US 11,689,656 B2
Computing device and system for rendering contact information that is retrieved from a network service
Tim Cody, Reston, VA (US); Guido Jonjie S. Sena, Jr., Reston, VA (US); Ken Politz, Reston, VA (US); John Devolites, Reston, VA (US); and Michael Cooley, Reston, VA (US)
Assigned to NEUSTAR, INC., Reston, VA (US)
Filed by Neustar, Inc., Reston, VA (US)
Filed on Apr. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/228,074.
Application 17/228,074 is a continuation of application No. 16/775,160, filed on Jan. 28, 2020, granted, now 10,979,560.
Application 16/775,160 is a continuation of application No. 15/949,944, filed on Apr. 10, 2018, granted, now 10,547,739.
Application 15/949,944 is a continuation of application No. 15/295,994, filed on Oct. 17, 2016, granted, now 9,955,003, issued on Apr. 24, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/242,851, filed on Oct. 16, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0070294 A1, Mar. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. H04M 3/42 (2006.01); H04M 1/57 (2006.01); H04M 1/663 (2006.01); H04M 3/493 (2006.01); H04M 1/7243 (2021.01)
CPC H04M 3/42059 (2013.01) [H04M 1/575 (2013.01); H04M 3/42042 (2013.01); H04M 1/663 (2013.01); H04M 1/7243 (2021.01); H04M 3/4931 (2013.01); H04M 2203/354 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for operating a computing device, the method comprising:
(a) determining a communication identifier of an incoming communication;
(b) initiating a retrieval process to retrieve information associated with the communication identifier from a predetermined network location of a network authority, wherein the retrieved information is determined by a preferential setting associated with an initiator of the incoming communication, the preferential setting being previously stored in the predetermined network location of the network authority, the predetermined network location of the network authority being different from the initiator, the preferential setting specifying durations of time such that the retrieved information is business information associated with the initiator when retrieved during the durations of time, and the retrieved information is personal information associated with the initiator when retrieved outside the durations of time; and
(c) rendering the retrieved information using the computing device.