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Systems and methods for facilitating identification of communication originators

US8285266B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 8, 2007
Grant dateOct 9, 2012
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Expiry dateJul 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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