from the telephone number, a duration of calls to/from the telephone number, and a frequency of calls to/from the telephone number.

6. A computer system for generating a pooled address book of caller identification (ID) information, comprising:

a processor; and

a computer-readable storage medium comprising computer program code executable on the processor, the computer program code comprising instructions for:

receiving caller ID information from local address books of a plurality of mobile devices used by a plurality of different users, the caller ID information including a plurality of telephone numbers and associated information;

detecting conflicting information associated with a telephone number in the received caller ID information, wherein the conflicting information results from the received caller ID information indicating different information associated with the telephone number;

analyzing the received caller ID information to select resolved information that resolves the conflicting information;

generating a pooled address book that aggregates the caller ID information received from the plurality of mobile devices, the pooled address book associating the resolved information with the telephone number;

receiving a request from a mobile device for caller ID information associated with the telephone number, the caller ID information associated with the telephone number not present in a local address book of the mobile device;

identifying caller ID information in the pooled address book associated with the telephone number; and

sending the identified caller ID information associated with the telephone number to the mobile device.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein analyzing the caller ID information to select resolved information comprises:

identifying a plurality of names associated with the telephone number;

identifying a name of the plurality of times that is associated with the telephone number more often than other names of the plurality of names; and

selecting the name that is associated with the telephone number more often as a resolved name for the telephone number.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein analyzing the caller ID information to select resolved information comprises:

identifying a plurality of names associated with the telephone number;

requesting a name associated with the telephone number from a supplemental source of caller ID information; and

selecting the name received from the supplemental source as a resolved name for the telephone number.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein analyzing the caller ID information to select resolved information comprises:

identifying a plurality of names associated with the telephone number;

identifying call statistics associated with the plurality of names associated with the telephone number, the call statistics indicating levels of communication between mobile devices from which the names were received and the telephone number; and

selecting a resolved name from the plurality of names responsive to call statistics associated with the resolved name indicate a higher level of communication relative to other names of the plurality of names.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the call statistics include at least one from a group consisting of a number of calls to/from the telephone number, a duration of calls to/from the telephone number, and a frequency of calls to/from the telephone number.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer program instructions for generating a pooled address book of caller identification (ID) information, the computer program instructions executable to perform steps comprising:

receiving caller ID information from local address books of a plurality of mobile devices used by a plurality of different users, the caller ID information including a plurality of telephone numbers and associated information;

detecting conflicting information associated with a telephone number in the received caller ID information, wherein the conflicting information results from the received caller ID information indicating different information associated with the telephone number;

analyzing the received caller ID information to select resolved information that resolves the conflicting information;

generating a pooled address book that aggregates the caller ID information received from the plurality of mobile devices, the pooled address book associating the resolved information with the telephone number;

receiving a request from a mobile device for caller ID information associated with the telephone number, the caller ID information associated with the telephone number not present in a local address book of the mobile device;

identifying caller ID information in the pooled address book associated with the telephone number; and

sending the identified caller ID information associated with the telephone number to the mobile device.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein analyzing the caller ID information to select resolved information comprises:

identifying a plurality of names associated with the telephone number;

identifying a name of the plurality of times that is associated with the telephone number more often than other names of the plurality of names; and

selecting the name that is associated with the telephone number more often as a resolved name for the telephone number.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein analyzing the caller ID information to select resolved information comprises:

identifying a plurality of names associated with the telephone number;

requesting a name associated with the telephone number from a supplemental source of caller ID information; and

selecting the name received from the supplemental source as a resolved name for the telephone number.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein analyzing the caller ID information to select resolved information comprises:

identifying a plurality of names associated with the telephone number;

identifying call statistics associated with the plurality of names associated with the telephone number, the call statistics indicating levels of communication between mobile devices from which the names were received and the telephone number; and

selecting a resolved name from the plurality of names responsive to call statistics associated with the resolved name indicate a higher level of communication relative to other names of the plurality of names.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the call statistics include at least one from a group consisting of a number of calls to/from the telephone number, a duration of calls to/from the telephone number, and a frequency of calls to/from the telephone number.