IP Library Granted Patent US 8,725,130
Granted Patent B2
US 8,725,130 · App. 13/448,286 · Granted May 13, 2014

Integration of wireless and external computing devices

Inventors: Christopher A. White (Redmond, WA); Russell J. Waughman (Woodinville, WA); Gregg J. Berretta (Bellevue, WA)
Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
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Patent No.
US 8,725,130
App. No.
13/448,286
Granted
May 13, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless device may include logic that enables the wireless device to interface with the external computing device. The wireless device may also include rule logic to direct handling by the external computing device of call events of the wireless device.

Claims (26)

1. A system for displaying contact information in real time, comprising:

a processor;

a memory in communication with the processor; and

a logic on the memory that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to execute operations including:

receiving event information related to a communication between a first party and a second party over a network, the event information including at least an address of the first party;

retrieving and displaying a contact information of the first party based on the address in the event information; and

providing a user interface enabling the second party to select from among a plurality of services for handling the communication between the first and second parties.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the event information is received from a wireless device.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the communication between the first and second parties includes at least one of a telephone call, a text message, and a multimedia message.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of services includes at least one of: retrieving past communications between the first and second parties, creating a new contact for at least one of the first and second parties, creating a new communication between the first and second parties, identifying a location of at least one of the first and second parties, retrieving and identifying a scheduled activity for at least one of the first and second parties, and retrieving additional information for at least one of the first and second parties from the internet to be displayed along with the contact information.

5. The system in claim 4 , wherein the logic further causes the processor to execute operations including scheduling a new activity for at least one of the first and second parties based on the retrieved scheduled activity.

6. The system in claim 1 , wherein the first party is a party initiating the communication.

7. The system in claim 1 , wherein the second party is a party initiating the communication.

8. The system in claim 1 , wherein the logic further causes the processor to execute operations including retrieving the contact information from a local storage.

9. The system in claim 1 , wherein the logic further causes the processor to execute operations including retrieving the contact information from a network.

10. The system in claim 1 , wherein the logic further causes the processor to execute operations including storing selections associated with the second party and transmitting them to a wireless device.

11. The system in claim 1 , wherein the logic further causes the processor to execute operations including retrieving the contact information based on a name extracted from the event information.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the user interface enables the second party to select the service by executing a drag-and-drop operation on the contact information.

13. A memory storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving event information related to a communication between a first party and a second party over a network, the event information including at least an address of the first party;

retrieving and displaying a contact information of the first party based on the address in the event information; and

providing a user interface enabling the second party to select from among a plurality of services for handling the communication between the first and second parties.

14. A method for displaying contact information in real-time, the method comprising:

receiving event information related to a communication between a first party and a second party over a network, the event information including at least an address of the first party;

retrieving and displaying a contact information of the first party based on the address in the event information; and

providing a user interface enabling the second party to select from among a plurality of services for handling the communication between the first and second parties.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2014
From: NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS SERVICES, INC.
To: CINGULAR WIRELESS II, INC.
Reel/Frame 032602/0594 →
CERTIFICATE OF CONVERSION Recorded Apr 4, 2014
From: CINGULAR WIRELESS II, INC.
To: CINGULAR WIRELESS II, LLC
Reel/Frame 032607/0396 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 4, 2014
From: AT&T WIRELESS SERVICES, INC.
To: NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS SERVICES, INC.
Reel/Frame 032609/0266 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 4, 2014
From: CINGULAR WIRELESS II, LLC
To: AT&T MOBILITY II, LLC
Reel/Frame 032609/0311 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 4, 2014
From: AT&T MOBILITY II, LLC
To: AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
Reel/Frame 032609/0327 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 4, 2013
From: WHITE, CHRISTOPHER A.; WAUGHMAN, RUSSELL J.; BERRETTA, GREGG J.
To: AT&T WIRELESS SERVICES, INC.
Reel/Frame 031348/0747 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 10662639 · Sep 15, 2003
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