Method for sending contact note during call establishment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016044475-A1
Application number	US-201414454859-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 8, 2014
Priority date	Aug 8, 2014
Publication date	Feb 11, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A note data message is associated with a first user equipment (UE) device and is sent to a second UE device when the second UE device communicates with the first UE device. The note data message is received and stored in a network server. A request is received from the second UE device to establish a communication session with the first UE device. If the first UE device has authorized the sending of the message to the second device, the note data message is sent to the second UE device independent of any communication session established between the first and second UE devices.

First claim

1 . A method comprising:
receiving, by a server and from a first user equipment (UE) device, a communication request to establish a communication session with a second UE device; determining, by the server, whether the second UE device is associated with a note data message; determining, by the server, whether the second UE device has authorized sharing the note data message with the first UE device; requesting, by the server and based on the determining whether the second UE device has authorized sharing the note data message with the first UE device, a notes application server to send the note data message to the first UE device,
wherein the determining whether the second UE device has authorized sharing the note data message and the requesting the notes application server to send the note data message are performed independently of establishment of the communication session between the first UE device and the second UE device;
receiving, by the server and prior to receiving the communication request from the first UE device, an update request that includes information requesting that the note data message be stored; sending, by the server and based on the update request, the note data message to the notes application server for storage; updating, by the server, a subscriber profile of a user of the second UE device; and sending, by the server, after receiving the update request, and to the notes application server, a response message indicating that the subscriber profile has been updated.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein requesting the notes application server to send the note data message includes providing instructions to the notes application server to send the note data message to the first UE device, during the establishment of the communication session.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein requesting the notes application server to send the note data message includes providing instructions to the notes application server to send the note data message to the first UE device, after the establishment of the communication session.

4 . (canceled)

5 . (canceled)

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining whether the second UE device is associated with the note data message includes determining that the note data message includes private data and determining whether the second UE device has authorized sharing of the note data message includes determining that the note data message indicates the first UE device as a recipient of the private data.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining whether the second UE device associated with the note data message includes determining that the note data message includes public data and determining whether the second UE device has authorized sharing of the note data message includes determining that the note data message indicates that the note data message is a public note data message.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further including:
determining that the second UE device and the first UE device include applications for sharing the note data message, after receiving the communication request from the first UE device.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further including charging an account associated with at least one of the first UE device or the second UE device upon determining that the at least one of the first UE device or the second UE device has a subscription to a note data sharing service.

10 . A server comprising:
a network interface, configured to support a first network connection with a first user equipment (UE) device, a second network connection with a second UE device, and a third network connection with a notes application server; and a processor coupled to the network interface and configured to:
receive, from the first UE device, a communication request to establish a communication session with the second UE device;
determine whether the second UE device is associated with a note data message;
determine whether the second UE device has authorized sharing the note data message with the first UE device;
request, based on the determining whether the second UE device has authorized sharing the note data message with the first UE device, the notes application server to send the note data message to the first UE device,
wherein the determining whether the second UE has authorized sharing the note data message and the requesting the notes application server to send the note data message are performed independently of establishment of the communication session between the first UE device and the second UE device;

receive, prior to receiving the communication request from the first UE device, an update request that includes information requesting that the note data message be stored;
send, based on the update request, the note data message to the notes application server for storage;
update a subscriber profile of a user of the second UE device; and
send, after receiving the update request and to the notes application server, a response message indicating that the subscriber profile has been updated.

11 . The server of claim 10 , wherein, when requesting the notes application server to send the note data message, the processor is configured to:
provide, to the notes application server, instructions to send the note data message to the first UE device, during the establishment of the communication session.

12 . The server of claim 10 , wherein, when requesting the notes application server to send the note data message, the processor is configured to:
provide, to the notes application server, instructions to send the note data message to the first UE device, after the establishment of the communication session.

13 . (canceled)

14 . (canceled)

15 . The server of claim 10 , wherein, when determining whether the second UE device is associated with the note data message, the processor is configured to:
determine that the note data message includes private data; and when determining whether the second UE device has authorized sharing of the note data message, the processor is configured to:
determine that the note data message indicates the first UE device as a recipient of the private data.

16 . The server of claim 10 , wherein, when determining whether the second UE device is associated with the first note data message, the processor is configured to:
determine that the note data message includes public data; and when determining whether the second UE device has authorized sharing the note data message, the processor is configured to:
determine whether the first note data message indicates that the note data message is a public note data message.

17 . The server of claim 10 , where the processor is further configured to:
determine that the first UE device and the second UE device include applications for sharing the note data message, after reception of the communication request from the first UE device.

18 . The server of claim 10 , where the processor is further configured to:
charge an account associated with at least one of the first UE device or the second UE device, upon determination that the at least one user of the first UE device or the second UE device has a subscription to a note data sharing service.

19 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:
one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a server, cause the one or more processors to:
receive, from a first user equipment (UE) device, a communication request to establish a communi

Assignees

• Verizon Patent & Licensing Inc

Inventors

• Bain Alice Yuan
• Fish William Andrew
• Lam Andrew Wahlon
• Song Lin

Classifications

• H04W4/16 Primary

  Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold · CPC title

• H04L67/306

  User profiles · CPC title

• H04M3/42

  Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers (specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00) · CPC title

• H04M2203/6009

  Personal information, e.g. profiles or personal directories being only provided to authorised persons · CPC title

• H04L12/1818

  Conference organisation arrangements, e.g. handling schedules, setting up parameters needed by nodes to attend a conference, booking network resources, notifying involved parties · CPC title