Invention Grant
US08345839B2 System and method for providing awareness of and context for phone conversations across multiple personal devices
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用于提供多个个人设备之间的电话对话的意识和上下文的系统和方法
- Patent Title: System and method for providing awareness of and context for phone conversations across multiple personal devices
- Patent Title (中): 用于提供多个个人设备之间的电话对话的意识和上下文的系统和方法
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Application No.: US12121817Application Date: 2008-05-16
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Publication No.: US08345839B2Publication Date: 2013-01-01
- Inventor: John J. Barton , Jeffrey W. Nichols , Jeffrey S. Pierce , Min Yin , Shumin Zhai
- Applicant: John J. Barton , Jeffrey W. Nichols , Jeffrey S. Pierce , Min Yin , Shumin Zhai
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Gibb & Riley, LLC
- Main IPC: H04M11/00
- IPC: H04M11/00

Abstract:
Disclosed are embodiments of a system and method for automating the exchange of information between the multiple personal computerized devices of an entity so as to provide context for communications, such as incoming and/or outgoing telephone calls, with other entities. The system and method associate one entity with multiple devices. Communications over a device (e.g., one of the various types of telephones) are tracked. Then, for a given communication, an identifier (e.g., a caller ID from an incoming telephone call) is communicated to at least one other device. The other device performs a local and/or internet search for information associated with that particular identifier. The retrieved information is then displayed so as to provide the entity with essentially instantaneous context for the given communication. The system can be implemented using client-server network technology or, alternatively, using point-to-point communication technology.
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