Intelligent phone book

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9413866-B2
Application number	US-61807806-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 29, 2006
Priority date	Dec 29, 2006
Publication date	Aug 9, 2016
Grant date	Aug 9, 2016

Abstract

A method including detecting a time and day that communications are made to a contact, recording the time and day communications are made for a respective communication type and presenting the contact information to a user depending on the use pattern of the contact information and the time and day communications are placed for the respective communication type.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus comprising:
a communication type detection unit configured to detect a type of communication of the apparatus;
a time detection unit configured to detect a time that communications are made;
a memory configured to record a use pattern of contact information for a respective communication type for a user, wherein the use pattern defines the time that the communications associated with the respective communication type are made; and
a processor connected to the communication type detection unit, the time detection unit, and the memory, the processor being configured to:
identify and store information related to a contact from a contact list in the apparatus,
analyze the said information, and
propose a contact detail associated with a contact and a communication type most likely to be used by the user to initiate communication to the contact at a current time of day based on an analyzed use pattern for the user wherein the analyzed use pattern comprises at least a frequency of use of the respective communication types of the contact and a time of day at which the respective communication types are configured to be used by the user to initiate communication with the contact as compared to the current time of day, wherein the respective communication type presented to the user through a dynamic virtual key function for the proposed contact detail changes from a first communication type, out of a plurality of communication types defined for the contact detail, to a second communication type most likely to be used.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the communication type is one of a short messaging system message, a multimedia message system message, a call, email and business card message.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the contact information includes communication numbers or communication addresses corresponding to a contact.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to identify and present the contact information used most for the communication type.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the processor is configured to update which contact information is identified as being used most depending on the use pattern.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
enable the user to select the contact from a list of contacts, and
in response to the selection of an entry from a list of contact details, propose the communication type.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the proposed contact detail is used most for initiating communications with the selected contact through the communication type.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is a mobile communication device.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the time detection unit is further configured to detect a day that communications are made, wherein the use pattern further defines the day that communications associated with the respective communication type are made, and wherein the analyzed use pattern further comprises a day of the week of the respective communication types of the contact as compared to a current day of the week.

10. A method comprising:
identifying a communication type;
detecting a time that communications are made;
recording a use pattern for a user of a contact information for initiating communication through the communication type, wherein the use pattern defines the time that the communications associated with the respective communication type are made;
identifying and storing information related to a contact from a contact list,
analyzing the said information, and
proposing a contact detail associated with a contact and a communication type most likely to be used by the user to initiate communication to the contact at a current time of day based on an analyzed use pattern for the user wherein the analyzed use pattern comprises at least a frequency of use of the respective communication types of the contact and a time of day at which the respective communication types are configured to be used by the user to initiate communication with the contact as compared to the current time of day, wherein the respective communication type presented to the user through a dynamic virtual key function for the proposed contact detail changes from a first communication type, out of a plurality of communication types defined for the contact detail, to a second communication type most likely to be used.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the communication type is one of a short messaging system message, a multimedia message system message, a call, email and business card message.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the contact information includes communication numbers or communication addresses corresponding to a contact.

13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising identifying the contact information used most for initiating communications through the communication type.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising updating which contact information is identified as being used most depending on the use pattern.

15. The method of claim 10 further comprising:
enabling the user to select the contact from a list of contacts, and
in response to the selection of an entry from a list of contact details, propose the communication type.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising proposing the contact detail used most for initiating communications with the selected contact through the communication type.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the contact information is accessed from an idle mode of a device.

18. The method of claim 10 further comprising detecting a day that communications are made, wherein the use pattern further defines the day that communications associated with the respective communication type are made, and wherein the analyzed use pattern further comprises a day of the week of the respective communication types of the contact as compared to a current day of the week.

19. A computer program product comprising:
a non-transitory computer useable storage medium having computer readable code embodied therein for causing a computer to present contact information, the computer readable code in the computer program product comprising:
computer readable program code for causing a computer to identify a communication type;
computer readable program code for causing a computer to detect a time that communications are made;
computer readable program code for causing a computer to record a use pattern for a user of a contact information for initiating communication through the communication type, wherein the use pattern defines the time that the communications associated with the respective communication type are made;
computer readable program code for causing a computer to identify and store information related to a contact from a contact list in the apparatus;
computer readable program code for causing a computer to analyze the said information; and
computer readable program code for causing a computer to propose a contact detail associated with a contact and a communication type most likely to be used by the user to initiate communication to the contact at a current time of day based on an analyzed use pattern for the user wherein the analyzed use pattern comprises at least a frequency of use of the respective communication types of the contact and a time of day at which the respective communication types are configured to be used by the user to initiate communication with the contact as compared to the current time of day, wherein

Assignees

• Kraft Christian
• Nielsen Peter Dam
• Nokia Technologies Oy

Inventors

• Kraft Christian
• Nielsen Peter Dam

Classifications

• H04M2250/60

  logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs · CPC title

• G06F16/2477

  Temporal data queries · CPC title

• H04M1/2747

  Scrolling on a display · CPC title

• H04M1/27453

  Directories allowing storage of additional subscriber data, e.g. metadata · CPC title

• H04M1/56 Primary

  Arrangements for indicating or recording the called number at the calling subscriber's set · CPC title