Method to tag a phone call to communicate purpose of the call
Phone calls may be tagged with the importance or the context of the call to be displayed along with the caller ID information on the display of a receiving phone. The context information is thus made available even before the call is answered to aid the user in determining whether or not to answer the call or how long thereafter it would be appropriate to wait before the call is returned.
1. At least one non-transitory machine readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause a first mobile device to:
transmit a call to a second mobile device;
transmit caller identification information corresponding to the first mobile device; and
transmit a context icon that is to be defined via the first mobile device and that is to include a symbol to graphically depict the nature of the call, wherein the context icon is to be determined via one or more of a touch command or a voice command, wherein the touch command is to include one or more of a menu and a push button, and wherein the caller identification information and the context icon are to be presented on a display of the second mobile device prior to the call being answered.
2. The at least one machine readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the context icon is to include one or more of a pre-defined context icon or a customized context icon.
3. The at least one machine readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the context icon is to be carried by the call from the first mobile device to one or more of the second mobile device or a shared memory that is to be accessible to the second mobile device.
4. The at least one machine readable medium of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first mobile device and the second mobile device is to include one or more of a phone, a cell phone, a smart phone, or a tablet.
5. The at least one machine readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the call is to be transmitted over a cellular network.
6. The at least one machine readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the set of instructions which, when executed, cause the first mobile device to:
receive a call from a mobile device;
receive caller identification information corresponding to the mobile device; and
receive a context icon that is to be defined via the mobile device, wherein the caller identification information and the context icon are to be presented on a display of the first mobile device prior to the call from the mobile device being answered.
7. A first mobile device comprising:
a user interface; and
a transmitter to:
transmit a call to a second mobile device;
transmit caller identification information corresponding to the first mobile device; and
transmit a context icon that is to be defined via the user interface of the first mobile device and that is to include a symbol to graphically depict the nature of the call, wherein the context icon is to be determined via one or more of a touch command or a voice command, wherein the touch command is to include one or more of a menu and a push button, and wherein the caller identification information and the context icon are to be presented on a display of the second mobile device prior to the call being answered.
8. The first mobile device of claim 7 , wherein the context icon is to include one or more of a pre-defined context icon or a customized context icon.
9. The first mobile device of claim 7 , wherein the context icon is to be carried by the call from the first mobile device to one or more of the second mobile device or a shared memory that is to be accessible to the second mobile device.
10. The first mobile device of claim 7 , wherein at least one of the first mobile device and the second mobile device is to include one or more of a phone, a cell phone, a smart phone, or a tablet.
11. The first mobile device of claim 7 , wherein the call is to be transmitted over a cellular network.
12. The first mobile device of claim 7 , further comprising a receiver to:
receive a call from a mobile device;
receive caller identification information corresponding to the mobile device; and
receive a context icon that is to be defined via the mobile device, wherein the caller identification information and the context icon are to be presented on a display of the first mobile device prior to the call from the mobile device being answered.
13. A method comprising:
transmitting a call from a first mobile device to a second mobile device;
transmitting caller identification information corresponding to the first mobile device; and
transmitting a context icon that is defined via the first mobile device and that includes a symbol to graphically depict the nature of the call, wherein the context icon is determined via one or more of a touch command or a voice command, wherein the touch command includes one or more of a menu and a push button, and wherein the caller identification information and the context icon are to be presented on a display of the second mobile device prior to the call being answered.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the context icon includes one or more of a pre-defined context icon or a customized context icon, and/or wherein the context icon is carried by the call from the first mobile device to one or more of the second mobile device or to a shared memory that is accessible to the second mobile device.
15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the call is transmitted over a cellular network.
16. The method of claim 13 , further including:
receiving a call from a mobile device;
receiving caller identification information corresponding to the mobile device; and
receiving a context icon that is defined via the mobile device, wherein the caller identification information and the context icon are to be presented on a display of the first mobile device prior to the call from the mobile device being answered.