317 results about "Contact Name" patented technology

In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for improving speech recognition through the collection of contact information on a mobile communication facility comprising capturing speech presented by a user using a resident capture facility on the mobile communication facility; transmitting at least a portion of the captured speech as data through a wireless communication facility to a speech recognition facility; prompting the user to manage contacts associated with usage of the mobile communication facility; transmitting contact names to the speech recognition facility, wherein the contact names are used by the speech recognition facility to at least one of tune, enhance, and improve the speech recognition of the speech recognition facility; generating speech-to-text results for the captured speech utilizing the speech recognition facility based at least in part on at least one of a contact name; transmitting the text results from the speech recognition facility to the mobile communications facility; and entering the text results into a text field on the mobile communications facility.

A system, apparatus and method for relating a security association to a contact in a namespace familiar to the user, and using this association to make access control decisions. An identifier of a first device is received at a second device. Using the identifier, the second device locates a contact entry corresponding to the identifier in a contact directory. A contact name associated with the identified contact entry is presented to the user of the second device to facilitate user authorization of the wireless proximity connection. An authorization identifier, e.g., a Bluetooth link key, is associated with the contact entry if authorized by the user of the second device. A wireless proximity connection, e.g., a Bluetooth connection, is established between the first and second devices in response to associating the authorization identifier with the entry. When subsequent wireless proximity connection are attempted between the first and second devices, the connection may be automatically established.

A computer-implemented method is described for instant messaging comprising: categorizing two or more instant messaging contact names into a single meta contact; receiving a request to transmit an instant message directed to the meta contact; selecting one of the two or more instant messaging contact names within the meta contact to which to transmit the instant message based on a specified prioritization scheme.

A service terminal facility is provided at a public access location, for example in a hotel, hospital or airport, the service terminal facility available for providing electronic information services to users, in response to input of a portable data storage medium, for example a smart card or the like. A smart card contains stored data describing user specified information such as contacts names, personal details and medical information and personal interest information. The service terminal comprises a search engine for searching the user data and comparing data types within the user data with general data stored locally at the service terminal. The service terminal selects data corresponding to data types specified in the user data and displays these on the graphical user interface at the service terminal, or at a user interface connected with the service terminal. The user data may specify one or more data sources or service providers from which electronic data services of interest to the user can be obtained. The service terminal may obtain listings of data from remote data sources and / or service providers and display these on the graphical user interface and / or user interface. The user may instruct downloading of electronic data or electronic information services from remote data sources or service providers from the service terminal for delivery to the graphical user interface or the user interface.

Contacts are stored in memory on a mobile device with a limited input device containing input points. Each input point corresponds to a subset of the alphabet. For each contact, a string comprising characters representing the input points that correspond to the letters of the alphabet contained in the name of the contact is generated and saved with the contact in the memory. When a user desires to retrieve a contact, the user presses the input point that corresponds to the subset of the alphabet containing the first letter in the name of that contact. A prefix search for the character representing that input point is performed on the saved generated strings. Any contacts containing a matching string are then presented to the user.

An apparatus, method, and system are directed to managing a multi-modal communication over a network. In one embodiment, the method, apparatus, and system employ an instant messaging client to perform actions. The actions may include receiving contact information associated with a plurality of communication mediums. The contact information includes contact names and addresses that are integrated into a unified contact store. When a user inputs a character for use in initiating a communication, a dynamic search is performed on the unified contact store. The results of the search may be repeatedly updated based on additional input characters. The results display contact names and addresses, where either the contact name or address includes the input character(s). The user may then select an address, and automatically initiate a communication with a contact name associated with the selected address over a communication medium associated with the address.

Previously conducted conversations in real-time collaboration messages are persistently stored, either by client or a server, and then are associated with conversational items presented to a user (e.g. contact names, topics, etc.). An icon is provided near each listed item, which when selected, displays to the user summaries or titles of all transcripts to which the selected item pertains or relates. The user may select one or more summaries or titles for which the conversation is to be resumed, causing the system to retrieve the stored transcript and resume appending new conversational entries to it, so that the user recovers conversational context effortlessly and accurately. Enhanced versions of the invention include sharing of transcripts so that all participants receive the context of the conversation, and server-side or client-side implementations.

A communication system enters information into enabled fields of a hypertext based page when a hot-linked identifier is activated by a user. The preferred implementation fills in recipient information when a sender clicks on a hot-linked contact name. The click calls a JavaScript that searches for enabled fields and fills in recipient information from a contact database when it finds an enabled field. The recipient could be defined by an e-mail address, a user name, or other unique identifier, and the information being transmitted to the recipient can be e-mail messages, data files, another user's data, and other types of information that can be transmitted electronically. The preferred implementation resides on a Web server hosting a service to which users can subscribe, at which point the users acquire member status and member names. The members can create contact databases that the system presents in a contacts frame when the member views pages on which the contact information can be used. If the member goes to a page from which the member can send a message, transfer a file, etc., the member simply clicks on a contact listed in the contacts frame, calling the field filler function that looks for enabled fields and puts appropriate information in the enabled fields. For example, the field filler can place an e-mail address or member name in a recipient field.

System for protecting a mobile device against malware or harmful communications via calls and SMSs. A security module for a personal mobile device protects the device (and the user) against malicious communication, unauthorized access to resources and user private data, and against other security threats. The security module includes a combination of some or all of the following features: control of third-party applications, validation of the SMS sender's number, protection against fake contact name of the SMS sender, collection of data about fraudulent and spam SMS messages, robust sending of SOS SMSs and SOS e-mails with geographic coordinates of the mobile device, verification of validity of the base station, deletion of user data from a mobile device remotely, locking of a phone until the password is entered and filtering calls and SMS messages.

An apparatus and method is disclosed for storing, editing, deleting and visually displaying personal information within a stringed musical instrument. A hand-held type computer (34) located in and forming a portion of the envelope or housing of the stringed musical instrument displays personal information to a user from a display screen (44). For example, a user can store, retrieve, edit and delete information such as complete song tablature, contact names, phone numbers, play lists for performance, schedules of shows etc. from within the instrument.

A method for selecting a communication option for communications from a mobile device which operates in a wireless communication network, the mobile device having access to stored address book information that includes contact names, the method including: storing for at least some of the contact names an indication of a last communication option used for communicating therewith; displaying a list of user selectable contact names on a display of the mobile device; after receiving user input selecting of one of the contact names from the list, causing a list of user selectable communication options for communicating with the selected contact name to be generated on the display; and automatically positioning a selection symbol on the display to highlight the selectable communication option that corresponds to a last communication option that was used for communicating with the selected contact name.

The invention discloses a processing method of a mobile communication terminal and contact records thereof. The processing method comprises the following steps of: acquiring the contact records of different communication applications; merging the acquired contact records according to contact names to generate conversation records; and displaying the conversation records. The processing method of mobile communication terminal contact records is used for merging the contact records according to the contact names so as to generate the conversation records to be displayed for a user, which is convenient for the user to use. In addition, the invention also provides a relevant conversation management function which is convenient for the user to manage the contact records.

A system for locating a mobile device user, including a memory, housed within a mobile device, for storing a contact list including records for a plurality of contacts, each record including (i) a name of a contact, (ii) a phone number for the contact's mobile device, if the contact uses a mobile device, and (iii) a list of at least one location entry, each location entry comprising (iii.a) a name of a location associated with the contact, (iii.b) a phone number at the location, (iii.c) an address for the location, and (iii.d) geographic coordinates of the location, and a locator for receiving as input the name of a designated contact in the contact list, for obtaining current geographic coordinates of the designated contact's mobile device, for obtaining current geographic coordinates of at least one mobile device for at least one contact in the contact list, other than the designated contact, and for generating as output at least one proximal entity, each proximal entity including either (I) the name of a contact, other than the designated contact, whose mobile device is located currently close to the designated contact's mobile device, or (II) the name of a contact, other than the designated contact, and the name of a location associated with the contact, the location being currently close to the designated contact's mobile device. A method is also described and claimed.

The method comprises: a) building a corresponding table between the name of contact person and the initial character of contact person name in the contact person database in mobile terminal; b) when looking up the contact person, a key symbol corresponding to the said initial character of character string or Chinese character name of contact person is inputted; c)the mobile terminal selects the next matched initial character from the corresponding table according to the key symbol, and prompts key symbol corresponding to the next matched initial character ; according to the prompt and the symbol corresponding to the matched initial character of the name of the contact person, if locating the contact person to be looked up, then ending the process; if not locating the contact person be looked up, then returning to step c.

A method for processing collision when data is synchronized includes obtaining communication list data of communication terminal and network communication system, forming said communication list data by contact person name and contact number, combining communication list data with the same contact person name and corresponding contact number. The processing server used for realizing said method is also disclosed.

A phone book group management method includes: providing a display field for entering a contact name and a group name of a phone book; receiving a contact name and at least one group name consecutively in the display field; analyzing the received contact name and at least one group name; and registering contact information in a group according to the analyzed contact name and at least one group name. A new group may be created while registering a contact name in a phone book or while editing phone book data of a registered contact. Accordingly, the procedure for registering a contact may be simplified, and management of user groups may be executed more easily and efficiently.

System for protecting a mobile device against malware or harmful communications via calls and SMSs. A security module for a personal mobile device protects the device (and the user) against malicious communication, unauthorized access to resources and user private data, and against other security threats. The security module includes a combination of some or all of the following features: control of third-party applications, validation of the SMS sender's number, protection against fake contact name of the SMS sender, collection of data about fraudulent and spam SMS messages, robust sending of SOS SMSs and SOS e-mails with geographic coordinates of the mobile device, verification of validity of the base station, deletion of user data from a mobile device remotely, locking of a phone until the password is entered and filtering calls and SMS messages.

A information search method extends to a social networking site to search information by a contact name and other elements as location-based information, relationship, product, etc. The method includes the steps of receiving a search term specified by a searcher, detecting whether WHO is specified in the search term to determine whether search should extend to human contacts in social networking services, identifying WHAT from the search term and determining a nature of WHAT from the search term; sending the search term to a social networking service to retrieve relevant information; and presenting the retrieved information arranged in a predetermined order on a display or by audible sound and optionally a geographic information to retrieve information.

The invention provides a method for searching for contact of a movable termination, a system and the movable termination. The method comprises following steps: receiving an keypad symbol imported for searching for the contact; searching for contact information matched with the imported keypad symbol in a contact database according to the imported keypad symbol, wherein the contact database is a presupposed correspondence table comprising contact name, character string corresponding to the contact names, and operating frequency of the contact names; making the contact information matched with the imported keypad symbol display the matched contact name on the screen of the movable termination according to a value of a property item of the operating frequency of the contact names. The invention can search for the contact with the high operating frequency quickly.

A phone book group management method includes: providing a display field for entering a contact name and a group name of a phone book; receiving a contact name and at least one group name consecutively in the display field; analyzing the received contact name and at least one group name; and registering contact information in a group according to the analyzed contact name and at least one group name. A new group may be created while registering a contact name in a phone book or while editing phone book data of a registered contact. Accordingly, the procedure for registering a contact may be simplified, and management of user groups may be executed more easily and efficiently.

The invention discloses a smartphone address book fuzzy search method including preprocessing data of contacts recorded in a smartphone address book, acquiring spelling of names of the contacts and corresponding digital sequences of a thumb keyboard according to a spelling code table, writing the key information including the spellings, the digital sequences, phone numbers and the like into a memory while backing up the key information to a designed buffer, respectively matching different fields of the contacts in the memory on the basis of three classifications by judging whether including Chinese characters, letters or numbers according to the given search keywords, and finally realizing fuzzy matching of the keywords and the spellings of the names by a modified character string sequence matching algorithm. By the smartphone address book fuzzy search method, the address book can be searched globally according to optional keywords, the digital search of the thumb keyboard is supported, names, full spellings, shorthand spellings, part spellings, phone numbers, mailboxes of the contacts can be in fuzzy search, the search results can be output in a weighted ranking manner according to specific matching reasons, and accordingly, the smartphone address book fuzzy search method is a convenient and efficient diversified operating method for users.

A system and method is provided of disambiguating natural language processing requests based on smart matching, request confirmations that are used until ambiguities are resolved, and machine learning. Smart matching may match entities (e.g., contact names, place names, etc.) based on user information such as call logs, user preferences, etc. If multiple matches are found and disambiguation has not yet been learned by the system, the system may request that the user identify the intended entity. On the other hand, if disambiguation has been learned by the system, the system may execute the request without confirmations. The system may use a record of confirmations and / or other information to continuously learn a user's inputs in order to reduce ambiguities and no longer prompt for confirmations.

Storing an event from a printed source in an electronic calendar can include a barcoded event ID on the printed source. A printed source can be any non-interactive visual display. The event ID can be in the form of a linear or matrix printed bar code and can include encoded information such as, but not limited to, event time and date, and event location. Optionally, the event ID can also include information such as an event contact name and contact information, as well as a possible event RSVP method and address. The event ID can be in lieu of human readable or commonly typed alphanumeric or special text information. In another embodiment, the event ID can be encrypted requiring an individual to have a decryption key to access the event information. An electronic calendaring application can generate and store an event in an electronic calendar from information encoded in the event ID barcode from a printed source. Additionally, the calendaring application can track the generated and stored event status and dynamically update event information.

The present invention is directed to a communication assistance system comprised of a first database (18) having a plurality of listings where each of the listings has at least one contact name and a corresponding contact number. A telephony hardware (12) is provided, configured to couple a telephone device (6) of a user to the system. A past requested listing table is also provided for at least one of the users of the system, configured to store past requested listings obtained from the database, as requested by the user. When the user contacts the system with the telephone device, the system recognizes the user and forwards the past requested listing table to an operator terminal of the system.

A method for indexing name card of mobile phone includes picking up first letter of each character in personal name and / or surname information according to name information in name card, adding picked up first letters correspondingly to name information into indexing list and setting up indexing relation to name card data unit in databank for enabling to directly search out all contact person names containing said according to first letters of name and to directly search out surname according to first letters of surname.

The invention discloses a method for quickly searching a name card book set in a mobile phone, wherein, the method comprises the steps as follows: an index telephone directory database system which is used for fast search is established according to the contents of the telephone directory database; an inquiry is triggered by direct input on a screen under standby state; contact names and related information are quickly found by the operation of inputting inquiry codes; results are showed on a display screen. The structure of the system data comprises a file of contact persons, an index file that is input in the form of standard text and an index file of key-press position. Compared with the prior art, the method of the invention adopts the file of contact persons, the index file input in the form of standard text and the index file of key-press position and can trigger inquiry by direct input on a screen under standby state and send the found contact information of a contact person to a third person by means of a short message or an e-mail. The method of the invention, in addition to being applicable to various mobile phones, is suitable for searching the information of name card books in such equipment as PDA, electronic computers quickly and conveniently.

The invention provides a contact person location method, a system and a mobile terminal applied to the contact person search technique in an address book. The method comprises the following steps: receiving at least one first letter and at least one complete phonetic alphabet of the input Chinese phonetic alphabets or a character string of a contact person name needed to be searched; screening out the contact person name matching the first letter and the complete phonetic alphabet in a corresponding table including the contact person name, the first letter of the Chinese phonetic alphabets or the character string of the contact person name as well as the complete phonetic alphabet of the Chinese phonetic alphabets or the character string of the contact person name according to at least one first letter and at least one complete phonetic alphabet of the Chinese phonetic alphabets or the character string of the contact person name; and displaying the screened contact person name. The invention adopts the combined mode of the first letter and the complete phonetic alphabet of the contact person name to locate the contact person, so the contact person can be searched quickly and accurately.