Abstract:
A method includes detecting a roaming status of a mobile communication device communicating with a server as a function of the corresponding IP address of the mobile communications device as presented to the server.
Abstract:
An application for a mobile communications device includes a contact list application providing contact list operations for contact details of at least one contact, the contact details including at least one instance of updatable contact data associated with the contact, and an updater updating the updatable contact data from an external update source specified in the updatable contact data. A contact list update method includes, for each contact having an updatable contact detail, accessing an update source specified in the updatable contact detail, receiving at least one of the updated versions from the update source, and assigning the updated version to the contact. A mobile communication device includes a contact list application displaying a media clip upon communication with an entity listed as part of the contact details of a contact and an updater updating the media clip from an external update source specified as part of the contact details.
Abstract:
A method includes sending a user-chosen media clip to a device of a buddy of the user, the clip to be played upon a triggering event not controlled by the buddy.
Abstract:
A method includes initiating the playing of a user selected media clip on a buddy communication device through a community server. The method may include playing a buddy selected media clip on a user communication device. The community server brokers the media exchange. Another method includes receiving an SMS with a phone number of the buddy communication device after a conversation has concluded and then playing a buddy media clip.
Abstract:
A mobile communications device includes a unit to receive a telephone number downloaded from a web page and a dialing mechanism to dial the telephone number. Also included is a web-based contact list with phone numbers which are selectably downloadable to at least one mobile communications device.
Abstract:
A method for a downloadable personalization content manager to present media content on a communication device of a user includes the downloadable personalization content manager receiving video content and in response to a non-call activating event, the downloadable personalization content manager enabling presentation of said video content to take precedence over the activating of other applications for said non-call activating event.
Abstract:
A communications device includes a receiver to receive social data of a friend of a user of the communications device and an animator to animate the social data for playing on the communications device upon an occasion of a communications related triggering event between the user and the friend.
Abstract:
A method includes identifying that the destination phone number of a call made by a communications device is to a vendor and playing a video clip associated with said vendor on said communications device during said call. Another method includes storing videos associated with a multiplicity of vendors, receiving a phone number associated with one of said vendors from a communications device, and providing a video associated with said vendor to said communications device. The invention also includes the device and server implementing the methods.
Abstract:
A method includes personalizing a software installation file. The personalizing includes providing the file with a unique identifier included as part of a file name associated with the file. Another method includes installing a software application from the personalized installation file, extracting the indication from the file name and using the indication to personalize the software application.
Abstract:
A method includes enabling a user to define his/her buddies from among members of a community and enabling the user to select media content to be played on devices of his/her buddies. Another method includes providing media content chosen by a first user to be played by a media player on a device of a second user in response to an identification of the first user.