Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and systems for directory information lookup
- Patent Title (中): 用于目录信息查找的方法和系统
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Application No.: US10720868Application Date: 2003-11-24
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Publication No.: US08472606B2Publication Date: 2013-06-25
- Inventor: Christopher L. Helbling , Craig L. Reding , John R. Reformato , Mahesh Rajagopalan , Shadman Zafar
- Applicant: Christopher L. Helbling , Craig L. Reding , John R. Reformato , Mahesh Rajagopalan , Shadman Zafar
- Applicant Address: US FL Temple Terrace US NY New York
- Assignee: Verizon Data Services LLC,Telesector Resources Group, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Verizon Data Services LLC,Telesector Resources Group, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Temple Terrace US NY New York
- Main IPC: H04M3/42
- IPC: H04M3/42 ; H04M3/00 ; H04M5/00

Abstract:
Systems and methods are provided for obtaining contact-related information associated with a party using an identifier. The identifier may include a calling party number, a previously-dialed number, and/or a number specified by a user. The identifier could also include an e-mail address, an instant messenger address, a photograph, etc. A request for contact-related information may be initiated by a user and/or a device associated with the user. The request may include an identifier associated with a party. Methods and systems may retrieve contact-related information associated with the party using the identifier. Methods and systems may leverage one or more networks to retrieve the contact-related information. Contact information may be retrieved in order to add a contact to a user's address book.
Public/Granted literature
- US20050053220A1 Methods and systems for directory information lookup Public/Granted day:2005-03-10
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