Delaying live communications

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12556596-B2
Application number	US-202418426238-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 29, 2024
Priority date	Jun 2, 2023
Publication date	Feb 17, 2026
Grant date	Feb 17, 2026

Abstract

Some techniques are described herein to enable a sending device to provide personalized data to a receiving device before a live communication is initialized. For example, a sending device can selectively delay a live communication and, when doing so, send a request for a receiving device to access personalized data from a server. Such techniques allow the receiving device to access the personalized data before the live communication is initialized so that the personalized data can be used when the live communication is initialized.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method, comprising:
at a first device:
sending, to a server, data corresponding to the first device;
detecting an input corresponding to a request to establish a live communication with a second device different from the first device;
in response to detecting the input and in accordance with a determination that a first set of one or more delay criteria is satisfied:
delaying initiation of the live communication; and
sending, by the first device to the second device, a request to access data corresponding to the first device, wherein the request, to access the data corresponding to the first device, is for the second device to retrieve the data via the server before initiation of the live communication, and wherein the request includes an identifier corresponding to the data, a reference to a location that the data is stored, cryptographic information, or any combination thereof; and

after delaying initiation of the live communication, initiating the live communication.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the live communication includes a telephone communication, an internet communication, a peer-to-peer communication, or any combination thereof.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the data corresponding to the first device is sent to the server before detecting the input.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the data corresponding to the first device is sent to the server in response to detecting the input.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of one or more criteria includes a criterion based on: a state of the first device, a detection of the first device, a state of the second device, a previous communication between the first device and the second device, a last communication between the first device and the second device, communication between the first device and the second device, or any combination thereof.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the live communication is a first live communication, the method further comprising:
after initiating the first live communication, detecting a third input corresponding to a third request to establish a third live communication with a third device different from the first device and the second device, wherein the third live communication is different from the first live communication; in response to detecting the third input and in accordance with a determination that a third set of one or more delay criteria is satisfied:
delaying the third live communication for a first period of time, wherein the first live communication is delayed for a second period of time different from the first period of time; and
sending, to the third device, a third request to access third data corresponding to the first device; and
after delaying initiation of the third live communication for the first period of time, initiating the third live communication.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
in response to detecting the input and in accordance with a determination that the first set of one or more delay criteria is not satisfied, initiating the live communication.

8 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a first device, the one or more programs including instructions for:
sending, to a server, data corresponding to the first device; detecting an input corresponding to a request to establish a live communication with a second device different from the first device; in response to detecting the input and in accordance with a determination that a first set of one or more delay criteria is satisfied:
delaying initiation of the live communication; and
sending, by the first device to the second device, a request to access the data corresponding to the first device, wherein the request, to access the data corresponding to the first device, is for the second device to retrieve the data via the server before initiation of the live communication, and wherein the request includes an identifier corresponding to the data, a reference to a location that the data is stored, cryptographic information, or any combination thereof; and
after delaying initiation of the live communication, initiating the live communication.

9 . A first device, comprising:
one or more processors; and memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
sending, to a server, data corresponding to the first device;
detecting an input corresponding to a request to establish a live communication with a second device different from the first device;
in response to detecting the input and in accordance with a determination that a first set of one or more delay criteria is satisfied:
delaying initiation of the live communication; and
sending, by the first device to the second device, a request to access the data corresponding to the first device, wherein the request, to access the data corresponding to the first device, is for the second device to retrieve the data via the server before initiation of the live communication, and wherein the request includes an identifier corresponding to the data, a reference to a location that the data is stored, cryptographic information, or any combination thereof; and

after delaying initiation of the live communication, initiating the live communication.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the data corresponding to the first device includes a name, a photo, a digital profile, a representation of a user, an image, or any combination thereof.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the live communication is initiated without detecting another input after detecting the input corresponding to the request to establish the live communication with the second device.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the live communication is initiated with the second device without the first device sending the data to the second device.

13 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the live communication includes a telephone communication, an internet communication, a peer-to-peer communication, or any combination thereof.

14 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the data corresponding to the first device is sent to the server before detecting the input.

15 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the data corresponding to the first device is sent to the server in response to detecting the input.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the set of one or more criteria includes a criterion based on: a state of the first device, a detection of the first device, a state of the second device, a previous communication between the first device and the second device, a last communication between the first device and the second device, communication between the first device and the second device, or any combination thereof.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the live communication is a first live communication, the one or more programs further including instructions for:
after initiating the first live communication, detecting a third input corresponding to a third request to establish a third live communication with a third device different from the first device and the second device, wherein the third live communication is different from the first live communication; in response to detecting the third input

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Konduri Preethi
• Etzine Justin R
• Shyu Austin W
• Spurgeon William
• De Filippis Pierre J
• Pollack Daniel B

Classifications

• H04L65/403 Primary

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