Instant messaging activity notification
US-9223464-B2 · Dec 29, 2015 · US
Method and system of obtaining contact information for a person or an entity
US8995769B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8995769-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213649407-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 11, 2012 |
| Priority date | Oct 26, 2011 |
| Publication date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2015 |
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A method of obtaining contact information for a person or an entity is disclosed. The method comprises detecting a name of the person or the entity in a frame from a screen of a device; determining a presence status for the detected name based on one or more connectivity status for the detected name in one or more communication applications and/or one or more databases, where the one or more communication applications operate on the device from which the frame originates and where the one or more databases are accessible on the device; displaying the presence status on the screen of the device.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method of obtaining contact information for a person or an entity, the method comprising: detecting by an application, a name of said person or said entity in a frame from a screen of a user device, the application running on hardware of said user device or another device; determining by the application, a presence status for said detected name based on one or more connectivity status for said detected name in one or more other applications and/or one or…
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Physics · mapped topic
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Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8995769B2 cover?
- A method of obtaining contact information for a person or an entity is disclosed. The method comprises detecting a name of the person or the entity in a frame from a screen of a device; determining a presence status for the detected name based on one or more connectivity status for the detected name in one or more communication applications and/or one or more databases, where the one or more co…
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- Swisscom Ag
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- Primary CPC classification H04L51/043. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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