Systems and methods for facilitating identification of communication originators
US8285266B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W8/005
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems, apparatuses and methods for facilitating identification of the originator of a communication. A communication is received from a sending device. Sending device identification information is requested from a distributed contact database fashioned from the contact databases of the communication devices in a group of communication devices. If the sending device identification information is available at a given communication device, it is received from the communication device.
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